919 results found
The collapse means not the end of globalisation, but the need for even more of it.
It is understood that not only gender equality suffers a setback when women leave the workforce, GDP suffers a blow as well
The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread global economic impacts, and countries are gearing up for recovery. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be crucial. Given that the SDGs incorporate the four pillars of capital — human, social, natural and physical — these targets will be useful in the post-pandemic economic recovery process. This brief utilises econometric analysis to illustrate how the implementation of the SDGs is a stat
South Asia has had dismal indicators for the development of children, the pandemic has only exacerbated these problems while negating most progress ma
The world is undergoing a process that some have called “covidisation”, or the unravelling of the manifold, far-reaching medical, economic, and social impacts of a global health emergency.[1] There is no dearth of analyses of the many health and economic dimensions of this first massive global civil emergency of the 21st century.[2] This brief examines the social aspect of the pandemic through two perspectives: one is that of a repr
Given the daunting challenges of 2021, and the opportunity that the pandemic presented to reform the health sector, Budget 2021 unfortunately remained
India’s successful vaccination drive along with relevant revisions in its strategy have proved useful in the third wave
A pandemic of the viral disease COVID-19 has reached millions of people around the world with significant rates of mortality. With no specific treatments or vaccines in the immediate horizon, limiting contact with infected persons, the use of masks, and hand hygiene offer the only mitigation for now. This has led most countries to adopt severe isolation measures, which have in turn caused disruption of economic activity and increased unemployment
This essay examines the Union Budget 2022 from the perspective of the changing paradigm of development governance as acknowledged globally.
With economic compulsions forcing governments to ease lockdown restrictions, the pandemic seems set to run its course in the country
In the month of August this year, India has recorded about 60,000 to 70,000 Covid-19 positive cases every day, and the total number of cases has cross
High-density urban agglomerations may be sustainable in terms of the economies of scale their populations provide. Yet, as proven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these same urban spaces are nearly defenceless in times of unprecedented disease outbreaks. A pandemic poses many risks to the millions who live in dense megacities, whether in wealthy countries or developing ones. The sheer density of the population of these cities provides an ideal e
The urban nature of the pandemic becomes clearer when we consider the megacities and the large Indian cities.
The Mumbai Model has shown how decentralised, collaborative and data-driven governance can effectively overcome a crisis even in the densest and poorl
The ideas of disinformation and misinformation are as old as history. What is new, are the technologies that enable its rapid spread.
Should unvaccinated people be held solely responsible for the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe?
India’s G20 presidency has a chance to build a well-equipped global health architecture to effectively deal with future health emergencies
The adverse impact of the pandemic on women has been felt through a number of ways including employment and income loss.
The WTO has served as ‘constructed focal point’ during the pandemic by helping countries coordinate their policy responses.
The Observer Research Foundation first conceptualised the foreign policy survey last year to build on the existing strand of polling research in India. In December 2020, the poll sampled 2,037 Indians aged 18-35 from 14 cities
The hanging question that needs to be addressed globally would be how to ensure the current competitive discourse on AI optimisation can move forward.
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the budget continues to club the health sector with the social determinants of health
महामारी शुरू होने के बाद से ही दुनिया भर में ऑनलाइन बाल यौ
क्या हमने ओमिक्रॉन का सामना करने वाले दुनिया के तमाम देश�
वैश्विक महामारी की बरसी के मौक़े पर चीन ने एक बार फिर अपने
भारत के सफ़ल टीकाकरण अभियान और उसकी रणनीतियों में उपयुक्त
The year 2020 was a bad year for the world, owing to Covid-19 pandemic, but for the Middle East, it was even worse.
The impact of the pandemic has been so pervasive that every prominent political and social issue facing the UK has become enmeshed with it.
2021 के लिए, अफ्रीका में सरकारें महामारी के प्रबंधन से अधिक �
विकास वित्तपुरवठ्याच्या दृष्टिकोनातून 2024 हे वर्ष महत्त�
From the pandemic to state and Presidential polls, India has quite a year already chalked out
It is for time to tell whether the suggested reforms will lead India to play a prominent role in the post-pandemic economic recovery.
The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit
Bangladesh was one of the few countries in the world to sustain a positive economic growth rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, however, it is experiencing symptoms that could stall such impressive record: rising divergences in the government’s fiscal balance; the precarious Balance of Payments situation; rapidly declining foreign exchange reserves; demand-supply gaps in the energy markets; and inflationary tendencies. The exogenous shocks
A comprehensive strategy needs to be adopted to uphold health as an essential human right in conflict zones
