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Redefining philanthropy in India: Catalysing systemic change

PREMIUM
Philanthropy
economy
Published on May 02, 2025 06:51 pm IST

How marginalised are the marginalised in India

PREMIUM
The last time the government of India came up with an official poverty estimate was in 2014, under the committee led by former Reserve Bank of India governor, C Rangarajan
opinion
Published on Nov 15, 2024 02:44 pm IST

Foreigner's India tour video draws attention, netizens have mixed reactions

Snapshot from the foreigner's India tour video.
trending
Published on Mar 22, 2024 08:02 am IST

Inequality worries bigger than what NFHS illustrates

PREMIUM
India has an inequality problem and it is far sharper than what it is made out to by NFHS data.
india news
Updated on May 24, 2022 03:16 pm IST

Explained: How NITI Aayog calculates the National Multidimensional Poverty Index

The multidimensional poverty index is calculated using 12 indicators that are grouped under three dimensions namely, health, education and standard of living.
india news
Published on Nov 27, 2021 12:29 pm IST

Protect children from the fallout of Covid-19| Opinion

The pandemic has shown us the weaknesses in our systems to protect the most vulnerable
columns
Updated on May 16, 2020 07:18 pm IST

Pay closer attention to our children

The media must understand the plight of the families while they are reporting.
columns
Published on Jun 23, 2019 07:40 pm IST

NYAY’s impact could be much wider than expected

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders have been talking about NYAY being a policy to re-monetise the economy. In principle, there is nothing wrong with this.
editorials
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 07:24 am IST

Guaranteed employment is a good way to ensure minimum income in India

There is a case for studying how employment guarantee programmes such as the MGNREGA can be strengthened by ensuring livelihoods to those who are in the greatest need and focusing on creation of durable assets that are of value to the poor
analysis
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 08:09 am IST

Go for an“inclusive growth dividend” in India

A PDS ration shop in Ranchi. Several leading economists have suggested that India should adopt a Universal Basic Income as its main anti-poverty strategy, replacing existing welfare schemes with direct income transfers into bank accounts of beneficiaries
columns
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 06:00 pm IST

There is no silver bullet to fight inequality

Degree of unionisation among women workers is half compared to men.
editorials
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 10:58 am IST
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