Events
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2023-24:
1) ‘Lecture by Dr. Ayush Pant'
Date: 20th October, 2023
The Department of Economics at Deshbandhu College, in close partnership with ECOZEST and with the support of IQAC, is proud to announce a successful seminar that took place on the 20th of October, 2023. The event marks a notable addition to our esteemed lecture series, aimed at deepening the understanding of strategic thought and its communication within the field of economics.
We had the privilege of welcoming Dr. Ayush Pant, Assistant Professor of Economics from Ashoka University, as our distinguished speaker. Dr. Pant is recognized for his incisive analyses and the ability to distill complex economic strategies into understandable concepts. His talk, "Thinking and Communicating Strategically," offered invaluable insights, connecting theoretical frameworks to real-world applications, a discourse both faculty and students found deeply enriching.
This event was convened by all faculty members of the Department of Economics and ECOZEST team under the supervision of teacher-in-charge, Dr. Savita Singh. This event was graced by the presence of (Acting) Principal Prof. Kamal Kumar Gupta, IQAC coordinator Dr. Aditya Saxena and faculty members from other departments. The event couldn’t have been a success without constant support and encouragement from our Principal, Prof. Kamal Kumar Gupta.
2) ‘Fresher's Party'
Date: 28th October, 2023
ECOZEST – The Economics Society at Deshbandhu College was delighted to host the Freshers' Party on the 28th of October, 2023, Saturday.
The event, designed to welcome the newest members of our college community, offered an array of fun activities, pulsating music by a DJ, a photo booth for capturing the moment, and a delightful lunch. It was the perfect opportunity for the freshers to immerse themselves in the collegiate spirit, make new acquaintances, and forge friendships that will support and enrich their academic journey.
3) ‘Lecture by Dr. Sri Hari Nayudu'
Date: 16 February 2024
The Department of Economics at Deshbandhu College, alongside the insightful Economic Society “ECOZEST” and under the patronage of IQAC, organized a compelling lecture on the 16th of February, 2024. The event, hosted in the college's Conference Hall, was part of an initiative to dissect the Union Budget of 2024-25 (Interim) and its repercussions for the project 'Viksit Bharat @2047'.
Dr. Sri Hari Nayudu A., an esteemed economist from the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, graced us with his expertise. His analysis illuminated the intricacies of the interim budget and its potential impact on the ambitious 'Viksit Bharat @2047' project, a visionary endeavor aimed at shaping India's development trajectory. Dr. Nayudu’s address not only provided clarity on fiscal policy but also inspired attendees to engage proactively with economic strategies charting the nation's course towards progressive development.
This event was convened by all faculty members of the Department of Economics and ECOZEST team under the supervision of teacher-in-charge, Dr. Savita Singh. This event was graced by the presence of Principal Prof. Rajendra Kumar Pandey, IQAC coordinator Dr. Aditya Saxena and faculty members from other departments. The event couldn’t have been a success without constant support and encouragement from our Principal, Prof. Rajendra Kumar Pandey.
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2022-23:
1) ‘Lecture by Dr. S. P. Sharma'
Date: 20th October, 2022
The Department of Economics, in collaboration with the Economic Society “ECOZEST” under the aegis of IQAC, Deshbandhu College has organized the First Lecture of its “Know Your Economy” Series on 20th Oct, 2022. This was also the Department’s first offline event after the Covid-19 held in College Auditorium. This series has been created to keep our students abreast of the policy changes and developments taking place in the Indian economy. It's crucial that we stay informed and up-to-date on these matters. Being the first lecture of the series, the large number of students and faculty members were participated and was a great success.
The speaker for this lecture was Dr. S. P. Sharma, Chief Economics and Deputy Secretary General, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). He is a well-renowned researcher in the fields of industrial, trade, finance, and social development. He has also been a featured commentator on various TV channels. We were honoured to have him with us. He gave an enlightening and interesting talk on the topic, “Geopolitical Spill-over and Indian Economy’s Trade and Industry”. He explained the impacts of Global Spill-over on Indian Economy and emphasised on despite the massive disruptions in both demand and supply side factors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical distress, India, in terms many growth indicators, has shown consistent improvement in its macroeconomic performance. He also encouraged and motivated the students by reminding them of the greatness of Indian as “Sone ki Chidiya” in past and directed them to realize the potentials of Indian Economy in future.
This event was convened by all faculty members of the Department of Economics and ECOZEST team under the supervision of teacher-in-charge, Dr. Sangita Sigh. This event was graced by the presence of Vice-principal Dr. Kamal Kumar Gupta, IQAC coordinator Dr. Aditya Saxena, Dr. Seema Gupta and faculty members from other departments. The event couldn’t be a success without constant support and encouragement from our Principal, Prof. Rajiv Aggarwal.
2) ‘Lecture by Ms. Neha Chauhan'
Date: 7th February, 2023
The Economy of India has shown high resilience to the ongoing global recessionary trends due to COVID restrictions in China and disruptions in supply-chain worldwide. Our nation has emerged as the 5th largest economy on the globe.
