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A review of the coverage of PDS

The coverage of the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been of wide interest due to the pandemic and lockdown. Based on government data sources, Khera and Somanchi estimate the state-wise coverage o...

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How birth weight affects test scores during mid-childhood years

Besides lack of schooling resources, a possible reason why children grapple with low learning outcomes may be poor health at birth. Analysing data from Andhra Pradesh, this article finds that a 10% i...

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क्या राजनीतिक आरक्षण कारगर है? यदि हाँ तो किसके लिए?

क्या राजनीतिक आरक्षण विकास को कमजोर करता है या उसे बढ़ावा देता है, तो किसके लिए? यह लेख भारत के 'अनुसूचित क्षेत्रों' का विश्लेषण प्रस्तुत करता है, जहाँ ऐतिहासिक रूप से वंचित अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए ...

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Demographic shocks and female labour force participation: Evidence from 1918 flu pandemic

The Influenza pandemic of 1918 killed about 5% of India’s population. This article finds that districts most adversely affected by influenza mortality saw a temporary increase in the country’s female ...

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What would make India’s growth sustainable?

Much of the discussion on the economic slowdown in India in recent years – as well as on the government’s measures to tackle the present economic crisis due to the Covid-19 lockdown – is focused on th...

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In the eyes of the beholder: How artisans set prices for their products

The developing world is replete with people working in low-income, but creative occupations, such as artisanship. However, little is concretely known about how they set prices for their products. Base...

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Does political reservation work, and for whom?

Does political reservation undermine or promote development, and for whom? This article presents an analysis of India’s Scheduled Areas, which reserve political office for the historically disadvantag...

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लोक-स्वास्थ्य कैसे बने राजनीतिक प्राथमिकता

आज सारा विश्व कोरोना महामारी की समस्या से जूझ रहा है जिस पर अनेक कोणों से शोधकर्ताओं ने प्रामाणिक आलेख प्रस्तुत किए हैं। भावेश झा द्वारा इस आलेख में आम जनता के स्वास्थ्य को राजनीतिक प्राथमिकता कैसे प्...

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Can greater access to education be inequitable?

Right to Education Act, 2009, was designed to provide the right to free, quality school education to all 6-14 year olds in India. This article examines the influence of RTE on the expansion of private...

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Achieving the target of complete financial inclusion in India through fintech

A significant number of people in India remain outside the purview of the formal financial system. Use of financial echnologies can help address the gaps in financial inclusion left by the traditional...

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कोविड-19: बिहार लौटते प्रवासी मजदूर, ग्रामीण आजीविका तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा

कोविड-19 के प्रसार को कम करने के लिए लागू किए गए लॉकडाउन के कारण अनेक प्रवासी मजदूरों ने अपना रोज़गार गँवाया और उनमें से करीब 30 लाख से ज्‍यादा प्रवासी दूसरे राज्यों से बिहार लौटे। इस विषय पर प्रोफेस...

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Covid-19: Willingness to vaccinate among slum-dwellers

Vaccination is among the success stories in modern-day medicine, and is seen by the WHO as a key element of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this note, Augsburg et al. discuss findings from a...

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