Siddharth Desai
@SiddharthDesai
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Securing Water • Public Policy • @Stanford • @ISBedu Public Policy • Pune • Tennis
Pune, India
Joined July 2009
GIPE now has a shadow Monetary Policy Committee made up entirely of students. Before the actual MPC, they issue their own policy statement. They can then compare their views with those of the actual MPC. It does not matter if they are "right" or "wrong" - the idea is to get
Members of the GIPE Shadow Monetary Policy Committee share their experience and insights. #gipeshadowmpc #monetarypolicy #monetarypolicycommittee #rbi
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The ticket booking is live! Let’s go folks :) @rugwed @SiddharthDesai @cIndraneel @aparanjape @kdhavse
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After two successful editions, hundreds of conversations and ideas that sparked action. Now, the third edition awaits. Mark your calendars, 9th & 10th January 2026.
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Rigid labor laws have stunted the growth of more productive factory jobs, trapping our workers in low-productivity activities. This is why I have called the four labor codes, implemented yesterday, the Mother of all reforms.
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✅ Oldest Grand Slam champion at 44 ✅ Oldest World No. 1 in doubles ✅ Oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion A true legend signs off. 🇮🇳 Thank you @rohanbopanna!
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Experience authentic brews crafted by @kimayabrewingco at the #Pune Oktoberfest! Date: 8 & 9 Nov Location: Turf Club, Pune Tickets: https://t.co/U6MK3Om5bF
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Buy Tickets for Pune Oktoberfest 2025!
Looking forward to Oktoberfest in #Pune, next weekend (Nov 8,9)... an annual tradition for a couple of decades now, held at the Royal Western India Turf Club. My friend @patwardhansp will be there with Kimaya craft beer. More info, tickets: https://t.co/UFfmz2RZet
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It is 6 months since "Liberation day" tariffs. What have US tariffs accomplished? 1. Raise revenue for government? Yes. Quite substantially. Borne almost entirely by US firms and passed on some to US consumers. So it has worked like a tax on US firms/consumers. 2. Raise
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It is critical how India responds to these tailwinds offered on a silver platter! America's loss is NOT necessarily India's gain. Talented Indians will be much sought after in other countries. For India to gain, we must work on: - Ease of living: Reform urban governance
Donald Trump’s 100,000 H-1B fee will choke U.S. innovation, and turbocharge India’s. By slamming the door on global talent, America pushes the next wave of labs, patents, innovation and startups to Bangalore and Hyderabad, Pune and Gurgaon . India’s finest Doctors, engineers,
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This is what 6.30m looks like btw, outrageous. A 14th World Record for Mondo Duplantis. #WorldAthleticsChamps
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The planning for the Pune Public Policy Festival 2026 is picking up steam! @ActusDei will be hosting & moderating a panel on finance, technology & society Looking forward 😇😎 @rugwed @aparanjape @cIndraneel @SiddharthDesai @OsSathe @Abhis_chaudhari
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CARLOS ALCARAZ IS A TWO-TIME US OPEN CHAMPION. That smile on his face says it all 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
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5 Sep '25: #Water storage in dams for #Pune & #PimpriChinchwad With rains taking a break, the irrigation department has reduced discharge from major dams which has allowed for storage to reach full capacity! The storage levels are almost the same as 2024; however, this year a
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I'm not crying, you are. 🥺 What a speech from our ultimate sports icon. ✨
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23 Aug '25: #Water storage in dams for #Pune & #PimpriChinchwad Khadakwasla circle - 95.51% (Primary source for PMC) Bhama Askhed - 99.65% Ujjani - 100% Mulshi - 100% Current cumulative PMC storage at 96.38% vs 97.60% same day in 2024 Current cumulative PCMC storage at
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20 Aug '25: #Water storage in dams for #Pune & #PimpriChinchwad Incessant rains in catchments. Significant addition to water storage even after large release from dams. K'wasla circle - 98.4% Bhama Askhed - 97.67% Ujjani - 100% Mulshi - 100% Current cumulative PMC
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VERY HEAVY RAINS past 24 hours in the ghat areas of #Pune district. 575 mm at Tamhini !! 300,400+ mm at many other places. @vineet_mausam @Hosalikar_KS
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19 Aug '25: #Water storage in dams for #Pune & #PimpriChinchwad Monsoon roars back after a long break. Storage increased significantly last 48 hours & expected to rise further with continued rains. K'wasla circle - 94.8% Bhama Askhed - 92.75% Ujjani - 100% Mulshi - 100%
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#E20 #EthanolBlendedPetrolProgram Should the price of E20 fuel be reduced compared to normal petrol? Govt. of India has been giving clarifications to the points being raised about the cost & impacts on vehicles for the E20 blended petrol programme. I did some back of the
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My piece in today’s Times of India on re-thinking how we look at China.
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