-TheWire.in Democracy cannot be held prisoner to random sampling, especially when the EC won’t tell us what happens if a discrepancy between EVM tally and VVPAT slips is detected. “Check one grain of rice, and you will know if the WHOle vessel of rice is cooked.” This is an analogy that is often used to show that a small sample is enough to be sure of the result. But what happens if...
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Farmers demand survey of land before implementing Title Guarantee Act -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Many countries have introduced Title Guarantee Acts to end uncertainty, duplication of land title deeds and endless disputes over the ownership of land holdings. Hyderabad: Farmers' unions and activists, on Tuesday, have asked the Telangana government to conduct a comprehensive survey of the land in the state before proceeding with the Title Guarantee Act. They said that the the state government should also introduce an exclusive Act to deal...
More »Lok Sabha elections 2019: What assets, occupations of political hopefuls tell us - Gilles Verniers and Priyamvada Trivedi
-Hindustan Times The data is extracted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and merged with Trivedi Centre for Political Data’s (TCPD) own candidates’ data set. In this piece, we look at variation in reported wealth between the 2019 candidates of the two national parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress, breaking it down by declared occupation. To do that, we cross the occupation and net assets data contained in the affidavits...
More »India's economy: broad hints of causes for worry
-The Telegraph Inflation and a poor monsoon may add to our woes in an economy already plagued with high unemployment and low demand The ministry of commerce has released the latest data on WHOlesale price index inflation. The data on food inflation have attracted attention as it soared to a 33-month high in April 2019. However, this rate of inflation is still moderate at 7.4 per cent. The inflation has been due...
More »How to conduct, read exit polls -Sanjay Kumar
-The Indian Express With various forecasts for the Lok Sabha election results out, which ones are more reliable than others? A veteran analyst describes the various methods, challenges and shortcomings in conducting an exit poll. How does the common man judge which exit poll is most reliable? Rely on the one WHOse numbers you like the most and dismiss the one WHOse numbers you dislike? Today, some even judge the accuracy...
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