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Bina Agarwal
The writer is professor of development economics and environment,University of Manchester,and author of A Field of Ones Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia. She is also the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge, UK.
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Contrast between Manmohan Singh, the politician and the economistSubscriber Only
December 31,2024 13:56:08 PM
On political issues, he spoke each word slowly and carefully, often reading from a written text. On economic subjects, he would make his point with passion and wit
Sat, Jan 04, 2025
How agriculture can be an engine for growthSubscriber Only
September 04,2024 08:31:07 AM
We have an opportunity to make agriculture technically sophisticated, environmentally sustainable and institutionally innovative — provided we shed old economic theories and change the way we farm
Wed, Sep 04, 2024
How agriculture can be an engine for growthSubscriber Only
September 04,2024 08:24:10 AM
We have an opportunity to make agriculture technically sophisticated, environmentally sustainable and institutionally innovative — provided we shed old economic theories and change the way we farm
Wed, Sep 04, 2024
Uttarakhand’s UCC: More confusion, few solutionsSubscriber Only
February 10,2024 07:17:54 AM
Written with inadequate examination of existing laws and rights, and passed in haste without due public feedback, the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code has created more confusion than it has offered solutions
Sat, Feb 10, 2024
Can you be third time lucky in chasing a tiger?Subscriber Only
March 18,2023 11:30:57 AM
There's much more to spotting the big cat at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Uniform Civil Code: Can the debate be extricated from identity politics and refocused on gender equality?Subscriber Only
January 24,2023 15:50:08 PM
Rather than one code covering inheritance, marriage, etc., we should discuss each separately. On inheritance, a secular law based on constitutional rights will clearly go farthest towards
Thu, Feb 09, 2023
Long road ahead: From I-day speech to women’s workSubscriber Only
August 19,2022 03:59:41 AM
Bina Agarwal writes: We need to recognise that changing demographics, basic technologies are reducing importance of childcare and unpaid domestic work as constraints. We need to address demand-side factors
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Kamla Bhasin’s songs live onSubscriber Only
October 02,2021 04:00:35 AM
Bina Agarwal writes: Her compositions, with their empowering message for women and girls, transcend borders.
Sun, Oct 03, 2021
India must push for women’s rights in land ownershipSubscriber Only
August 17,2021 04:00:05 AM
Bina Agarwal writes: Despite significant advancement in inheritance laws, only a small percentage of women own land in rural landowning households
Wed, Aug 18, 2021
Agriculture and rural sector can jump-start economy if we fix its illsSubscriber Only
November 18,2020 05:52:26 AM
Agriculture can do hugely better if we change the way we farm; focus more on 'allied sectors' and build strong growth links with the non-farm rural economy.
Wed, Nov 18, 2020
An Expert Explains: Working with lockdown — create green worker pools, not green zonesSubscriber Only
April 24,2020 00:09:29 AM
Coronavirus (Covid-19): By focusing on green workers and not green zones, we can also minimise the need for housing in work locations, which most businesses lack.
Fri, Apr 24, 2020
There is need for a calibrated approach to end the lockdown, testing will be keySubscriber Only
April 03,2020 01:06:24 AM
The complete lockdown, while needed as a first step, is also causing huge hardships to people, especially those without jobs and food, due to lack of warning and very little planning. But lifting the lockdown fully and suddenly will lead to new outbreaks. I would suggest we go for strategic easing of the lockdown in a calibrated way.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Policy must tackle not just dissatisfaction of large farmers, but distress of most vulnerableSubscriber Only
January 17,2019 00:03:04 AM
To address farmers' woes, we need a multi-pronged strategy of income support, government investment, and institutional innovations, and not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Thu, Jan 17, 2019
She is the answerSubscriber Only
December 10,2018 00:03:01 AM
Gender equality is key to food security. But policymakers don’t seem to recognise that
Mon, Dec 10, 2018
To put Kerala back on its feetSubscriber Only
September 11,2018 00:05:26 AM
After the floods, women’s group farms hold the key to reviving rural livelihoods.
Tue, Sep 11, 2018
Maternity benefits or jobsSubscriber Only
July 12,2018 00:04:47 AM
A trade-off is not inevitable. We need joint social responsibility, more gender-balanced measures
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
The seeds of discontentSubscriber Only
June 15,2017 00:10:20 AM
India faces not just a farmers’ crisis, but a serious meltdown of farming families
Thu, Jun 15, 2017
Where have all the flowers gone?Subscriber Only
January 03,2016 01:25:12 AM
Why does our middle class desecrate public spaces in India? How can we put a stop to this?
Sun, Jan 03, 2016
Caring by the hourSubscriber Only
November 19,2015 00:00:56 AM
Now that Bihar’s women have voted, what about their economic rights?
Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Budget silencesSubscriber Only
March 09,2015 00:00:16 AM
It has left out key concerns of agriculture, environment and women.
Mon, Mar 09, 2015
Our Turings and HawkingsSubscriber Only
February 02,2015 03:32:46 AM
Many in India still fail to achieve the unimaginable due to physical, social disabilities.
Mon, Feb 02, 2015Whose law is it anywaySubscriber Only
December 20,2013 02:08:02 AM
Those making a cultural case for Section 377 need lessons in South Asian history.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014A house dividedSubscriber Only
September 02,2013 00:04:50 AM
On compensation,the new Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill must be fine tuned
Mon, Sep 02, 2013Transforming quietlySubscriber Only
July 14,2012 00:53:13 AM
What India can learn from a grassroots land reform movement in Brazil
Sat, Jul 14, 2012
Women’s inheritance: next stepsSubscriber Only
October 17,2005 00:00:00 AM
The livelihood and empowerment prospects of millions of women who depend on agriculture for survival are affected by their legal rights in l...
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