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Journalism of Courage

Jean Drèze

The writer, a former member of the UPA’s National Advisory Council, is visiting professor at the department of economics, Ranchi University

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In short, the figures cited in our opening paragraph are credible. How does one account for the difference of about 100 million tonnes between production and consumption? (Illusration by CR Sasikumar)

Jean Drèze and Christian Oldiges write: India’s great grain mysterySubscriber Only

January 09,2024 07:45:59 AM

There is a large and growing gap between cereal production and the known uses of it. Data gaps make an assessment more difficult

Tue, Jan 09, 2024

Since 2014, the poorest communities are earning lessSubscriber Only

May 24,2023 06:41:43 AM

Wage data collected by the Centre for Labour Research and Action reveal a steady decline in real wages of brick-kiln workers in the last 10 years. Brick-kiln work is a fallback occupation for some of India’s poorest groups.

Thu, May 25, 2023

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Jean Drèze writes: Wages are the worry, not just unemploymentSubscriber Only

April 13,2023 07:07:47 AM

Jean Dreze writes: There has been no significant growth of real wages at the all-India level or in the last eight years. It calls for a reorientation of economic policies, with more focus on the drivers of wage growth

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

Recent claims of spectacular poverty decline under the Modi government miss the plotSubscriber Only

November 24,2022 07:57:36 AM

How we judge overall progress would depend on how much “weight” we attach to different indicators

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

National Family Benefit Scheme is in urgent need of revivalSubscriber Only

December 04,2021 03:30:30 AM

🔴 Jean Dreze and Jasmin Naur Hafiz write: Revamping it won't be possible without a major increase in the NFBS budget

Sun, Dec 05, 2021

How loopholes in Aadhaar-enabled payments are putting poor people at risk of being swindledSubscriber Only

October 05,2021 03:02:52 AM

Jean Dreze, Vipul Paikra write: Many similar cases of AePS-enabled fraud have emerged in Latehar, Jharkhand. Most of them are unresolved

Wed, Oct 06, 2021

Where is the strategy for dealing with learning loss during Covid?Subscriber Only

September 16,2021 03:55:02 AM

Jean Dreze writes: At a time when extra resources were urgently needed to bring children safely back to school, the education budget was reduced by 10 per cent or so, even as the Union budget as a whole increased by more than 15 per cent

Fri, Sep 17, 2021

Without Aadhaar, without identitySubscriber Only

July 05,2021 03:15:16 AM

Vyom Anil, Jean Dreze write: People who lose their Aadhaar number may not be able to retrieve it, and risk losing all social benefits.

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

Free shots for all: This must be India’s vaccination strategySubscriber Only

May 05,2021 03:02:57 AM

It is bad enough that we depend on just two suppliers. What is baffling is that the government has now allowed them to set their own prices.

Wed, May 05, 2021

There is an urgent need for safeguards against unfair discontinuation of social benefitsSubscriber Only

April 20,2021 03:05:46 AM

Temporary denial of food rations is one thing, cancellation of ration cards is far more serious. How many cards have been cancelled for lack of Aadhaar linkage? No one really knows.

Tue, Apr 20, 2021

Imbalances in India’s cereal economy need more than a short-term fixSubscriber Only

January 23,2021 03:25:13 AM

The need of the hour is to expand distribution under the PDS. Failing that, the country is heading towards another round of wasteful stock accumulation even as poor people struggle to feed their families.

Sat, Jan 23, 2021

If improvement is norm, it is important to be alert to patterns of stagnation in child nutrition indicatorsSubscriber Only

January 02,2021 03:37:47 AM

Jean Dreze writes: Surjit Bhalla picks on data, but fails to debunk evidence of alarming trends in child nutrition.

Sat, Jan 02, 2021

New evidence on child nutrition calls for radical expansion of child development servicesSubscriber Only

December 17,2020 00:39:47 AM

If India’s overwhelming goal is to become a $5 trillion economy within a few years, there is no reason to pay attention to children. But if it is development in the full sense of the term, then child development is paramount.

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

Averting hunger during monsoon calls for bold food security measuresSubscriber Only

June 09,2020 02:00:11 AM

The cash crunch is hindering the state governments’ relief efforts at every step. Centre must urgently provide additional foodgrain to poorest states for expanding PDS coverage.

Tue, Jun 09, 2020

Excess stocks of the Food Corporation of India must be released to the poorSubscriber Only

April 09,2020 00:26:29 AM

Jean Dreze writes: Releasing food is all the more crucial as the emergency cash transfers proposed by the finance minister are likely to have severe limitations.

Thu, Apr 09, 2020

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Ill fares AadhaarSubscriber Only

October 02,2018 05:06:46 AM

There is little to show by way of Aadhaar benefits for the poor. And the costs are staring at us.

Tue, Oct 02, 2018

Hollowing out a promiseSubscriber Only

July 13,2018 00:08:48 AM

NREGA is a demand-driven programme and if the demand vanishes because wages are low and uncertain, nothing will be able to save it.

Fri, Jul 13, 2018

Aadhaar constitutionally valid, SC strikes down parts of act: Top quotes from majority verdict

Know your AadhaarSubscriber Only

May 08,2018 00:05:48 AM

Bill Gates’s claim that it raises no privacy concerns is misleading. Crucial issues that have to do with confidentiality of data and state surveillance are at stake.

Tue, May 08, 2018