Tag: india
COVID in India: the deep-rooted issues behind the current crisis
The following article examines the various factors that may have been responsible for turning the COVID-19 pandemic into a humanitarian crisis in India.
Sexed Semen: What’s Wrong With Our Gendered Cattle Breeding Technologies?
The article looks at the problems associated with semen technology and its over emphasis on producing only female calves.
The Conspicuous Absence of Women in India’s Labour Force
Despite decades of independence, why do women still not have an adequate representation in India's workforce?
The New Education Policy and the Hype over Early Childhood Care in Education
Through the help of personal reflections, the article analyses the NEP 2020's vision of early childhood care and education.
30 Years of Liberalisation: Existing Poor Energy Access May Dive Down further with Covid-19
Over the past few years, the Indian government has made a serious push to provide all Indian families electricity and cooking gas connection but the adoption of these modern and clean energy sources remains a big challenge.
How to get COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries – and still keep patent benefits...
The world has a COVID-19 vaccine access and distribution crisis. While almost half of all doses administered so far have been in Europe and North America, while many poorer countries have vaccinated less than than 1% of their populations.
The Need for Ensuring Authentic Covid-19 Data For Proper Policy Response
Scientists have been drawing attention to the need for a lot of caution to avoid overestimating Covid-19 deaths. This is necessary both to avoid panic and panic-driven unduly harsh measures.
Lockdown Decisions Must Be Based On Very Careful Appraisal of Reliable Data
The following article underlines the importance of ensuring that all decisions about any kind of lockdown are taken with wisdom and attention to avoid confusions and hardships for the common masses.
Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights
Outspoken critics of the Taliban’s undemocratic vision of peace have often been threatened or killed, will this continue to compromise on women's access to rights in the future?
Farmers, near Bagmati river in Bihar, pick fertility of land over safety from floods
The Bihar government has been facing opposition, from locals, to the embankment project on River Bagmati. People of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga district have been...
