Development Failure
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To avoid giving fair compensation, a few Indian states are using outdated state laws to acquire land
States should ideally acquire land in accordance with the LARR Act of 2013, which requires the consent of 70% of those affected and a social impact study.
Nihar Gokhale, Land Conflict Watch
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Bizarre suicide: Hyderabad techie inhaled nitrogen gas to kill himself
Lucky Gupta was upset that a social messaging app he had launched had failed to take off.
Manasa Chennapragada
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Worldwide, 65% of deaths go uncounted – here’s how to change that
One of the biggest problems in international development is that health statistics are badly kept in many of the countries with the most to gain. Finally something is being done about it.
Lucia D’Ambruoso, The Conversation
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