India’s plan to collectivise millions of small and marginal farmers may fall short

By 2024, the government plans to set up and support 10,000 new farmer producer organisations, where ryots come together as shareholders.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Economic liberalisation has worsened caste differences, says Harvard professor Ajantha Subramanian

The anthropologist discusses meritocracy and caste in India, and the Cisco discrimination lawsuit in the US.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Children of women prisoners in India struggle to get proper food and education despite guidelines

According to data from 2019, 1,779 children live in jails with their mothers.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

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Preety Acharya, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 09, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Fourteen years on, no Indian state has fully complied with Supreme Court-ordered police reforms

Only Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh have complied with most of the directives, reveals a new analysis.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com

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Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 27, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Before the Centre, a few states had freed agriculture markets to attract investments – and failed

Economist R Ramakumar on the problems with the controversial farm bills passed by the Parliament.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 23, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Seven in 10 Indian prisoners are awaiting trial – one in three jail inmates is Dalit or Adivasi

Caste prejudices and over-policing of certain communities are important factors behind the significant presence of marginalised groups in jails, say experts.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 09, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Job losses among SCs were three times higher than for upper castes: Economist Ashwini Deshpande

Reservations are not the answer to every social and economic problem. More needs to be done to provide safety nets to vulnerable groups.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 08, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In India, 90% sanitation workers don’t have health insurance even amid the coronavirus crisis

The findings are based on a survey conducted in five states and two metros.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 31, 2020 · 01:30 pm

While everyone was rushing home, many migrants stayed back in Kerala because of a school programme

Ernakulam district’s Roshni programme helps children of migrant families learn Malayalam.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 14, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Public services like anganwadis should not have been shut during lockdown: Jean Drèze

‘The privileged can easily fall back on private services, but not the poor,’ says the development economist.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 02, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Why India’s agricultural reforms will do little to boost farmer incomes

They are part of reforms that were already underway for the past two decades, says JNU professor Himanshu.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 01, 2020 · 07:30 pm

How to strengthen India’s small businesses in a post-lockdown economy

The MSME sector must be strengthened to spur job creation and build creditworthiness.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 18, 2020 · 09:30 pm