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Jean Drèze
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Pregnancy can be harrowing for Indian women but the Centre has hollowed out maternity entitlements
The government evaded its responsibilities under the food security act till 2017 after which it introduced an inept scheme with poor coverage.
Jean Drèze & Reetika Khera
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What free food rations hide: A rollback of social security in India
The sugar-coated termination of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana calls for an urgent expansion of alternative social security measures.
Jean Drèze
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Republic of Caste: Anand Teltumbde’s thoughts strive to liberate us even as he is in jail
His vision of working-class unity with an anti-caste core may or may not be realisable, but it is an important line of argument and action at the very least.
Jean Drèze
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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YouTuber, booked for posting ‘fake videos’ of ‘attacks’ on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu, joins BJP
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Six types of problems Aadhaar is causing – and safeguards needed immediately
From fraud-prone payment systems to poor facilities, a range of hassles inconvenience and exclude India’s most marginalised people.
Jean Drèze & Reetika Khera
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Jean Dreze: Last-mile hurdles in NREGA payments puncture India’s techno-utopian delusions
‘We are still very far from financial inclusion in the full sense of the term,’ the economist says in the foreward to a new report on delays in NREGA payments.
Jean Drèze
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Jean Drèze on why Amartya Sen is the original ‘argumentative Indian par excellence’
‘Abstract as they may seem, his essential ideas are a springboard for public action’: Jean Drèze’s foreword to Lawrence Hamilton’s ‘How To Read Amartya Sen’.
Jean Drèze
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘Rumble in a Village’: How economist Jean Dreze’s life in a UP village was fictionalised for a novel
The preface to Luc Leruth’s novel, which ‘adopts a light-hearted tone but leans in to the dark side’.
Jean Drèze
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Cash to the poor is good – but will they be able to access it safely from banks?
After the lockdown lifts, crowds outside banks are likely to swell as customers rush to withdraw small amounts of cash sent by the government.
Jean Drèze
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Jean Dreze’s essay from 2001 explains why India’s food subsidies do not keep the poor from starving
‘The food subsidy is essentially the deficit of the Food Corporation of India, whose operations are now chiefly geared to keeping food prices up.’
Jean Drèze
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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Minimum Income, Maximum Gamble: The big questions over Congress’s NYAY promise
Income support would help families on the margin of subsistence, but without a commitment to tax the rich, NYAY could displace other valuable social programmes.
Jean Drèze
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Chronicle of a starvation death foretold: Why it is time to abandon Aadhaar in the ration shop
The recent starvation death in Simdega epitomises a much larger problem of Aadhaar-related exclusion from the public distribution system in Jharkhand.
Jean Drèze
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In Jharkhand, compulsory biometric authentication for rations sends many away empty-handed
Public Distribution System dealers have strict instructions not to distribute rations without Aadhaar-linked authentication.
Jean Drèze
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller