Public Policy
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Mandatory sign-up, word limit: The many hurdles in offering feedback on the data protection bill
The IT ministry needs to make provisions for a free-form feedback process or it risks alienating citizens and deterring meaningful engagement on policy making.
Aditya Tannu & Shonottra Kumar
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Manifesto for change: ‘Reclaiming the Republic: 19 issues for elections 2019’
A group of eminent citizens outline reforms for India’s judiciary, media, education, healthcare, police and social welfare system.
Prashant Bhushan & Anjali Bhardwaj
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India’s water policy will be more inclusive if it incorporates a seascape perspective
The integral connection between water from land and water in the sea seems lost on policy makers.
John Kurien & Nandakumar D
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In one out of five cases, Aadhaar verification in fertiliser subsidy scheme is not working
Study finds traders do not always use buyers’ biometrics to register sales in 14 districts where the scheme has been launched.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Video: How mandatory Aadhaar authentication is leaving the poor without food rations
In Jharkhand, Aadhaar has disrupted the public distribution system that millions of families depend on.
Aamir Hasan Khan & Waqar Akhtar
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One reason India’s ambitious fertiliser subsidy reforms stumbled – Aadhaar authentication failures
Using fingerprints to verify customers is adding to delays outside fertiliser shops. Retailers have found a solution but it defeats the purpose of the reforms.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Mridula Chari
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Fertiliser subsidy reform plan was linked to soil health cards of farms – but it did not work
Experts question the quality of the information on cards and farmers do not trust it.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Mridula Chari
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Fertiliser reforms were linked to digitised land records – but the database is far from complete
India needs to overhaul land titles before they can be used to identify farmers for the delivery of subsidies.
Mridula Chari & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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How the government quietly scaled back its ambitious plans to reform fertiliser subsidies
A special four-part series on what went wrong with the government’s attempts to plug the leakages in India’s Rs 70,000 crore annual fertiliser subsidy.
Mridula Chari & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’