Why govt fund and monsoon failed to lift rural economy

Although demonetisation and improper implementation of GST along with falling prices are being blamed for much of the distress in rural India for some time, experts believe those may not be the......

Modi @ 3: A report card

Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events. In the last three years, the Narendra Modi government has faced it all. From severe......

UP battle won, BJP eyes return to reform agenda

UP is an important state to roll out the government’s agrarian reforms and job growth policies. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday tweeted that a......

Poverty figures: Does it make any difference to the poor?

Angus Deaton's Nobel Prize should spark off more research on the measurement and usefulness of poverty percentages, notes Nitin Desai. A recent report prepared for this year’s annual......