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The Ethical and Security Implications of Genetic Engineering
Aug 05, 2024

The Ethical and Security Implications of Genetic Engineering

The rapid development of genetic engineering technologies has created multiple opportunities for treating genetic diseases and improving human health. However, genetic engineering technology poses ethical, societal, and security challenges. This brief explores these risks, focusing on those related to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the revival of ideologies that consider some races to be “more suitable” than others. The brief also

The Future of Care Work Post-COVID-19
Sep 08, 2021

The Future of Care Work Post-COVID-19

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

The Future of Food: Reimagining Climate-Resilient Food Systems in the Post-Pandemic World
Jul 03, 2022

The Future of Food: Reimagining Climate-Resilient Food Systems in the Post-Pandemic World

Thinking about the future of global food systems has now become more critical than ever. Climate change impacts—among them, shifts in soil quality, precipitation, pest regimes, seasonal growth patterns, along with land degradation and reduction in biodiversity—have impacted agricultural and aquatic food production systems across the world. Indeed, the causal links between climate change and food security are manifesting more clearly, particul

The G20 Digital Agenda: Cross-Presidency Priorities
Nov 24, 2023

The G20 Digital Agenda: Cross-Presidency Priorities

The G20 Digital Agenda: Cross-Presidency Priorities white paper, co-authored by the World Economic Forum and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), underscores the importance of a cohesive digital strategy within the G20.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Germany’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 21, 2020

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Germany’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Germany’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has earned it almost all-round approval. This special report argues that there is indeed much that German policy has gotten right. But it is also important to keep an eye on the limitations and failings, for which Germany – and other countries that seek to emulate it – might end up paying a very dear price. In contrast, a timely correction of some aspects of German policy could help pre-empt bo

The Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: Early Evidence in India
Mar 04, 2021

The Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: Early Evidence in India

This brief collects and analyses current evidence in India regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children (5-9 years) and adolescents (10-19). Using the ‘snowball retrieval’ strategy, the authors identified peer-reviewed studies, reports and government articles published between January 2020 and February 2021 that were relevant to the research question. The brief finds that not only are children and adolescent

The Importance of Nutrition in Building the Human Capital
Mar 14, 2023

The Importance of Nutrition in Building the Human Capital

Human capital is the wealth of nations and is dependent on health, nutrition, skills and knowledge of people. To produce and maintain a healthy, highly skilled workforce, India must make cost-effective investments to improve child health and nutrition

The Modi-Hasina legacy
Apr 22, 2024

The Modi-Hasina legacy

Looking at a decade of India-Bangladesh partnership

The Pandemic at 24 Months: An Assessment
Aug 14, 2023

The Pandemic at 24 Months: An Assessment

Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 14-24 million people have died worldwide due to the coronavirus or the chaos of lockdowns and other impacts. To a great extent, much of this current state of the world is due to human health being profoundly misunderstood and neglected in international relations and national politics. This brief discusses two principles that can help understand why this pandemic is not at an

The Role of Gender Equity in Reducing Malnutrition: The View from South Asia
Aug 16, 2023

The Role of Gender Equity in Reducing Malnutrition: The View from South Asia

This brief analyses the correlation between gender-based inequities and malnutrition. It highlights the case of South Asia, and uses as a backdrop the compounded challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors review existing literature on the subject and cull patterns, with the aim of outlining recommendations for countries in the region for bridging interrelated gaps in gender parity and nutrition.

