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India is the world’s largest rice exporter, making it a significant player in the global rice market. A global rice shortage is anticipated amid rising geopolitical tensions and commodity prices. To safeguard domestic consumers from exorbitant price shocks, India has banned the export of non-basmati white rice since July 2023. This paper examines the ban's implications, especially regarding welfare redistribution among basmati and non-basmati f
Global North and South have different ambitions, but LiFE helps draw a common thread somewhere between the two without asking them to compromise on th
Mission LiFE has the potential to empower women in the informal e-waste management sector as it aims to adopt sustainable waste reduction measures
There is an urgent need for sustainable and resilient food systems to guarantee sustainable diets that are nutritious and aligned with the evolving ec
Despite being labelled as dependents, older women, especially from low-income households, contribute significantly through unpaid and paid work, witho
How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?
How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?
Marginalised sections of the urban population, particularly women, are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and extreme climate ch
Cities will need to give special attention to the needs of women and ensure that it builds on their economic productivity and recognises their contrib
While gender has been increasingly factored into international climate policy, progress in India has been slow.
It is crucial that we do everything possible to get it right for women.
Following the Nirbhaya case of 2012 and the public outrage that it provoked, public safety for women has been increasingly deemed a political issue worthy of attention and concern, particularly in India’s cities. The government’s response has been to promote precautionary policies for women that, while may be well-meaning, tend to reinforce the prevalent social inclination to put the onus of their safety on women themselves, rather than addre
Gender-based violence and curtailment of their rights have fuelled Sudanese women’s desire for resistance and change
Integrating the use of bicycles and establishing a sound cycling infrastructure will help India in its quest to achieve sustainable development
The Indian service sector necessitates the implementation of specific policies to guarantee the adoption of technology and upskilling to secure growth
The harsh response by the Pakistani state towards the ongoing Baloch protests will only alienate people further and deepen the existing crisis
This study discusses three major mega free trade agreements (the TPP, TTIP and the RCEP) and attempts to develop a strategy for India to navigate the repercussions engendered by these groupings and thereby safeguard India?s trade and sustain its economic growth.
Women’s participation in spaces of power is the need of the hour to solve the current climate crisis
The most critical thing to do is to dream it and do it.
The female workforce in India is changing as younger women with higher levels of education enter the workforce
Care work, both paid and unpaid, is at the heart of most economies. The care sector comprises formal healthcare, childcare services, early childhood education, disability and long-term care, and eldercare. Two-thirds of care workers globally are women, and women and girls perform more than three-quarters of all unpaid care work. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the vulnerability of care workers and deepened the gender gap. This paper a
A combination of prevention, early identification, and treatment is necessary for a significant decrease in noncommunicable disease mortality
The gender disparity in politics indicates the need to promote education amongst women, thus, enabling greater political participation
It is understood that not only gender equality suffers a setback when women leave the workforce, GDP suffers a blow as well
This paper analyses historical trends in women’s participation in Indian democracy as voters, contestants, and legislators, using data on state assembly elections between the first one in 1951, and 2019. The paper finds that India is witnessing a strengthening of its democracy as measured in terms of an unprecedented growth in the political participation of women in these three roles. In these 73 years of Indian democracy, the turnout of women
Gender inequality is a major cause and effect of hunger and poverty, with women and girls comprising 60 percent of the global hungry. Women face multiple challenges (such as limited access to education and employment opportunities) that curtail their economic autonomy and weaken their bargaining position within the family, consequently impacting household food security. The pandemic has worsened this situation. It is crucial to apply a ge
Equipping women with employable skills is a far greater challenge than skilling men, as most women in India work low-skill and low-paying jobs in the informal economy. It is a gap that needs to be addressed urgently, as skilling can expand work opportunities for women and increase their participation in the workforce. This brief analyses the participation of women in skills training programmes, underlining the biases that lead to women being trai
Increasing reports of sexual and physical violence against women are surfacing in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis.
Despite advancements in legislation and representation over the last decades, women continue to face barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, legal protection against violence, and leadership roles. In the economic sphere, gender disparities persist in labour force participation, job sectors, wages, and unpaid care work. Women are constrained in participating in the labour market as their social role remains attached to domestic
The EU has had much less gender discrimination and the gender equality index in the member countries is much better than in Asian countries, especiall
There is an urgent need to deploy radical and concerted efforts to address the deeper cultural stereotypes that women face in accessing, using and par
Inclusion 2.0 can only be achieved when strands of access integrate an understanding of the history of oppression, feminist perspectives, and ethnic p
Peer pressure is the single most effective tool for building successful platforms that encourage women’s participation without fear.
Creating opportunities for women in different spheres to tackle gender inequality has invoked fear amongst young Korean men about losing opportunities
As India navigates the complexities of sustainable development, ensuring gender equality in the waterscape emerges as a pivotal element in creating a
In nominating Adm Franchetti to the highest position of the US Navy, the Biden administration has pushed for a more diverse American military
The connections between SDG 5 and other goals underscore the imperative of attaining gender equality as both a moral obligation and a strategic invest
Western nations continue to use Huawei as it does not have a coherent strategy to manage Beijing even after acknowledging the problems its rise has engendered.
Half of India’s population is women, and according to a World Bank report, India could achieve double digit growth if women were participating more
Liberalism has given us this modern world which gives primacy to the individual over his community, caste or gender.
Digital divides have traditionally been associated with the “connected — unconnected” binary around the world, considering only one aspect of th
Many of the jobs created through large-scale programmes on water can be taken up by women as long as the skilling gap is addressed along with gender i
