The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23

The 2022-23 NSO survey tells us that welfare, inequality and poverty have improved since 2011-12. Considering all other data and developments of recent years, it would appear that either the 2022-23 data is radically non-comparable with previous surveys, or there is reason to doubt its reliability.▶03-Apr-2024
S Subramanian

April 5, 2024

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey of 2022-23, The dispensable scheme workers, A review of Ashok Gopal's biography of BR Ambedkar, and more.

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Symposium on 2022-23 Consumption Data

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23

The 2022-23 NSO survey tells us that welfare, inequality and poverty have improved since 2011-12. Considering all other data and developments of recent years, it would appear that either the 2022-23…
▶03-Apr-2024
S Subramanian

Essential Work, Dispensable Workers

Workers on the frontline of community health schemes are by design in an ambivalent position: performing essential government work but recognised only as volunteers and kept out of the protection of…
▶02-Apr-2024
Shiva Singh
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Book Review

An Insightful Account of the Life and Work of B.R. Ambedkar

A new voluminous biography of B.R. Ambedkar, drawing on diverse sources, including material in Marathi, attempts to shed new light on this icon, avoiding most pitfalls of past accounts of his life.
▶01-Apr-2024
Prabodhan Pol

Right to Healthcare in Times of Universal Health Coverage

Healthcare for all needs three things working together—a law guaranteeing the right to healthcare; universal health coverage to pay for it; and a focus on primary care to deliver it effectively. Each…
▶27-Mar-2024
T. Sundararaman, Mekhala Krishnamurthy
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Book Review

We Need to Talk About Climatism

A single-point focus on global temperatures as a proxy of human welfare in the face of climate change has structured the latter's science and politics. This is a problem.
▶27-Mar-2024
Anshu Ogra

Two Visions For India

What kind of India do we want? Alok Sheel pens a ballad on two visions.
▶25-Mar-2024
Alok Sheel

Karnataka’s Experiments with Managing Government Disputes

Evaluations of Karnataka’s dispute resolution policies of 2011 and 2021 reveal that the concept of “efficient and responsible litigation” has been missing while dealing with government cases. Yet,…
▶21-Mar-2024
Ashwini Obulesh, Varsha Aithala

India’s Solar Journey

India’s National Solar Mission was initiated in 2010 when the country’s solar power capacity was minimal. It has been a transformative journey as India now has the fourth largest solar power capacity…
▶20-Mar-2024
Ajay Shankar

How I Defected from Vegetarianism

A new ‘non-vegetarian’ recounts her personal journey to eating animal foods—one that taught her that fish and meat are essential components of food systems and that they are no less ecological and…
▶19-Mar-2024
Sudha Nagavarapu

The Disease is Rare, but Compassionate Healthcare Shouldn’t Be

Those who suffer from rare diseases in India have to navigate a complex and often unsympathetic healthcare system. Their struggles highlight the need for doctors to listen, work together with…
▶19-Mar-2024
Shriniwas Darak