Category: Development Related
Start the weekend with this fascinating piece on a flawed understanding of intelligence. Move on to a persuasive piece by Swaminathan S Aiyar on why direct cash transfers may provide better relief  to the drought hit...
This is a very sad story. I first heard of this courtesy BarbarIndian and it shook me to the core. Here is a news-article from almost 8 years back, 18th Oct 2001 to be...
Some of you might remember a poll on this blog from six months ago on “What should be India’s top developmental priority?“. There were a number of choices I had offered, namely: Access to...
Readers may remember a series of posts (links below) I had published last year (against the backdrop of violence against North Indians in Maharashtra) examining state-wise GDP and contributions to the central exchequer in...
Here are some factoids to jolt you out of your Sunday complacency*: 52% of rural households have no domestic power connection 20% of rural habitations must walk for miles to obtain safe drinking water...
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