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The Indian Employment-Unemployment Surveys: Why Should it Continue?
Sona Mitra
In the context of the recent debates and discourse on the current level of joblessness of the Indian economy, it is imperative to highlight that the situation is in fact a result of discontinuing the...
Think Tanks and Communications in the Digital Age
Shuchita Rawal
Across the globe, think tanks play an important role in shaping policy discourse. They are often referred to as an opinion creator and a source of in-depth policy analysis. The challenges faced by...
Government’s Salary Budget: A Misplaced Focus
Saumya Shrivastava
One of the most contentious issues in public finance in India is the government’s expenditure on salaries of its employees. Often, we hear experts point out how salaries eat up bulk of the...
How Targeting of Shell Companies Can Be Strengthened
Sakshi Rai
To curb illicit finance, it is crucial to understand the tools, vehicles and arrangements that facilitate it. Illicit finance is generated through tax abuse (avoidance, dodging and evasion) by...
The Interrupted Gender
Sakshi Rai
In 1975, sociologists Don Zimmerman and Candace West studied a total of 31 conversations and found that in the 11 conversations between men and women, women were interrupted by men in 10. All...
Digital Dialogue: Intervention to negotiate citizen's power over digital technology
Rakshita Swamy
Digital ‘Information Technology’ (IT) is projected by policy makers as a “fool proof” mechanism for ensuring inclusion of eligible beneficiaries and transparency in implementation of public...
Spiraling Violence Against Women: Need for an Overhaul of Existing System
Priyanka Samy
The debate around sexual violence has grown in India with rising cases of unprecedented forms of sexual assaults against minor girls. The horrifying accounts of gang rape in Kathua and Unnao in early...
'Happiness Curriculum' introduced in Delhi govt schools: In world obsessed with marks, studies can still be source of joy
Protiva Kundu
On 26 May this year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared Class XII board examination result. The next day, a number of regional and national dailies reported suicides by Class...
Illicit Financial Flows: Damaging the foundations of justice
Sakshi Rai
The problem of illicit financial flows poses the greatest development challenge in present times. Illicit finance is generated through both national and international illicit activities and...
Indo-Swiss pact on hidden wealth: Why it isn't helping in India's fight against black money
Neeti Biyani
The country has been witness to an emphasized narrative on black money in the past few years. The Indian government defines black money as “any income on which the taxes imposed by government or...
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