Priyali Dhingra

The sensitisation of police forces on issues of gender-based crimes can lead to better delivery of justice, states a parliamentary committee report released during the 2021 Budget Session, and stresses on the need to rid them of any bias or…
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The Covid-19 pandemic surfaced extreme deprivation for migrant workers, with many kicked out of jobs without payment of their due wages. Those who crossed international borders to seek work were forced to return to home countries without…
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The Indian governments’ pace in delivering strong policy direction in the field of cyber power hasn’t matched the visible potential of India as a scientific and technological power, member of a policy think tank, International Institute of…
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As we witness a decline in Covid-19 cases that befell the nation in the second wave of the virus in April-May 2021, science is abuzz with the news of newer variants, or coronavirus mutations, crawling up in some regions. These mutations of…
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A 48-year-old Pritam Singh was most thankful for gurbanis, the spiritual music of the Sikhs, during the second wave of Covid-19. They especially came in handy in the peak months of April and May 2021, when the NGO worker and his team of…
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The human impact of climate change and global temperature rise is now closer than ever, and dire consequences of global warming are certain if carbon pollution rates go unchecked, reveals a draft report of the Intergovernmental Panel on…
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The Covid-19 pandemic had a brutal impact on the lives of domestic workers who have lost more jobs than any other profession despite a 2011 convention of employment protection, the International Labour Organisation has reported. Released…
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Indians aged 31-40 years old were hit the hardest by Covid-19 in the first and second wave of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed on Tuesday. Those aged 21-30 years old also underwent a similar, but slightly…
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The Monsoon Session of the Parliament may kick-start towards the end of July, officials at the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs stated on Monday. The slot for the session will be decided in the Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs…
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The NITI Aayog’s recently released SDG India Index has highlighted India’s poor performance in the realm of gender equality. Even with an upgrade in the all-over implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the country did not show…
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