Exposing Sheila’s Sophisms
(Image courtesy: Jagran Post) The Delhi government recently launched a program to distribute free LPG cylinders and stoves to 350,000 families to stop the use of kerosene as cooking fuel in Delhi....
View ArticleIs food security needed to feed 814 million Indians?
The Government introduced National Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha on 22 December 2011 to address food security in a comprehensive manner. The recently concluded session of parliament was supposed...
View ArticleUttarakhand Floods – The Role of State in Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation
(Image courtesy: ibnlive.in.com) Rescue, relief and rehabilitation of those affected by the Uttarakhand flash floods is still in progress. While the efforts of state government have been criticised,...
View ArticleRemembering Peter Bauer: A True Friend of the World’s Poor
Today marks the 98th birth anniversary of economist Peter Thomas Bauer (1915-2002). In a biographical sketch of Peter Bauer, Sauvik Chakraverti has characterised him as a ‘true friend of the world’s...
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