The Role of Maternal Nutrition in Reducing Childhood Stunting
May 23, 2022

The Role of Maternal Nutrition in Reducing Childhood Stunting

Maternal nutrition impacts not only the woman’s health during pregnancy but also that of her newborn; the child’s health in their first 1,000 days of life, in turn, will influence outcomes during childhood. Indeed, maternal undernutrition is estimated to account for 20 percent of childhood stunting in India. It is therefore important to ensure that women enter pregnancy in good health, as measured for example in adequate height and we

The Role of Women’s Nutrition Literacy in Food Security in South Asia
Aug 17, 2023

The Role of Women’s Nutrition Literacy in Food Security in South Asia

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

The Search for Sustainable Solutions to Debt Accumulation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Feb 15, 2022

The Search for Sustainable Solutions to Debt Accumulation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Like in some other regions of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated external debt accumulation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This could have massive, adverse impacts on growth as governments prioritise debt servicing commitments over key development expenditures such as healthcare and education. For the countries in SSA with relatively lower GDP, this could mean getting caught in a vicious cycle of low output and mounting debt. A pa

The Social Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic
May 11, 2023

The Social Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic

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

The ‘Green’ in Delhi’s Draft Master Plan: Weighed and Found Wanting
Dec 27, 2021

The ‘Green’ in Delhi’s Draft Master Plan: Weighed and Found Wanting

With increasing awareness of the role that a healthy and clean environment plays in the well-being of societies, governments are adopting environment-friendly approaches in the conduct of development activities. This brief examines the environment planning proposals contained in the draft Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) for the period 2021-41. Although the MPD proposes many new ideas to improve prevailing conditions as well as a framework to monitor

The ‘Smart Economics’ of Moving Women from the Private to the Public Sphere
Mar 07, 2024

The ‘Smart Economics’ of Moving Women from the Private to the Public Sphere

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

There's a need to end teenage pregnancies in India, it's harming the national economy
Jan 14, 2020

There's a need to end teenage pregnancies in India, it's harming the national economy

Teenage pregnancy is almost double in rural areas, 9.2%, as compared to urban, 5%, in India.

Time for hard questions on Sino-Indian relationship's future
May 21, 2013

Time for hard questions on Sino-Indian relationship's future

India and China must bilaterally develop a substantial conversation on the cutting edge of global governance issues, including issues of the global commons like climate change, water, health and medicine, and Asian security architecture, as well as issues of space and proliferation, of rules and mechanisms of economic governance, and on new arenas of maritime and ocean governance.

Towards a malnutrition-free India: Best practices and innovations from POSHAN Abhiyaan
Mar 13, 2020

Towards a malnutrition-free India: Best practices and innovations from POSHAN Abhiyaan

While India’s malnutrition rates have dropped dramatically, the country is still home to the largest number of stunted and wasted children in the world. Owing to the cultural and geographical variance across states, combatting malnutrition requires a granular approach. POSHAN Abhiyaan, the government’s national nutrition mission launched in 2017, aims to provide a convergence mechanism for the country’s response to malnutrition. This specia

Trump 2.0 will echo themes from first term, but with big changes
Nov 07, 2024

Trump 2.0 will echo themes from first term, but with big changes

Internally, Trump has already indicated his administration will differ markedly from his prior one. Many key figures from his first term, such as John Kelly and John Bolton, have either distanced themselves from him or openly opposed his leadership, suggesting a fresh team with potentially distinct policy goals. This shift could result in notable changes across domestic and foreign policy fronts. The entry of people like Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswam

Understanding the Gender Dimensions of Energy Poverty
Jun 08, 2021

Understanding the Gender Dimensions of Energy Poverty

Among the estimated 1.3 billion people across the world who have no access to electricity, 70 percent are women. This brief discusses the impact of energy poverty on India’s rural women. As women are primarily responsible for securing food and energy for their family, they are the ones who are worst affected by the lack of access to clean and modern energy. The brief calls for a more holistic approach in research and policymaking on energ

Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities
May 04, 2020

Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities

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

US and China: Decoupling in the era of COVID19
Jun 09, 2020

US and China: Decoupling in the era of COVID19

Questions about the utility of globalisation are not new. Could the COVID-19 outbreak be the final nail on the coffin for an idea that drove the world economy in the past three decades?  In theory, countries would produce what they specialised in, leaving it to the market to ensure everyone got a better price for it. As 2020 began, the pandemic spread from one province of China and soon disrupted production across the world. Countries banned the

US-India Partnership in Drug Discovery and in Generics
Jan 06, 2009

US-India Partnership in Drug Discovery and in Generics

The healthcare industry is undergoing an unprecedented change. The affordability and quality of healthcare are being profoundly affected by increased globalization, competition, cost consciousness, regulations and new technologies. The US is expected to spend up to 20% of GDP on healthcare by 2015.

