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Rabindra Nath Sinha
Pandemic Causes Glaring Disruption in School Education
05 Feb 2022
Teachers are unanimous that the two-year-long school closure has damaged students and online teaching cannot be a substitute for classrooms.
Saurav Kumar
‘Digital Divide’ a Curse for Jharkhand’s Tribal Children as They Forget Past Learnings
06 Aug 2021
“I wish doors of the primary school are unlocked for our children after being closed for 16 months and if it does not happen the younger generation will permanently fall out of the education system
Newsclick Report/PTI
Tamil Nadu: Duflo, Rajan, Dreze Among 5-Member Economic Advisory Council to CM Stalin
21 Jun 2021
Tamils, especially those who studied in Tamil medium and in government schools, would be given priority in recruitment for government posts and 69% reservation will continue and be protected, says…
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19: Report Reveals Severity of Food Crisis Faced by India's Poor in 2020
02 Jun 2021
Report by prominent economist Jean Dreze and Anmol Somanchi highlights the severe economic distress and food crisis suffered by a vast majority of Indian poor following the 2020 lockdown. It demands…
PTI
India in for Serious Livelihood Crisis; Things Worse for Working People This Time: Jean Dreze
11 May 2021
Compared with last year, many people have depleted savings and larger debts, and no relief package is coming their way, says the economist.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Large Number of Women Do Not Have Access to Maternity Benefits: Survey
11 Apr 2021
The paper by economists Jean Dreze, Reetike Khera, and Anmol Somanchi is based on the findings of the Jaccha Baccha Survey (JABS), a survey of pregnant and nursing women in rural India conducted in…
PTI
Launch Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme, Jean Dreze tells Govt
12 Feb 2021
The economist urged Kerala government to start with a pilot, offering jobs to only those enrolled with workers' cooperatives under the scheme.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Union Budget Shows Govt. Apathy to Growing Malnutrition, Says Right to Food Campaign
04 Feb 2021
According to noted economist Jean Drèze – if inflation is factored in – between 2014 and 2021 the allocation for ICDS has been reduced by 26% while the allocation for the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been…
Newsclick Report
Nearly Rs 5,000 Crore NREGA Wage Payments Rejected in Past 5 Years: Report
19 Nov 2020
Despite DBT, 45% of the respondent workers had to visit banks multiple times, mainly due to biometric glitches, while 57% reported their passbooks don't get updated.
Newsclick Team
India’s Anganwadis: Symbols of Despair or Hope? You Decide!
24 Dec 2019
A short film on what 13 years of childcare entitlements have taught us.