IMPRI

“Female labour force participation rate across India from 1990 to 2019 has been declining. In the last decade, it has declined from 31 per cent to 25per cent from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20per cent in 2019. This has contributed to…
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As India has crossed 3.4 million coronavirus cases, these extraordinary times have created conspicuous situations both at personal and professional places for women. For example, there have been rise in the cases of domestic violence and…
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The Government of India has come out with the long-awaited National Education Policy 2020 on 30 July after a long gap of 34 years. The policy aims to pave the way for transformational reforms in the country’s school and higher education…
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The historical diplomatic ties between India and Nepal were cemented on 17 June 1947 in the presence of high-level officials from both the countries with the commitment to peaceful co-existence and sovereign equality and understanding of…
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Indian economy had slowed down before the COVID-19 outbreak, but the ongoing pandemic has pushed it further into a recession. As per the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the employment rate has touched as high as…
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According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), about 63 countries across the globe have prepared the National Development Framework or National Employment Policy(NEP) to decide the roadmap for employment generation mainly after…
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The World Population Day is celebrated on 11 July to highlight the challenges and opportunities of increasing population. In this context, checking the reality of the much-debated topic of ‘Demographic Divided’ in India is warranted.…
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CityMakers are the urban poor informal workers who reside in informal settlements and slums in cities. These informal workers represent a significant share of the total urban workforce and they contribute to the national economies in…
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Border disputes between India and China are not new, and in the post-independent India, the two countries have fought a major war and had engaged in several skirmishes. Both countries are bound by a mutual agreement to not use firearms in…
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There would be huge impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis on poor families and their children. The economic, health and social crisis emanating from the present situation can push millions of vulnerable children out of school and into the…
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