I. Students’ Union Elections

Elections were held on July 28, 2017 for the various posts in the Students’ Union, Economics Association.

• ● President - Vidhata
• ● General Secretary - Chhavi
• ● Vice-President - Anoushka Chawla
• ● Treasurer - Ishita
• ● Joint Secretary - Priyanshi
• ● Creative Head - Aru
• ● Coordinators - Shraddha (3rd year), Akshita (3rd year), Eshita (2nd year)
  Nabodita (2nd year), Urvi (1st year), Amisha (1st year)
• ● Class Representatives - Pranjali (3rd year), Priyanka Sarda (2nd year)
  Deeksha Sharma (1st year)

II. Welcoming the Freshers- 2017

'Freshers' Welcome' was organized on 2^nd August, 2016 to welcome the additions in the department. As always, it was a day filled with fun, entertainment and interaction. The theme for the party was: THE BOLLYWOOD BLING.

A great show was put up by the Union including the activities arranged for the first years, dance performances by the second and third years, a small skit introducing the new members to the college and their department along with some games involving not only the students but also the teachers. The event was also attended by our respectable Principal Dr. Swati Pal who motivated the students to have active participation in various activities of the department as well as the college.

Following first-year students won the titles:

• Ms. Economics Hons: Shwetashree
• Runner Up: Deeksha Sharma
• Ms.Diva: Urvi

III. Intra-Departmental Student Competitions

In its attempt to provide for opportunities around the year for both their academic learning and personality development, Economics department organised its Intra-Department Economics Festival on 30th August, 2017.

i. Paper presentation competition – that gave the platform to students to display their understanding and application of knowledge/concepts on various contemporary economic issues. The topics were:

• ● Interest rate cut: A good policy?
• ● Intellectual Property Rights and Developing Countries
• ● Direct Benefit Transfer - An apt policy for India
• ● Trade - Still an "Engine of Growth" !
• ● How Sustainable is India’s Growth?

The prize winners of the event were: Ritika Jain, III Year (Best Presenter), Mahima Khurana, III Year (First Runner-Up), Simran Singh, II Year (Second Runner-Up) and Shruti Mehta, III Year (Best Interjector).

ii. Poster-Making competition- to let the creative side of our students as well as their expression on a variety of sensitive/societal issues come to the surface. The topics were:

• ● Right to Privacy
• ● Beti Bachao Beti Padao
• ● Mankind: A Threat to Environment
• ● Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
• ● Quality of Life: A Right
• ● The LGBTQ+ Community

The prize-winners were Nayan, III Year (First Prize) and Sakshi Mukhi, II Year (First Runner Up).

IV. Annual Lecture Series

i. "Goods and Services Tax" by CA Rajeev Saxena (30th August, 2017) helped the students to understand the biggest tax reform of India. The lecture was very interactive which not only made the issues clear to students but also resolved a lot of their queries.

ii. "Science, Technology and Innovation in India" by Prof. Sunil Kanwar, Delhi School of Economics on 27th September, 2017. Prof. Kanwar discussed the issue of innovations and intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the contemporary world with specific focus on India and that there is need to increase the pace of innovations/ patents in India.

iii. "Skill Development in India" by Dr. Fransisco Marmolejo, Lead Tertiary Education Specialist, World Bank on 24th October, 2017. This was truly an extremely motivating session wherein Dr. Fransisco discussed the changing global scenario and that students need to prepare themselves for a bigger role for being a ‘global’ citizen and equip themselves with necessary skills that are needed by the employers.

V. ECOPHORIA, 2017

Economics Department organized its Annual Inter College Economics Festival, ECOPHORIA 2017 on 27th of September, 2017.

It began with the Inaugural lecture by Prof. Sunil Kanwar, Delhi School of Economics. The lecture was followed by a series of competitive events where students from many colleges of University of Delhi like Hansraj, Dyal Singh College, SSCBS, Miranda, Hindu, SPM, Indraprastha College along with Department of Financial studies, Indraprastha University, Jamia University and Indira Gandhi National Open University took active participation and won many prizes. Following events were organized on the day of ECOPHORIA, 2017

1. Econferentia: Paper Presentation

The topics for the same were:

• a. Intellectual Property Rights and Developing Countries
• b. How Sustainable is India’s Growth?
• c. Direct Benefit Transfer – An Apt Policy for India
• d. Interest Rate Cut- A Good Policy?
• e. Trade- Still an “Engine of Growth”!

Students came well prepared with their presentations on different topics with thorough understanding of concepts well supported by case studies, data and experiences from the world. Following are the details of prize winners for the event.

Best Presentation: Sakshi Rana, Dyal Singh College

First Runner Up: Ritika Jain, Janki Devi Memorial College and Vrinda, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (Shared)

Best Interjection: Tanya Sharma, Miranda House