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Multiple social issues, such as rising crimes, poverty and lack of education have made it difficult to contain the spread of the pandemic and spread a
Nurturing youth capital and well-being is not only a moral imperative but also an economic necessity
India has achieved better Covid-19 vaccine coverage than most other countries in its income class, aided mainly by domestic production capacity and the government’s decision to offer the vaccines to the adult population for free. There are stark sub-national differences, however, in the pace and coverage of the vaccine rollout. This special report tells the story of the district of Raigarh in Chhattisgarh—one of the low-income, Empowered Acti
With over 415,000 Kashmiri civilians meeting the diagnostic criteria for a major depressive disorder, interventions aimed at improving mental health i
The current unemployment and high educational inequity levels continue to weigh heavy on the country’s youth
The National Budget is rooted in the assumption that the economy has recovered from the dent inflicted by the pandemic, however, the statistics beg to
Climate change, conflicts, and various crises have exposed the vulnerabilities of global food systems. Acute food insecurity and undernourishment have become more prevalent in recent times, and the imperative is to build more robust and sustainable food systems that do not adversely impact the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has only underlined the importance of food security in times of crises. This brief explores the promise of clima
While the financial assistance has come at a critical time and will provide BEST with the backbone to straighten itself out, it is not a panacea for i
The essence of any democratic system is the healthy functioning of political parties and consequently free and fair elections. Free and fair elections imply not only a legal institutional framework for the conduct of elections and a transparent electoral process.
Peaceful international partnerships in crucial sectors, like healthcare, continue to inspire India’s global vision.
All that the government has to do is to focus on providing basic goods -- high quality primary education and healthcare, toilets and housing for all. When there is so much money in India in private and public hands, why is it taking so long for the government to do something to change the lives of millions of people?
The COVID19 pandemic has impacted the rich and developed countries. It has reiterated the importance of effective and adequate primary healthcare faci
As the world seeks to emerge from this crisis, the real question for Ugandans to ask is: what lessons will the nation learn from this crisis. Will pub
As the world seeks to emerge from this crisis, the real question for Ugandans to ask is: what lessons will the nation learn from this crisis. Will pub
Canada holds the dubious distinction of having the worst deficit, the worst unemployment and the worst vaccination rates in the G7.
Cancer patients must learn to treat the post-COVID-19 world as a ‘new normal,’ and remain focused on what they need to do to manage their illness
By fostering evidence-based youth policies, societies can work towards implementing the SDGs at all levels, thus benefiting the youth and enhancing ov
We must admit that face-to-face interactions between teachers and students along with vibrant and healthy debates amongst peers within the classroom a
Chikungunya is an example of what public health specialists call emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases in developing countries.
Wasting is easily reversible once the impact of infectious disease recedes and health status improve. Severe wasting, however, requires concerted medical attention along with appropriate nutritional intake.
The material and non-material needs of children have been drowned out by other priorities during this pandemic
COVID-19 has undone much of the progress made by the LAC countries in its education sector
As per the Global Nutrition Report 2021, at the present rate, it is impossible to achieve Global Nutrition Targets (GNTs) by 2025, with COVID-19 furth
The recent banking crisis in Henan throws light on the corruption that is rampant at the lower rungs of the Chinese bureaucracy.
The slowdown in the Chinese economy due to the recent surge has made the global economy quite vulnerable
Three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic, the health crisis has wreaked havoc on people’s lives and livelihoods across the globe. Can state responsibility be apportioned for the pandemic, under the current international legal system? What would the elements of such responsibility be? This brief explores the concept of “state responsibility” under public international law and exam
The measures taken by SIDS are unable to keep up with the pace of increasing climate risks thus international cooperation plays a vital role in develo
Climate change has added to the enormity of India’s food security challenges. While the relationship between climate change and food security is complex, most studies focus on one dimension of food security, i.e., food availability. This paper provides an overview of the impact of climate change on India’s food security, keeping in mind three dimensions — availability, access, and absorption. It finds that ensuring food security in the face
In addressing the urgent crisis of climate change, it is crucial to acknowledge the gender dimension of its impacts, and for that to be reflected in t
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India’s critical water infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from climate disruptions
This year’s World Environment Day is aiming to steer individuals, corporations, and governments towards the shared vision of reducing plastic produc
A 'global syndemic’ is defined as a pandemic that appears to interact with climate change, undernutrition, and obesity. Together, they pose a monume
Policies and tailored interventions need to be adopted to mitigate the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance
Open defecation (OD), an age-old practice in India, impacts the health of individuals as well as their communities. To tackle the problem, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2014, aimed at making the country open-defecation free (ODF) by October 2019 by giving more attention to community-based approaches. However, while such approaches have helped solve the sanitation riddle in many countries, curbing OD in India
The watered-down version of the initial TRIPS waiver proposal put forth by India and South Africa indicates that the developed nations’ policy is bu
What is needed most at this critical juncture is to strengthen coordination between the federal, provincial and local level governments by keeping the
A decentralised cluster planning approach holds the key to social distancing in urban public spaces.
It may be more useful to discern the outstanding issues with global health governance, and revamp WHO’s powers to improve surveillance and complianc
To take advantage of their favourable demographic transitions over the coming decades, the developing and least developed countries (LDCs) need to add
Are African countries ready to handle a potential outbreak?
The Covid-19 vaccination rollout has been slow in many parts of the world, and it might not be inaccurate to say that the newer, more transmissible variants have done a better job at immunising populations than the vaccine. More than 16 months since the global vaccination drive was started, wealthier countries have inoculated vastly higher proportions of their populations compared to the poorer ones. For example, as of late April 2022, the United
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