The Urban Land Crisis: Haldwani Case and Beyond
The Haldwani case presents a classic case of answerability to the poor by various development authorities who have designed and planned cities in the past.
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Supreme Court Decision on Demonetization
A flawed process led to erroneous policy which is counterproductive and which resulted in not only damage to democracy but to huge adverse impact on the public, especially the poor. The process by which a policy is arrived at, also determines the outcomes. Can it then be said that the process was legal, even if formally, so the achievement of the objectives does not matter? The Supreme Court’s majority judgment on demonetization is based primarily on the premise that demonetization had a `reasonable nexus’ with the objectives sought to be achieved.
National Education Policy and Indian Agricultural Universities
In India, state agricultural universities (SAUs) are mandated to cover teaching, research, and extension to promote new agricultural technologies and enhance farmers’ welfare. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, the first SAU established in 1960 in Uttar Pradesh, oversaw agricultural teaching, research, and extension with a mandate to support agricultural and allied activities like animal husbandry and fisheries across the state.
Inclusive Democracy: Central to India’s Global Influence
India has a potentially big role to play on the world stage, but cannot do it without inclusive democracy at home
Free Trade Agreements & India: Viabilities and Complexities
In the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) each side tries to get the best bargain for its market access and effort is made to have some sort of a balanced outcome mechanism.
West Asia: A 2022 Recap
West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder, but the Black Swan events did not spare them either.