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Bibek Debroy
The writer is chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the PM. Views are personal.
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Indian agriculture has changed since Green Revolution. Reform is about giving farmers choiceSubscriber Only
September 28, 2020 04:06 IST
With realistic input costs, that form of agriculture is no longer viable in those Green Revolution tracts. Farmers, and governments, in Bihar and Kerala, don’t want APMCs, nor do UP, MP, Gujarat and Karnataka.
Mon, Sep 28, 2020
The NEP reboot: Mother tongue versus English isn’t the real issueSubscriber Only
September 10, 2020 03:05 IST
Bibek Debroy writes: The home language/mother tongue versus English isn’t the real issue. The real issue is the amnesia about our history, roots, culture, legacy and language and the production of interpreters and clerks. That is what NEP seeks to reboot.
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Who needs an MPhil anyway? The degree was meant to act as a filter for PhD candidates. It has become an exit optionSubscriber Only
August 14, 2020 03:04 IST
Across a wide range of disciplines, PhD enrolments are invariably more than MPhil, yet another pointer that the MPhil degree was anything but a filter. It was an exit option.
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
India’s trade agreement with China was one-sided to begin withSubscriber Only
July 09, 2020 03:15 IST
If you scrutinise the schedules, you will find non-manufacturing items in China’s miscellaneous list, but many manufactured items in India’s miscellaneous list (light engineering, plastic manufactures, cement, agricultural implements, paper). By any yardstick, the 1954 agreement was one-sided.
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
Imagine COVID-19 information being disseminated through the beating of drums rather than Aarogya SetuSubscriber Only
June 05, 2020 03:14 IST
In 2020, farmers have beaten drums and utensils, used DJ-s and burst firecrackers to ward off locusts — in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. But that’s not the same as disseminating information about locust invasions through the beating of drums.
Fri, Jun 05, 2020
The public policy dilemma: There is indeed tension between lives and livelihoodsSubscriber Only
April 25, 2020 00:05 IST
No country has done universal testing for a proper random sample either. The ICMR has told us more than 75 per cent of Indian patients will be asymptomatic. Who do we test? Those who show symptoms, those who have been in contact with confirmed patients and those who suffer from severe respiratory diseases. Most countries do something similar.
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Predators and the prey: Will our relationship with insects change?Subscriber Only
March 12, 2020 01:16 IST
We may need to overturn normalised spectres that govern our relationship with insects. With global population headed towards nine billion, humans will perforce seek out other sources of food. Food habits aren’t constant over time.
Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Several measures to simplify tax structure, but no magic wandsSubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 01:48 IST
Let’s not forget that one of the successes of the government, since 2014, has been containment of inflation, dramatically stated in Economic Survey using thaalis.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
Silos in railway services have to be broken, though it’s a complicated taskSubscriber Only
January 16, 2020 01:00 IST
Unification has been recommended by several committees. The Prakash Tandon Committee recommended a single service. The Gupta-Narain Committee (1994), set up to examine feasibility of implementing this single service idea, questioned whether this could be done.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Indian Railways needs restructuring and modernisation, efforts since 2014 are bearing fruitSubscriber Only
January 02, 2020 00:05 IST
Departmentalism is worse than it was in the 1950s. And much worse than it was in 1905, when the Railway Board was formed. However, the Railway Board went through a major change in 1951. It was time for another change in 2019 and HR reform feeds into that.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020
There is nothing ‘fast’ about fast track courtsSubscriber Only
November 14, 2019 03:00 IST
The performance of fast-track courts was mixed. The new special courts should take that record into account.
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
The Boilers Act needs to be done away withSubscriber Only
October 10, 2019 01:21 IST
It is this perception that has changed. That’s the reason we no longer need amendments to the Boilers Act. We no longer need that specific legislation and the specific entry in Seventh Schedule. Boilers are only an example. The entire Seventh Schedule needs a relook.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Constitution’s Seventh Schedule, which differentiates between spending by the Centre and states, needs a re-lookSubscriber Only
September 12, 2019 00:16 IST
Why should then there be CSSs for items in the State List (such as health)? If the Union government should contribute for health because it is nationally important, why should states not contribute for defence?
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
The river must flowSubscriber Only
August 15, 2019 00:14 IST
Ascribing legal rights to rivers helps counter pollution, may revive water bodies.
Thu, Aug 15, 2019
On writing: The fountain-pen has survived time, trade and technologySubscriber Only
July 18, 2019 00:12 IST
Many people will probably give up writing by hand and either type, or dictate to their favourite form of technology. However, for those limited few who still prefer to write by hand, I am happy the fountain-pen still survives. I don’t mean the high-end pens alone, there are several brands that are relatively cheap.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
The middle income illusionSubscriber Only
June 11, 2019 23:35 IST
There is no economic evidence to support the notion of middle-income trap.
Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Why are there so many plumbers from Kendrapara?Subscriber Only
May 16, 2019 00:16 IST
The Kendrapara model worked as it provided access to placement networks, even though those were informal. Formal training institutes are now challenging such on-the-job teaching avenues.
Thu, May 16, 2019
Kings and moustachesSubscriber Only
April 11, 2019 00:30 IST
Is there a correlation between popularity of Chulbul Pandey or ‘Singham’ and absence, or presence, of moustache allowances in states?
Thu, Apr 11, 2019
Instead of disrupting Indian Standard Time, Northeast can tweak its office hoursSubscriber Only
March 14, 2019 00:56 IST
What is sacrosanct about the office timing of 9 am to 5.30 pm? Without disrupting the IST, surely it is possible to have working hours, and office-hours in the Northeast from 8 am to 4.30 pm?
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Begging the questionSubscriber Only
February 14, 2019 00:03 IST
Defining and counting beggars, vagrants and religious mendicants remains a conundrum
Thu, Feb 14, 2019
Middle class, redefinedSubscriber Only
January 22, 2019 00:05 IST
It needs an enabling ecosystem. The present regime has attempted to provide just that.
Tue, Jan 22, 2019
Swachh Bharat has initiated a behavioural change that seems irreversibleSubscriber Only
January 10, 2019 00:15 IST
Latest data shows that the Swachh Bharat Mission has initiated a behavioural change in most parts of the country. It seems irreversible.
Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Upside Of Scaling DownSubscriber Only
December 13, 2018 02:15 IST
India must offer unique services, not just depend on low-cost production
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
The purpose of a public librarySubscriber Only
November 16, 2018 01:05 IST
Archaic laws, more recent state legislation do not address the most important issue: What should their role be?
Fri, Nov 16, 2018
Perjury upon the soulSubscriber Only
October 25, 2018 00:14 IST
Many give false evidence under oath, but complex laws and reluctance to initiate proceedings make prosecution a rarity.
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