Tag: Public Policy
How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public...
This article is the first of #FinancingDevelopment, a series analysing the finances behind India's development journey, in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability.
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The Evolution of Mental Health Policy in India: A Timeline
Edited by Manasi Nene
With the loss of lives, freedoms and other things due to the COVID19 pandemic, there has been a rise in symptoms...
B.O.L.D. Policy Actions to Ensure Optimal Public Health and Nutrition in...
As the National Nutrition Month—or Rashtriya Poshan Maah— begins this September, renewed commitment, relentless advocacy, robust policy, and reassuring action on the ground is expected from the government at every level.
To Unlock the Potential of Open Government Data, India Needs New,...
Almost a decade after the launch of India’s Open [Government] Data initiative, the program remains constrained and has not lived up to its potential. Its deficiencies stem largely from the discretionary nature of the nation’s Open Data policy.
By the People, For the People: How Public Advocacy Fuels Educational...
Nowhere else is public participation in the democratic process better used, or needed, than in India's education sector.
Technically Speaking, How Important is the PDP Bill for India? with...
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP), 2019, was tabled in the Parliament in the winter session of 2019....
The Genius of Market Fundamentalism
The genius of modern neo-liberal economics is that its ideas have been sold to us by those in power over the last few decades...
Let’s Be Honest about Public Education: Busting Some Myths
In an opinion article titled “Busting myths and the double-speak on education” published in the Hindustan Times on July 07th, 2020, Mr Gurcharan Das...
Imagining a Two-Child Nation: Regressive Policy or Prudent Planning?
Featured Image: A still of an awareness campaign from Panchayat, an Indian comedy-drama web-series set in rural Uttar Pradesh. Used for representative purposes only.
Understanding...
Towards Inclusive Private Schooling
During this lockdown, few private schools have hiked their fee for the current academic year. As a result, various state governments have issued guidelines...
