One Nation, One Ration Card and the hurdles ahead

While this scheme would bring perceptible changes to the lives of India’s internal migrant workers, challenges lie ahead in designing and …

How democratic was the 16th Lok Sabha?

A lot of recent decisions, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s low attendance in Parliament to passing Constitutional Amendment Bill as a …

Why linking MGNREGA payments to Aadhaar is a mistake

How did the government apply Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act to the payments of MGNREGA remuneration, which in no way seem to be in accordance …

MGNREGA is failing: 10 reasons why

The government is relying heavily on the MGNREGA MIS to show that all is well, while it should actually review its MIS system itself …

Is Jharkhand's ambitious Aadhaar linkage derailing MGNREGA?

For four years, Jharkhand has been experimenting with Aadhaar-MGNREGA link with missionary zeal. Its experience holds lessons for all the states …

Those without Aadhaar card can’t be denied service: Supreme Court

Information about fingerprints and other data in criminal investigations could be shared only after a suspect approves it, says apex court