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Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Development economist Jean DrezeDreze said five years ago, Arundhati Roy had described the 2019 elections as a race between a Ferrari and a few bicycles. "The metaphor is ...- Post-pandemic disaster: Upper primary attendance in Jharkhand schools down to 58%, finds survey"The survey showed that underprivileged and tribal children were left abandoned by the Education Department. The schools were closed for tw...
- India might see 'serious livelihood crisis', says economist Jean DrezeThe eminent economist said the situation today is not very different from what it was around this time last year as far as working people a...
- Launch urban employment guarantee scheme: Jean Dreze to govtThe suggestion was made by Dreze at a three-day International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE II 2021), organised by the Gender Park un...
- Public service delivery also deserves attention as economy opens up: Jean DrezeMumbai, Jun 9 () Activist-economist Jean Dreze on Tuesday underlined the need to look at public service delivery and rued that there is no ...
- Indian macroeconomic situation bleak, set to worsen if lockdown continues: Jean DrezeDreze further said that due to the country-wide lockdown, social unrest in many parts of India has already started. The country is under a ...
- Economist Jean Dreze taken into 'preventive custody' for organising meeting without permissionA senior police officer told PTI that the Belgian-born economist, now an Indian citizen, was addressing a meeting in Garhwa district in vio...
- India needs more inclusive, active social policies: Jean DrezeDreze also expressed concern over widespread underemployment and stagnating wages, which according to him, reflected 'lopsidedness of econo...
- Demonetisation impact to last longer than expected: Jean DrezeJean Dreze hinted the real purpose of demonetisation is different - perhaps something to do with corporate interests or electoral politics.
- 7.5% economic growth failed to change people's lives: Jean DrezeThe Indian economy has been growing at around 7.5 per cent per year for the last twelve years, with relatively small deviations up or down ...
- Jharkhand police officer seeks Rs 500 bribe from economist Jean Dreze“I parked and locked the motorbike in the parking lot at Ranchi University PG department in Morhabadi, where I had some work,“ Dreze said.
- Economist Jean Dreze dropped from speakers list at government conferenceJean Dreze, a noted economist who was was a member of Sonia Gandhi led National Advisory Council, was dropped from the list of speakers at ...
- NREGA is in need of reform: Jean Dreze, economist-cum-activist"While there’s no need to ‘capitulate’ to corporate interests, the NREGA could do with simplification, besides a perk-up in transparency."
- 'Vested interests setback to India's poverty reduction quest'The economist said it was "ironical" that during the peak period of the country's development, the corresponding indexes for poverty reduct...
- MNREGA is in fragile state: Jean DrezeLeading economist-activist Jean Dreze has asked the government to bring "some accountability" in the "very fragile" programme.
- Food Bill must have strong safeguards for cash transfer: DrezeDraft Food Security Bill provides the option of cash transfer or food coupons as alternatives to a direct foodgrains.
- Govt, NAC on different wavelengthsSimilar rebuttals of the panel's report came from several members of the National Advisory Council after the Rangarajan panel report was ma...
- Poverty meter: Government works out new formula to count the poorThe new survey methodology to identify the poor is yet to be finalised, though recommendations made by the NC Saxena committee and eminent ...
- NREGA: An exchange with Jean DrezeDebating the pros and cons of cash transfers as also the desirability of building durable infrastructure to remove poverty with Dreze, key ...
- Rural job bill sent to House panelThe contentious National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill 2004 has been referred to the parliamentary standing committee on rural developmen...
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