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In my latest post for Get Down and Shruti, I ask if air pollution is a bigger problem than malaria, effective altruism, narrowness of impact evaluations, complexity of development, how the Indian Supreme Court is to blame for air pollution Delhi and more. srajagopalan.substack.com/p/altruism-and

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Shruti Rajagopalan

@srajagopalan

Nov 28, 2022

I started my newsletter Get Down and Shruti to write about Indian political economy and culture. My first substack post on why everyone should pay more attention to India. srajagopalan.substack.com/p/why-everyone

2:00 PM · Dec 12, 2022

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"Practical policymakers, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any legal influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct judge"

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Damn! I wish I had written that! :)

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Really nice post!

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I feel like I can’t write anything without relying on

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! So thank you!

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bit weird to blame two decade old court judgement on the lack of buses, but atleast vehicles being the primary source of pollution is being recognized unlike certain other people

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As a regular contributor to Givewell charities, this was a very interesting read indeed. I am genuinely interested in understanding which organizations I should donate to, which is why I'd like to understand your point better. As you've stated in your piece, the larger problem1/2