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Budget Data Portals: An Effort towards providing Open Government Data (OGD) in Public Domain
May 24, 2019
What is open data? As defined by opendefition.org, “Open data and content can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose”. Open data has been talked about a lot in the recent years. Across the globe, demand for open data is increasing rapidly.
Financing War: Who Pays and Who Benefits?
May 20, 2019
The ghastly terror attack in Pulwama, J&K, on February 14, 2019 in which 44 CRPF personnel were killed, had brought India and Pakistan almost to the brink of yet another war.
The case for introducing 35% and 40% Rates for Personal Income Tax
May 8, 2019
The modern taxation system is based on the principles of two equities – Horizontal Equity and Vertical Equity. Horizontal equity means people with same income/wealth should pay same tax; while vertical equity means that people with higher income/wealth should pay more tax.
Assam’s efforts in reforming Child Budgeting
May 3, 2019
The experience of working alongside a state government at the time of budget preparations is truly a unique one. While we, as a civil society organisation, are more familiar with the flurry of post budget presentation analysis and critique, being a part of the process sheds light on the intricacies of the Government procedure itself.
How effective are the Policies for Rehabilitations of Bonded Labour in India?
April 30, 2019
One of the major yet rarely discussed issues in the informal sector of the economy has been the problem of bonded labour. A large proportion of India’s labour force is employed in the informal sector of the economy where they are paid low wages,
The Systems Approach towards better WASH service delivery
April 26, 2019
The quagmire in the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services) sector is a dearth of Systems[1] thinking. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recently adopted by the United Nations, have sparked a renewed focus on what strategies will be necessary to achieve universal access to safe water and basic sanitation by 2030.
Identity and Class Politics: A Call for Solidarity
April 24, 2019
On May 1st, 2018 a sportswear multinational company released an advertisement featuring black lives matter activist and sportsperson Colin Kaepernick which was later, met with some backlash. This coincidentally also happens to be ‘Labor Day’ in the US. By September 2018, the sportswear company in fact earned 6 billion USD since the release of the advert despite suffering the backlash.
Why are we ignoring the rich when we talk about inequality?
March 27, 2019
The world is faced with mind-numbing statistics on global economic inequality once again, with the release of Oxfam International’s annual report ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Inequality between and within countries has assumed alarming proportions.
Bettering Children’s Outcomes by Engaging in Budget Process
March 22, 2019
Countries that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) have taken on the obligation to support the realisation of the four categories of children’s rights- survival, protection, development and participation. Following its ratification in 1992.
Why Are There Still Fewer Women in STEM?
March 19, 2019
Probably we all know the name of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics. However, do we know that till 2018, only 51 women have been awarded with this prestigious award against 853 men, and of them, only 20 women have won it in the field of medicine, physiology, chemistry and physics.
NDA government’s performance in social sectors leaves a lot to be desired
March 14, 2019
The performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has varied significantly across different social sectors. There are some areas, where one must acknowledge the progress made through visible political commitment and ambitious initiatives despite persisting challenges.
Why it is important to engage with the issues of taxation
March 7, 2019
Taxes are an integral part of our day to day living. We all pay taxes when we buy different goods and services and some of us also pay taxes on the income we earn if it happens to fall in the taxable income bracket.
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