India Discrimination report reveals interesting facts about how Muslims and SC/ST are discriminated against in the labour market, capital, and capabilities. It has been translated into Urdu by the Center for Development Policy and Practice....
As the New Year 2023 started, the Ministry of Home Affairs released its review of initiatives undertaken in the year 2022. It is a summary report of all the activities undertaken by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2022. It is commendable th...
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued its annual review for 2022, but concerns arise about the narrative's focus on personal branding. Notably, the report repeatedly mentions 'Modi' and 'Amit Shah.' Comparisons with totali...
Among the countries that follow liberal democracy, there are no strict regulations on data or AI systems that use publicly generated data and, in turn, influence the public using derived information. In such a scenario, confirmation bias lo...
DEF and CDPP host the 5th Digital Citizen Summit 2023 from November 2-4 in Hyderabad. It unites experts, scholars, and government figures, focusing on tech challenges in India and low-middle-income countries. Workshops, academic presentatio...
Understanding the motivations for individual giving is key to unlocking the benefits of this form of 'microfunding'. In May 2022, Plustrust and the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) concluded a study on ‘mic...
Disinvestment of India’s largest insurer LIC has been the claim to fame for several months now. The initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is expected to be the biggest ever in the country’s history, w...
Philanthropy sector has always been seen as being dominated by large family foundations and over the recent past by donations made under Corporate Social Responsibility in India. The social sector funding or grants as they are called ha...
Unemployment in India is at an unprecedented high and this downward trend has been evident since 2016. Over the last couple of years, particularly during COVID times, this unemployment has hit the small traders and daily wage labour the...
AUTHOR’S NOTE (July 2021) An abridged version of this article appeared in DNA India on 14 February 2019. In the two years that followed, the electoral arena has been active, with parliamentary elections in 2019 and assembly e...