There's an urgent need to direct nutrition policy to better invest in the first 1000 days of a child

Beyond creating a modern welfare state, Aadhaar can also be leveraged to democratise credit      

Response to the crisis of farmer suicides is narrowly focused. Poor health accounts for most suicides, necessitating improved access to healthcare rather than special packages.

After reportedly being disappointed with government inaction, villagers take development into their own hands.

"Making rules about compulsory purchases of land is especially tricky in developing countries".

"Roughly 600 million Indians are farmers -- the majority of whom would happily give it up for another job. So why is the Congress party so determined to keep them as peasants?" Rupa Subramanya writes in Foreign Policy.

Rise is farm credit in Maharashtra is not attributed to farmer loans and loans are instead directed to agri-businesses and corporates involved in agriculture.

As part of its transparency efforts, the government has made complaints related to the flagship rural NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee) scheme available online.