-The Indian Express Sources told The Indian Express that the committee will start work and refer to the state Government, as per its terms of reference, cases that merit a relook or withdrawal of proceedings. A committee appointed by the Chhattisgarh Government to “review cases against Scheduled Tribes and other residents of the Naxal region in the state” is set to begin its work this month. It will look at cases...
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Nobel winner Abhijeet Banerjee's advice to govt: Make policies that work; govt teachers are overpaid
-Financial Express Indian-American Nobel prize winner economist Abhijeet Banerjee on Monday said that the Government should make policies that work for the people. Indian-American Nobel prize winner economist Abhijeet Banerjee on Monday said that the Government should make policies that work for the people, TV news channel CNBC TV-18 reported. There is a willingness to announce policies that sound good and serve the political purpose dictate their nature, he also said in...
More »Granaries overflowing, Food dept's SOS to MEA: Send wheat, rice as aid to deserving countries -Harikishan Sharma
-The Indian Express Procurement of wheat and rice in the central pool has been increasing over the years, leading to accumulation of surplus stock of wheat and rice with FCI. As a result, stocks of food grain in the central pool continue to remain much in excess of stocking norms. With Food Corporation of India granaries overflowing, the Government is looking to liquidate its grain stocks to prevent damage and minimise...
More »An economics for the poor -Himanshu
-The Indian Express Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer introduced a paradigm shift in approach to alleviating poverty. The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019 has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for “their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”. The approach, popularly known as Randomised Control Trial (RCT), has been the buzzword among development economists for almost two decades. Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer have used this technique (inspired...
More »Where Do I Belong? -Saikat Bose
-The Indian Express For a migrant to Delhi, obtaining legal identity is a tough ask Before I moved to Delhi, a friend told me, “You are moving to the city of migrants and djinns”. All this while I believed I am the migrant, now I am not sure. I have been living in Delhi for over five years. I built a career here, made some of my best friends here and I...
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