With the introduction of the Union Budget for 2023 by Honourable Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, there has been a new wave of hope among financial institutions. However, many questions linger in the mind of an average citizen - What will be the long-term impacts? Will this prevent a recession? Will it reduce unemployment?
To answer all these questions, and more, the Department of Economics, in collaboration with ECOZEST under the aegis of IQAC, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, has organized second insightful lecture as part of the iconic “Know you Economy” series. The topic – “State of the Economy: Union Budget 2023”.
Speaker: Ms Neha Chauhan (Deputy Director, IES 2014)
Date: 7th February 2023
Time: 11 AM Onwards
Venue: Conference Hall, Science Block
3) ‘Lecture by Dr Rajan Sudesh Ratna'
Date: 15th February, 2023
The Department of Economics, Deshbandhu College collaborated with Ecozest, the Economics society and under the aegis of IQAC, hosted a seminar on the topic 'Impact of Covid on Regional and Global Supply Chains.' This lecture was the third in the "Know your Economy" series.
The event took place on 15th February 2023. Dr Rajan Sudesh Ratna, deputy head and senior economic affairs officer of UNESCAP South and South-West Asia office, was the guest of honour and speaker for the event. The event examined the upcoming policies that will form to tackle the pre-existing gaps in the supply chain which the pandemic brought to the notice of our legislatures.
Following the felicitations, our honourable vice principal, Dr Kamal Kumar Gupta, addressed the audience. Our IQAC coordinator, Dr Aditya Saxena, shared the importance of the economy advancing with unity. Next, Dr Sangita Singh, the teacher-in-charge of the Economics department, gave a precise summary of the overall effect COVID-19 had on the supply chains of our country.
Dr Rajan Sudesh Ratna started his lecture by discussing the economic decline the pandemic had caused to investment flows and labour migration for the whole region after an economically successful period from 2008 to 2018. India, on the other hand, is on a solid recovery path because the focus throughout the pandemic was on vaccination and technological development for increased accessibility through government apps.
Besides the coronavirus pandemic, the global supply chains had to adapt to the hurdles of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Sri Lanka financial crisis and the rise in devastating natural calamities evident through the flood in Pakistan and the earthquake in Turkey. The supply chains within our country remained comparatively intact during the pandemic due to the surge in e-commerce and the government's decision to avoid the further burden of taxes during a recession and restrict exports promoting Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, a self-reliant nation.
The forthcoming changes in economic policies would focus on supporting exports by expanding manufacturing, transport, intra-government relations and logistics. Incentives are already in place to convert raw and intermediate goods to high-volume products through manufacturing which reap more profit in export.The major challenge we currently face is high transaction costs within our country due to a lack of infrastructure, so much so that it is costlier to transport within our country on wheels than to send a ship to Europe.Dr Rajan Sudesh Ratna encourages domestic reforms with far-sightedness assuring a sustainable future for our country.
The speaker initiated an informative Q&A session with the audience members. Afterwards, Niyati, the President of Ecozest, thanked the speaker and the audience for attending the session. The event was a success, with significantly high participation from students.
Speaker: Dr Rajan Sudesh Ratna, Deputy Head and Senior Economic Affairs Officer UNESCAP South and South West Asia Office, New Delhi.
Date: 15th February 2023
Time: 11:30 AM onwards
Venue: Vivekanada Auditorium
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2021-22:
1) ‘Lecture by Dr. Mrinalini Jha'
Date: 7th February, 2022
Department of Economics with ECOZEST under aegis of IQAC, Deshbandhu College, organized a special Online Lecture on 'Who was impacted and how? Two years of Covid-19 pandemic in India.'
Lecture was delivered by esteemed professor of Azim Premji University, Dr. Mrinalini Jha Ma'am. She gave a beautiful description of how Covid-19 has impacted each and every section of Society.
2) ‘Lecture by Dr. Awadesh Kumar'
Date: 21st May, 2022
Department of Economicsunder aegis of IQAC, Deshbandhu College, organized a Special Online Lecture on 21st May, 2022. The Topic of the lecture is "Economics of Remittance during COVID-19". Our former faculty member Dr. Awadhesh Kumar has given the lecture.
The session was really informative and given the detail explanation about how Covid-19 affects the migrated workers, remittances, employment opportunities and structure of rural and urban economy with special focus on informal sector workers.
3) Econfiesta'22
Date: 26 & 27 February ,2022
Ecozest of the Department of Economics organised its annual 2 day fest on 26th and 27th February 2022. Starting with the inaugural ceremony, this extravaganza included events viz; War of Black and White, Unspoken Logophile, Cine Mania and Silly Point 2.0.These events attracted crowd of various DU and Non-DU colleges.
4) Farewell of Batch 2019-22
Date: 9th April ,2022
Ecozest of Department of Economics organised official farewell on 9th April, 2022. Freshers and Sophomores bade farewell to their seniors. The event was indeed a memorable one for the seniors!
