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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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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: 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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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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