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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