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Jean Drèze
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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
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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
Trending
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In visuals: Protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat detained by Delhi Police
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‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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Manipur clashes: Why bodies are lying unclaimed in the state’s morgues
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Modi’s new parliament could see Hindi belt gain, South lose power at the Centre
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her
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Watch: Climate activists storm rugby field, scatter orange powder, disrupt match
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Watch: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar plays volleyball with police personnel in Dehradun
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Watch: Excavator falls into sea with operator inside during embankment construction in Kerala
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Eco India: How can the practice of agroforestry boost food security in Meghalaya?
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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‘2018’ review: A heart-tugging Kerala story
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‘Agra’ isn’t for the faint-hearted – and director Kanu Behl won’t have it any other way
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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
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The bullet train syndrome perpetuates an elitist approach to the Indian Railways
If the focus were on the convenience of ordinary passengers rather than national prestige, big improvements would be possible within a few weeks.
Jean Drèze
The Field
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In visuals: Protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat detained by Delhi Police
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Malaysia Masters Super 500 final blog: HS Prannoy clinches his first BWF World Tour title
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IPL 2023 Final: MS Dhoni’s CSK eye record-equalling triumph, Gujarat Titans look to go back-to-back
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Hockey, Men’s Junior Asia Cup: India held to a thrilling draw against Pakistan in Pool A
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ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023: Schedule to be revealed during World Test Championship Final