Want food security? Try dietary diversity
Aug 25, 2020

Want food security? Try dietary diversity

Lack of dietary diversity--adequate intake of food from all the food groups -- can be more harmful to health than infectious diseases

Weighed down by the gains: India’s twin double burdens of malnutrition and disease
May 21, 2019

Weighed down by the gains: India’s twin double burdens of malnutrition and disease

Given its continent-like diversity, India’s epidemiological, nutritional, and demographic transitions are occurring in a staggered fashion, with high state-level variances. In many parts of the country, high rates of undernutrition co-exist with equally high and increasing rates of overweight and obesity. Further, the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a leading cause of mortality is increasing, even as the communicable, maternal,

What NFHS-5 Data Shows: 1 in 3 Children below 5 Years of Age are Stunted, Underweight
Nov 30, 2021

What NFHS-5 Data Shows: 1 in 3 Children below 5 Years of Age are Stunted, Underweight

Timely nutritional interventions of breastfeeding, age-appropriate complementary feeding, full immunisation and Vitamin A supplementation have proven effective in improving outcomes in children.

Will China's 'Common Prosperity' Project Turn Out to Be a Case of 'Cure Worse Than Disease'?
Sep 14, 2021

Will China's 'Common Prosperity' Project Turn Out to Be a Case of 'Cure Worse Than Disease'?

China has recently rolled out several measures that cracked down on businesses with an aim to redistribute wealth and reduce inequality. Many are likening this to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.

अन्न सुरक्षा योजनांनी वैविध्यपूर्ण आहारावर भर देण्याची गरज
Mar 02, 2024

अन्न सुरक्षा योजनांनी वैविध्यपूर्ण आहारावर भर देण्याची गरज

भारतातील पोषणाचा दर्जा ही चिंतेची बाब आहे. या समस्येवर दीर्घकालीन उपाय शोधण्यासाठी धोरणकर्त्यांना त्यांचा दृष्टिकोन बदलावा लागेल.

अन्यथा जगापुढे उपासमारीचे संकट
Nov 19, 2020

अन्यथा जगापुढे उपासमारीचे संकट

महिलांना भेडसावणाऱ्या समस्या दूर करण्यास आणि चांगल्या आहारास प्रोत्साहन न दिल्यास, कोविड-१९ सारख्या महामारीसह, जगाला उपासमारीचाही सामना करावा लागेल.

अमेरिकेच्या आरोग्यव्यवस्थेचे पितळ उघडे
Sep 04, 2020

अमेरिकेच्या आरोग्यव्यवस्थेचे पितळ उघडे

जगातील सर्वात प्रगत देश असल्याचा दावा करणाऱ्या आणि अनेकांच्या स्वप्नातील देश असणाऱ्या अमेरिकेतील आरोग्यव्यवस्थेचे पितळ कोरोनाच्या आकडेवारीने उघडे पाडले.

अर्थसंकल्पाची ‘तब्येत’ कशी काय?
Feb 18, 2020

अर्थसंकल्पाची ‘तब्येत’ कशी काय?

चांगली आरोग्यसेवा ही चैनीची बाब बनली असून,‘आयुष्यमान भारत’ आणि ‘पीएमजेएवाय’ या सरकारी योजनांची कामगिरी हा चिंतेचा विषय ठरला आहे.

