Caste and bureaucracy in India share an eggshell relationship. Every new government tries to infuse his or her caste members in some handy and picky position. It is a system everywhere in the world. However, the caste factor in Public Administration is peculiar to India. In the last few days, we have woken up with...
Finally, Allahabad HC has quashed Dr Kafeel’s detention Under the National Security Act (NSA) uncovering the state-led persecution. Allahabad HC high court decision came at a time when a judicial function is under severe social lenses. In recent time, civil society has criticised many of its decision being biased and prejudiced for diluting the provisions...
Abstract Research on decentralised fiscal responses to corruption is sparse in Indian federalism. This paper examines the effects of fiscal decentralisation on corruption in public service delivery process across states in India. Econometric estimations broadly suggest a varied impact of fiscal decentralisation on retrenchment of the incidences of corruption experienced by households while availing...
The global order is undergoing a gargantuan transition, and the US-China bickering is shambolically shaping the new world order. Countries and regions are in flux, geo-political and geo-economic competition is exacerbating, and to top it all, the transnational threat posed by the novel coronavirus is challenging to alter the definition of national security. Amidst this...
The year 2020, when the entire country is fighting against the pandemic, thinking of reviving the economy without considering rural development plans will not be possible. The first-ever act in the history of India, which guaranteed work and wage to rural India, MGNREGA has experienced an increase in a number of rural people looking for...
Physical and cultural factors increase the vulnerabilities that women face due to climate change. It is paramount for policymakers to pay attention to this interlink and frame policies that integrate concerns of both. For this purpose, the present paper calls for an integrated approach to accelerate the achievement of women empowerment and sustainable development goals....
Climate variability has recently attracted the increased attention of researchers as well as policymakers all over the globe. Some of this attention has been concentrated on food security, especially in light of current events, such as the monsoon floods in various parts of India, which causes huge losses to agriculture and forestry. With the rising...
Generally, we can conceptualise governance as the rule of rulers within a given set of rules. We may infer that governance is the mechanism by which powers are delegated, and laws are applied and updated. Explaining governance thus includes both the rulers and the laws and the various mechanisms from which they are chosen, described...