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Sonalde Desai
The writer is professor of sociology, University of Maryland and professor and centre director NCAER-National Data Innovation Centre.
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Attempts to make America great again seem to centre around destroying the institutions that made American science great. It is a bad ideaSubscriber Only
May 05,2025 07:22:13 AM
As India seeks to enhance its innovation ecosystem, it is worthwhile to pay attention to opportunities and lessons from the self-inflicted wounds on American science
Mon, May 05, 2025
Five years on, five lessons from Covid lockdownsSubscriber Only
March 22,2025 07:15:03 AM
Above all, trust in government is the key to successfully implementing difficult decisions during emergencies
Sat, Mar 22, 2025
It’s not social constraints or access anymore — women are held back by lack of employment opportunitiesSubscriber Only
November 13,2024 04:35:36 AM
Of the four key areas that define women’s empowerment, personal efficacy, power in intra-household negotiations, societal engagement, and access to income-generating activities, we see improvements in the first three domains. In contrast, the fourth — access to employment — has stagnated
Wed, Nov 13, 2024
National interest, financial rewards do little to convince families to have more childrenSubscriber Only
October 25,2024 02:55:57 AM
If south India wants a larger population, it needs to focus on family-friendly policies or encourage migration from more populous states
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
The trap of global rankingsSubscriber Only
September 30,2024 00:37:38 AM
Instead of focussing excessively on rankings with well-recognised shortcomings, recognising achievements and refining goals consistent with national priorities will be a more fruitful approach
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Population growth committee: Move beyond Emergency-era fearsSubscriber Only
February 06,2024 08:00:49 AM
The population dialogue in India has been dominated by concerns about population explosion. However, it is time for us to move these fears and learn from the experiences of other countries
Tue, Feb 06, 2024
From America to India, the free speech challenge on campusSubscriber Only
January 13,2024 07:55:20 AM
: If universities are to remain home to creativity, they must embrace both radical thinking and scepticism toward received wisdom. This is important not just for humanities and social science but also for science and engineering
Sat, Jan 13, 2024
India’s employment problem and bad statisticsSubscriber Only
May 26,2023 06:49:12 AM
The country is under pressure to alter its definition of unemployment to an international benchmark. Its once-vaunted statistical system is at a low ebb.
Fri, May 26, 2023
Global Hunger Index: A lesson in how not to measure hungerSubscriber Only
October 21,2022 04:14:29 AM
Sonalde Desai writes: Global Hunger Index is riddled with inadequate and poorly described data and a lack of conceptual clarity. The problem with indices of this type is that it directs governmental attention to cross-national comparisons, sometimes resulting in the rejection of underlying issues and sidetracking the public discourse
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Sonalde Desai writes | India in 2023: The challenge and opportunity of being the most populous countrySubscriber Only
July 11,2022 18:42:02 PM
Sonalde Desai writes: The size of our labour force is constrained by the absence of women from the workforce. Only about 30% of women aged 15 and above are employed either in wage work on family farms and businesses.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Education should be priority, not banning of hijabSubscriber Only
February 26,2022 03:20:51 AM
Sonalde Desai writes: It is time for us to focus on empowering all women, including Muslim women, by ensuring their access to education, employment, and public safety.
Sat, Feb 26, 2022
With India’s demographic transition, come challengesSubscriber Only
December 01,2021 03:45:58 AM
🔴 Sonalde Desai, Debasis Barik write: The demographic dividend is smaller, but will last longer due to regional variation in the onset of fertility decline. As southern states struggle with the growing burden of supporting the elderly, northern states will supply the workforce needed for growth.
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
Lessons from the death of the ease of doing business indexSubscriber Only
October 05,2021 03:33:45 AM
Sonalde Desai writes: The economic consequences and political benefits associated with it encouraged many countries to try and “game” the system by making superficial improvements on indicators being measured and, when that failed, by putting explicit pressure on the World Bank research team.
Wed, Oct 06, 2021
Why China’s about-turn shows restrictive population policy doesn’t workSubscriber Only
June 05,2021 03:40:08 AM
India’s policy must move beyond the language of the past that restricts maternity leave and election eligibility
Sat, Jun 05, 2021
Make room for women in the new normalSubscriber Only
March 09,2021 02:07:02 AM
The pandemic may have limited our ability to connect with the external world, but for several Indian women, isolation isn’t unfamiliar or new
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
Reluctance to take Covid-19 vaccines could hinder achieving herd immunity soonerSubscriber Only
January 28,2021 04:44:18 AM
The beginning of the vaccination programme suggests that the end is in sight. How quickly we reach the goal post depends on how well prepared we are as we enter the race.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
A social registry linking Aadhaar to residence info can target aid to the vulnerable during a pandemicSubscriber Only
November 28,2020 03:15:57 AM
Aadhaar linkages of individuals and bank accounts already exist. If residential information in the Aadhaar database can be efficiently structured, this would allow for geographic targeting.
Sat, Nov 28, 2020
Economic policy needs to address those who have seen the greatest distress during lockdownSubscriber Only
October 20,2020 03:04:40 AM
The urban poor is still finding it difficult to return to work. Targeting social safety nets towards them is necessary as the economy struggles to recover.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
PM-KISAN is not reaching all farmer households as intendedSubscriber Only
August 03,2020 04:05:56 AM
Given this uncertainty over the reach of PM-KISAN and its targeting, the relevance of the scheme needs to be carefully evaluated during this period.
Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Telephone survey shows high understanding of social distancing, support for lockdownSubscriber Only
April 20,2020 01:39:27 AM
When asked about how many people they had come in contact with outside the house over the preceding 24 hours, over 50 per cent responded that they had not come in contact with anyone.
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
Decline in women work participation rates can be traced to poor quality of data collection processesSubscriber Only
March 17,2020 00:30:02 AM
In our concern with ostensibly declining women’s work participation, we have missed out on identifying sectors from which women are excluded and more importantly, in which women are included. It may be time for us to count women’s work rather than women workers.
Tue, Mar 17, 2020
Don’t dismantle, reformSubscriber Only
November 12,2015 00:00:43 AM
There is evidence to suggest that with a few modifications, MGNREGA can dent poverty.
Thu, Nov 12, 2015
The new youngSubscriber Only
August 27,2014 00:26:00 AM
Exposure to television and digital media grew by leaps and bounds between 2005 and 2012.
Wed, Aug 27, 2014
Cereal indiscretionsSubscriber Only
June 23,2014 00:41:13 AM
The food security act is inadequate to meeting the malnutrition challenge.
Mon, Jun 23, 2014When incomes grow,but jobs eludeSubscriber Only
July 03,2013 05:33:37 AM
The latest NSSO data also underlines the increasing absence of women from the labour market
Wed, Jul 03, 2013Journalism of Courage
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