Responding to the questions from the audience, Dr. Gopinath spoke on -- the global currency issues; stagnation of Total Factor Productivity (TFP), increasing environmental concerns; distribution of agri-products, etc.

While each country is trying to do its bit, and new employment opportunities have opened up with the solar projects, waste management programs and such, yet on the global front, there is no teeth to it, she said. Implementation of the right technologies can address a few of these problems, she added.

Dr. Gita Gopinath, who has a number of laurels to her credit including the 'Young Global Leader Award' by the World Economic Forum in 2011, was inducted into the Women Achievers' Hall of Fame (WAH!) at MYRA School of Business, Mysore, by Ashok Baweja, Head, Quest Global Defense and Former Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
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