-TheWire.in The Narendra Modi government's push to have research institutions depend less on public funds has been turned into a bad idea by the government's own priorities. “Innovate, patent, produce, prosper.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered these words in his inaugural address at the 107th Indian Science Congress, now underway in Bengaluru. Modi’s prescription (first advanced in early 2018) describes a straightforward path to success but it also quietly assumes an environment and...
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How social transfers help poor cope with risk -Surbhi Bhatia
-Livemint.com Using India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) as a case study, new research shows social transfers may reduce labour supply, but increase wages A common belief about social transfers is that they make their recipients lazy, decrease labour supply and do not reduce poverty. According to research that examines India’s largest social transfer programme, the public distribution system (PDS), social transfers indeed reduce labour supply but this increases wages and alleviates poverty. In...
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-The Hindu Limiting RTI responses based on locus standi of the applicants could create a chilling effect The Right to Information Act’s role in fostering a more informed citizenry and an accountable government has never been in doubt ever since its implementation in 2005. But there have been persistent and growing misgivings. Section 4 of the Act calls for pro-active and voluntary dissemination of information, but only a few Central and State...
More »New report shows that 90% of residents in Assam and 61% of residents in Meghalaya do not have Aadhaar
-Press release State of Aadhaar 2019, dated 25th November, 2019 The State of Aadhaar 2019 report is based on a nation-wide study that captures the experiences and perspectives of over 167,000 households across 28 states and union territories, making it the largest primary dataset on the use of Aadhaar and more broadly, the use of national digital ID in the world. November 25th, 2019, New Delhi, India: Dalberg, a leading social impact advisory...
More »New household consumer expenditure survey to begin in July -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line ‘Results of previous survey soon, but they will be used only for academic purpose’ Amidst all the controversies on the previous Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, the Statistics Ministry intends to start new survey from July. Also, the Ministry has made it clear that the results of the previous survey will be made public after some time but only for academic purpose. “The software vendor for the survey has been...
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