आओ ‘मासिक-धर्म’ स्वास्थ्य को प्रोत्साहित करें: सर्वव्यापी हो यौन और प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य
Feb 27, 2023

आओ ‘मासिक-धर्म’ स्वास्थ्य को प्रोत्साहित करें: सर्वव्यापी हो यौन और प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य

यौन और प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य (SRH) के मासिक धर्म स्वास्थ्य और हाइजीन अर्थात स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान (MHH) के साथ मजबूती से जुड़ा होने के सबूत मौजूद हैं. इसके बावजूद वौश्विक स्तर पर, सरकारें

आपत्ती प्रतिरोधक आणि सार्वजनिक आरोग्य: आंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदायाची भूमिका
Sep 13, 2023

आपत्ती प्रतिरोधक आणि सार्वजनिक आरोग्य: आंतरराष्ट्रीय समुदायाची भूमिका

हवामान-संबंधित आपत्तींची वारंवारता जसजशी वाढत आहे, तसतसे जागतिक समुदायामध्ये एकत्रित सहकारी दृष्टिकोनाची अधिक गरज आहे

आयुष्यमान भारत: धोरण, समज आणि वास्तव
Jul 16, 2019

आयुष्यमान भारत: धोरण, समज आणि वास्तव

आयुष्मान भारत या केंद्र सरकारच्या आरोग्यविषयक योजनेची चिकित्सा करताना या योजनेचे महत्त्व आणि सकारात्मक बाजू लक्षात घेणेही गरजेचे आहे.

आरोग्याचे ‘स्मार्टकार्ड’ चालले पाहिजे!
Sep 30, 2021

आरोग्याचे ‘स्मार्टकार्ड’ चालले पाहिजे!

देशातील प्रत्येक नागरिकाच्या आरोग्याची नोंद ठेवणारे ‘हेल्थ कार्ड’ सुरू करून, भारताने आरोग्याच्या क्षेत्रात एक महत्त्वाचे पाऊल उचलले आहे.

आर्थिक मंदीचा फटका आजीआजोबांना
Nov 11, 2019

आर्थिक मंदीचा फटका आजीआजोबांना

भारत सध्या गंभीर अशा आर्थिक मंदीच्या संकटातून जात आहे. या मंदीच्या परिस्थितीचा मोठा फटका देशातील जेष्ठ नागरिकांना बसणार आहे.

इंटरनेट आणि निरोगी भविष्य
May 21, 2021

इंटरनेट आणि निरोगी भविष्य

आपण सगळेच दररोज इंटरनेटसारखी अनेक साधने वापरतो. या साधनांचा वापर सजगपणे करायला हवा आणि त्याच्या व्यापक परिणामांचाही विचार व्हायला हवा.

इंडियन हेल्थकेअर: अटॅक सरफेसेस, पर्सनल डिजिटल डेटा प्रोटेक्शन आणि सायबर रेझिलन्सी
Aug 21, 2023

इंडियन हेल्थकेअर: अटॅक सरफेसेस, पर्सनल डिजिटल डेटा प्रोटेक्शन आणि सायबर रेझिलन्सी

भारताला ग्लोबल मेडिकल व्हॅल्यू हब बनवण्यासाठी, आपण सध्याच्या आणि भविष्यातील पिढ्यांसाठी शाश्वत आणि न्याय्य आरोग्य निर्माण केले पाहिजे आणि आरोग्य आपत्कालीन परिस्थिती�

उबंटू हेल्थ इम्पैक्ट फंड : अफ्रीका में प्रतिस्पर्द्धी फार्मास्युटिकल मैन्युफैक्चरिंग को बढ़ावा
May 19, 2023

उबंटू हेल्थ इम्पैक्ट फंड : अफ्रीका में प्रतिस्पर्द्धी फार्मास्युटिकल मैन्युफैक्चरिंग को बढ़ावा

अगर चिकित्सा तकनीक़ को अधिक प्रभावी ढंग से संचालित किया गया तो वैश्विक स्वास्थ्य में काफी सुधार होने की संभावना है. दो राय नहीं कि बेहतर वैश्विक स्वास्थ्य के लिए कई स्तर पर

एका डॉक्टरच्या हत्येची भयकथा
Sep 23, 2019

एका डॉक्टरच्या हत्येची भयकथा

आसामातील जोऱ्हाटमधील डॉ.देबेन दत्ता यांची जमावाने केलेली हत्या ही देशातील प्रत्येक डॉक्टरच्या हिमतीची हत्या आहे. \