5) Department Trip
Date: 11-13th March
Department of Economics with Ecozest organized a trip to Jaipur on 11th March 2021. Sophomores and Seniors visited various historical places in Jaipur like The City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Amer Fort, Jal Mahal and Nahargarh fort. Students were ecstatic and learnt a lot about the ancient Indian traditions and culture.
6) Workshop on Python and Data Analysis
Date: 14-15th July, 22
The Department of Economics, Deshbandhu College organized a two days workshop for 3 hours each day from 10 am- 1 pm on 14 and 15 July 2022. The objective of the workshop is to introduce first year Economics (hons.) students to the basics of programming in Python while also spending time on doing meaningful data analysis using economic data from sources such as World Bank. The lectures has been taken by Nikita Singh, Assistant Professor in Economics (ad-hoc), Deshbandhu College.
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2020-21:
1) ‘Risky Business in a Risky World’ Workshop by Institute of Risk Management (HQ: UK), India Affiliate: Given the risky world that we live in today, it is important to understand why risk assessment for every organization is essential. Risk exists in all projects and to be able to identify trouble spots at an early age can be a foundation to a successful operation.
Our student Unnati Agarwal (Batch of 2021) is a Student Risk Committee Member at Institute of Risk Management, India Affiliate. IRM is the world’s leading body for Enterprise Risk Management Qualifications run by professional members. With its spread across 143 countries, IRM consists of members from varied backgrounds with their understanding in the growing relevance of risk management.
An online workshop by the Institute of Risk Management, India Affiliate was conducted for the department on 26th August 2020. The students learned about the importance of risk management with complex problem solving, effective decision making and critical thinking skills needed to succeed in a risky world. Our guest speaker was the IRM India CEO – Mr. Hersh Shah – CA, IIMB Alumnus, Technical Specialist elected by IRM UK and decade of experience in the industry.
2) Multi-tracking Career Pathways webinar by Zalphius: Ecozest along with Enactus Deshbandhu conducted a live webinar in collaboration with ZALPHIUS – an organisation with a great initiative to help students and people realize their worth and help them to march forward in their career. The webinar was solely based on ‘multi-tracking career paths’. The workshop took place on 20th September 2020. Our guest speaker was Zalphuis Founder & CEO - Mr. Sunish Bansal.
3) A special online lecture on “Union Budget 2021-22 and Prospects of Indian Economy” was organized on 17th February 2021 in collaboration with IQAC, Deshbandhu College. The lecture was delivered by Professor Ram Singh from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
4) Another special online lecture on “Covid-19 induced Economic Crisis and Union Budget 2021-22” was organized on 22nd February, 2021 in collaboration with IQAC by Professor R. Nagraj (Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum; Former Professor of Economics, IGIDR, Mumbai).
5) Annual fest of the Economics Society (Department of Economics), ‘The Great Impression’, was successfully organized on 19th and 20th February, 2021
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2019-20:
1) Seminaron “Inequality, Poverty and Population in India’s Economy” on 30th September, 2019 in collaboration with IQAC byrenowned Prof. S. Subramanian (who is a retired Professor from the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), an elected Fellow of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, and a member of the advisory board of the World Bank’s Commission on Global Poverty).
2) Annual fest of the economics society, ECON’FLIX 20, based on economics incorporated in the widely popular TV shows by NETFLIX, an American media services provider, was successfully organized on 17th February, 2020
3) Educational-cum-fun trip to Manali was organized between 20th and 24th February.
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2018-19:
1) Inaugural lecture on “Revisiting the Employment Challenges for India” by Dr.Satyaki Roy currently working as Associate Professor at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, on 15th March, 2019in collaboration with IQAC..
2) Annual fest of the economics society, ECOINIA’ 19 was successfully organized on 15-16 March, 2019.
3) Organized a poster/painting/drawing competition on the theme “Circular Economy for Productivity and Sustainability” in collaboration with National Productivity Council, an autonomous body under the Department of Industry Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and Commerce department in January 2019.
4) Ecozest, the Economics Society of Deshbandhu College in collaboration with South Asia Students for Liberty organised a Colloquium on the topic ‘Economics of Politics’ on 12th November 2018. Through this, we try to understand how individual choices shape up the political discourse in any society.
5) Seminar on “India's Engagement With Free Trade Agreements” by renowned Professor BiswajitDhar from Centre of Economic Studies & Planning, JNU on 2nd November, 2018 in collaboration with IQAC.
The Economics Department has conducted following events in Academic year 2017-18:
1) Seminar on topic "college to corporate", Dec. 10,2017.
2) Seminar on topic "Artificial Intelligence: challenges ahead", Nov. 11, 2017.
3) Seminar on topic "Opportunities don't happen you create them", Feb. 2, 2018.
4) Seminar on topic "Career opportunities", Feb. 13, 2018.
5) 'KHWABEEDA' – Khawbeeda magazine launch by Enactus Deshbandu on the date September, 2017.
6) Enactus India in collaboration with India@75 Foundation celebrated National Volunteering Week 2018 from 18 to 24 January.
