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COVID-19: UN Calls for Timely, Accurate and Trusted Official Statistics
Countries in Asia and the Pacific have pledged to promote reliable and timely statistics to inform sound policymaking and empower… Read More
Uphold the Right of Patients to Access Medicine: Legal and Policy Experts
TB-care and treatment are the worst-hit sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments have failed to attend to the serious concerns… Read More
COVID-19 and Decline in Middle Income Living Standards: What Holds for Future?
Drastic reduction in poverty and the rise of a large middle-class have been largely pitched as one of the major… Read More
Social Distancing Policies: Wider Reach than Expected
State and local governments’ social distancing policies not only influence behavior in their jurisdictions, but also impact the health of… Read More
Access to Clean, Efficient Energy in India: UNEP and ReNew Power Partnership
India’s largest renewable energy company, ReNew Power, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a partnership agreement to promote… Read More
Will Atmanirbhar Bharat Enable Making MSMEs Vocal for Local?
There is no doubt that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is important on many counts. The recent… Read More
Delhi University and its Many Failures during the Pandemic
The Delhi University (DU) finally began its online open book examination (OBE) on 10 August. However, criticism has only grown… Read More
Pandemic, Transgender and the Toothless Act
COVID-19 pandemic, the sudden lockdown and non-strategic unlock phases affected everyone. However, transgenders have been one of the most adversely… Read More
Building Social Democracy, Do We Not Need More Periyars?
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak is remembered for popularising Ganesh Chaturthi and making them instruments for the struggle for Swaraj, the… Read More
Are Smart Cities the Answer to Increased Urbanisation?
There is an increased trend of urbanisation across the world. People are moving to urban areas due to the availability… Read More