Public Policy – Page 11 – NICKELED AND DIMED

Need for Affordable Housing to Occupy the Centre Stage in Real Estate

In this article, Shorya Choudhary discusses the ways and obstacles for increasing affordable housing in the Indian real estate market.
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Budget 2019: A closer look

This article by Niharika Yadav summarises India’s Interim Budget 2019. It delves into the pros and cons of the new policies and discusses their possible outcomes along with the critique it has received from analysts and professionals.
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BUDGET 2019: Expectations from the last of Ache Din

In this article the author Niharika Yadav provides a stake holder analysis of the upcoming budget.
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Carbon tax: A solution to correct climate change

Through this article Akshita Chembolu, the author, delves into the reasons for the imposition of carbon tax, the effects of its implementation and if there are any negatives to this policy.
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Sabarimala Temple: The New Political Battleground?

In this article, Janeesha Singh writes about the debates around the Sabarimala judgment of the Supreme Court and the arising conflict between religious faith and gender equality.
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Constituent Assembly Debates on Alcohol Ban

In this article, Gayatri Virmani critically analyses the relevance and effectiveness of Article 47 (the intoxication of drinks). She highlights how the negative impacts of the ban on alcohol on national highways and in some states, Bihar in particular, outweigh the positive impacts, concluding that imposing a ban on alcohol is in direct violation of…
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National Health Protection Scheme : Is it really efficient based on Expenditure by the Government?

“There should not be rigidity in funds allocation in the health sector, it should be flexible to different policies within health, there should be an audit mechanism of funds and resources could be improved through cost-effectiveness”. Read on to know more…
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The Impact of Inheritance and Succession Laws on the Economy: Significance of Inheritance and Succession

Through this article, Pallavi Mall aims to show the social significance that inheritance plays, however, inheritance remains deeply problematic since the concept of inheritance perpetuates inequality and the concentration of wealth.
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The Reasonable Expectation of Privacy and the Labyrinth of AADHAR and Constitutionalism

Through this article, Professor Ashit Kumar Srivastava explores the idea of privacy, it’s relationship with AADHAR and how it links to Constitutionalism. The article also looks at judgements from the U.S Supreme Court and relies on them to further elucidate on the concept of informational security. Read on more to find out..
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Embracing the Positive Obligation of Privacy

Mr.Ashit Kumar Srivastava talks about the role of the Union Government as a ‘Data Fiduciary’ after the Puttuswamy judgment which cements the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Even though it is a negative right demanding non-interference of the State, with the Adhaar initiative, the Author…
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Public Policy Series – III

In the following article, the author, Priyam Agarwalla tries to make a point as to how pubic policy making should not be merely seen as a technocratic exercise in form of executive implementation as per (pre)defined rules of the game but must evolve as an interdisciplinary body of knowledge.
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Public Policy Series – I

The Public Policy Series includes a diverse range of perspectives authored by students on the (re)conceptualization of public policy in its application and as a cross-fertilization of thought from other domains of social disciplines. This article is the first one in the public policy series. Read on to know what Soumya Chaturvedi has to say.
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