Food for Nought: One Step Forward, One Leap Backward

The sugar-coated termination of the free grain Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana calls for an urgent expansion of alternative social security measures.▶01-Jan-2023
Jean Drèze

January 6, 2023

The PMGKAY; India's wildlife management; Drug regulation in India; A child's prayer; & more

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The Truth about Drug Regulation in India

Tracing the evolution of the modern pharmaceutical industry, Truth Pill takes a critical look at the drug regulatory process in India and outlines what needs to be done to make the country a world…
▶05-Jan-2023
George Thomas

A Child’s Prayer

The outcry in Bareilly last month over students singing an Iqbal poem reminds us that we live in a hyper-nationalist time, where leaders glorify territorial nationalism beyond measure and…
▶04-Jan-2023
CM Naim

Reforming How India Governs the Human-Wildlife Interface

Many low-income communities in India face serious burdens because the Wildlife Act prohibits killing certain wild species. The challenge is to reform wildlife management in a practical way while…
▶03-Jan-2023
Nitin Sekar, Aritra Kshettry, Mandvi Gaur, Vidya Athreya

Food for Nought: One Step Forward, One Leap Backward

The sugar-coated termination of the free grain Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana calls for an urgent expansion of alternative social security measures.
▶01-Jan-2023
Jean Drèze

Loss and Damage Fund: A Step Towards Climate Justice, Finally

Ending an impasse over the reluctance of developed countries to compensate developing nations for the damages caused by climate-related disasters, COP-27 achieved a major breakthrough by establishing…
▶21-Dec-2022
Harjeet Singh

Multipolarity, the Mantra of Authoritarianism

The Left's advocacy for 'multipolarity' against a US-led unipolar order has, in effect, defended authoritarianism across the world. The Left must reflect on how its language enables…
▶20-Dec-2022
Kavita Krishnan
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Satire

The Civil Servant’s New Bible: How to cook a DOSA

When the political times change, the civil servants learn to adapt. In the Old Testament the rule was to do nothing; in the new you learn to cook (not fry) a DOSA. Satire, we must say so in these…
▶20-Dec-2022
Alok Sheel

At COP-27, Climate Change Mitigation Takes a Back Seat

Despite alarming evidence about the pace of global warming, COP-27 failed to raise climate mitigation ambition. While the 1.5°C limit was salvaged in the end, the lack of consensus on fossil fuel…
▶20-Dec-2022
Dhanasree Jayaram
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A People’s History of Anti-Nuclear Struggles

The failed promise of nuclear energy in India and the desperate struggles of people across the country who fear their lives could be affected by having a hazardous technology in their backyard are…
▶18-Dec-2022
G. Ananthakrishnan

How’s India Doing in Medical Education for Universal Healthcare?

Medical education in India does not prepare doctors to effectively manage contemporary health challenges, let alone emerging ones. What we need is a comprehensive overhaul to align medical education…
▶13-Dec-2022
P.V. Ramesh