While spatial segregation based on caste or religion is a constitutive feature of social life in India, there have been
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DYSFUNCTION OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
The area under common pool land resources (CPLRs), which are crucial to rural livelihoods in India, has recorded a steady
Continue readingDYSFUNCTION OF GENDER INEQUALITY: STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
With many reports confirming women and other socially-disadvantaged sections have suffered the most during the pandemic, economists at BofA Securities
Continue readingCOVID-19 CRISIS AFFECTED THE URBAN POOR
While several commentators have highlighted the plight of migrants due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, less is known about how
Continue readingPROMOTING WOMEN IN GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE
There are more than a million women elected to the Panchayati Raj Institutions of local governance in India. Despite constitutional
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Like father, like son? The economic impacts of political dynasties in India Political dynasties remain ubiquitous in democratic countries even
Continue readingALLOCATION PROCEDURE OF ALL-INDIA SERVICES
Rethinking cadre allocation procedures in civil services The allocation procedure of All-India Services’ officers to states is an important aspect
Continue readingFood Waste Index Report : UNEP
Indian households waste 50 kg of food per person per year, says UNEP The latest Food Waste Index Report, released
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Critical scrutiny of the challenges of electoral democracy including elite capture, corruption, and patronage has led to a revival of
Continue readingCRIMINAL POLITICIANS AND INFORMED VOTING IN INDIA
In the context of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, a voter information experiment was conducted across more than
Continue readingUSING MOBILES TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE
Measuring how well major public programmes are implemented remains a core governance challenge. With the increasing mobile-phone penetration in the
Continue readingNEW MINISTRY – FOR POOR AMONG UPPER CAST
Bihar IPS officer: Need ministry for backward among upper castes A SENIOR serving IPS officer of Bihar cadre has called
Continue readingCOVID-19 and the crumbling world order
COVID-19 will fundamentally transform the world as we know it: the world order, its balance of power, traditional conceptions of national
Continue readingRoll Call: Describing the pandemic
The Covid-19 epidemic is not the proverbial ‘elephant in the room’ but a ‘black elephant’ event ‘The Coronavirus is the
Continue readingImmunity passports might be inevitable as we go along
In the first phase of the covid-19 pandemic, most countries tried to starve the disease of the oxygen it needed
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