Rukmini Manasa Avadhanam
Rukmini Manasa Avadhanam is a research associate with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
October 27, 2017
Technology integration helps schoolchildren in rural Assam learn their lessons easily and widen their knowledge. (Photo by Rukmini Manasa Avadhanam)
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Technology helps Assam’s rural children learn better

School children in rural Assam, who lack exposure that their urban counterparts take for granted, have started using technology to their benefit, understanding their lessons better and learning new concepts

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July 5, 2017
For poor rural people living on the margins, the system of direct benefit transfer show mixed results.
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Is direct benefit transfer really a panacea for the rural poor?

Given the complex and varied situations in rural India, the results of the direct benefit transfer method are so far mixed at best and debilitating at worst, as seen in the subsidies for farm equipment and fertilizers

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