Tag: POLICY
LPG Gas is still a Distant Dream: Can India’s BPL Families Really Afford it?
Exorbitant even when subsidised, a large section of rural beneficiaries stand helpless.
Worrying Policy-Trends in School Education: Challenges and Dilemmas
For the populace of 490 million children born in India in this new millennium, the majority of whom are poor, the dream and hope of equitable school education continues to elude.
Politics and Paradoxes: All that is Plaguing the Indian Economy
To strengthen economy BJP government would have to go back to schemes as like of the UPA like MNREGA.
Keeping the Mahatma’s light shining
Over 6 million children in rural India have already been given this lamp at a subsidised rate of Rs 200 each.
CCTV Surveillance in Delhi Government Schools is Turning Them into an Orwellian Nightmare
AAP government may have done a commendable job at uplifting the face of public schooling in Delhi but its decision to broadcast live CCTV footage from classrooms is a regressive move.
Do We Really Need to Walk for Science?
While hundreds of Indian scientists will join the March for Science on August 9th, will it really be the answer for rapid cutdown on research funding, propagation of religious bigotry and irrationality in the contemporary times?
Altered Labour Law: Lynching the Rights of Indian Workers
Will Indian workers lose their rights under the changes introduced in the prevalent labour laws?
Transgender Rights Bill and the Question of Societal Inclusion
While the new version of the bill is certainly an improvement, will it prove a sufficient equaliser?
RTI Amendment Bill- Undermining Transparent Democratic Functioning
The implementation of RTI will depend on ensuring transparent appointments for the post of commissioners and addressing the reasons for poor implementation.
