Revenue Department in Telangana- Building Systems and Capabilities

Key reforms are needed in in the revenue department, in order to reduce corruption and make services more easily available to citizens. In fact, it is not just a restructuring of the revenue department that is required, but a general building of better systems and capacities across the government’s many administrative departments.
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Why should farmers struggle to sell their produce?

Why should farmers bear the all the burdens of agriculture by themselves? This unique take on agriculture in India illustrates one simple fact - that farmers are often left to their own devices despite how essential agriculture is to the Indian economy. The government should move towards substantive responses to agrarian distress, rather than handing out freebies that make little real difference in farmers’ lives. Read on to find out more.
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Can Local Authorities solve the issues plaguing the MSME Sector?

The growth of India’s Micro, Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (MSME) in most cases is not on par with the vision of the country. Read on to understand the issues plaguing the MSME sector and how providing them with local authority can resolve some of the problems.    
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The storyboard traces the evolution of democracy in the United States from the autonomy and self-governance of the 13 colonies in the 1600s to the Declaration of Independence and finally till the achievement of universal adult franchise in 1920.
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FANI : Has India cracked the Formula for Disaster Management?


This storyboard looks into the aspects which are crucial to efficient disaster management, and looks at this through the lens of Cyclone Fani. It also addresses the question of whether India has cracked the formula of disaster management, and whether it is a recent phenomenon if it has done well.
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A sneak preview of the activities of FDR in May 2019

“Media is a reflection of our society”: Sakshi Chief Editor

The FDR team had the opportunity to interact with Mr. K. Ramachandra Murthy, prominent public intellectual, journalist, and the Editorial Director of Sakshi Media Group. Read on to discover his insights on the quality of public discourse in the country today, and the interaction of media and society.
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Democracy on the Road - Ruchir Sharma

Ruchir Sharma’s latest book is a rich anecdote on Indian elections over the past two decades and explains how the complex forces of ‘community, family, inflation, welfare, development, corruption and money’ have played a role in toppling governments at the Centre and in the states.
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The Third Pillar - Raghuram G. Rajan

Raghuram G. Rajan’s book “The Third Pillar” is a statement on the imbalance in the three pillars of the society - state, market and community. He talks about how the community needs to be revived to keep the state and market in check and bring back a sense of balance.
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