Blogs
Month: May 2020
Is Social Distancing Feasible for a Majority of Schools in India?
Protiva Kundu
Schools and colleges have been closed for close to two months now in view of the outbreak of the coronavirus. Although there have been some directives from UGC concerning when colleges will be...
Is the Agricultural Package Addressing Challenges Small Farmers Face in a Pandemic?
Gurpreet Singh
As agricultural activities are in full swing due to ongoing rabi harvest and forthcoming kharif sowing, the continuing lockdown in India is pushing small farmers further to the margins. While...
Health versus Wealth? The ‘measure’ of our responses to COVID-19
Sakshi Rai
The pandemic has laid bare our preexisting fault lines. How governments respond fiscally to tackle the COVID pandemic will determine their ability to respond and the subsequent...
Tackling Climate Change and Practicing Environment Sustainability must be woven in India‘s Vision for “Atmanirbhar Bharat”
Jyotsna Goel
As the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues, India is focusing on immediate needs: boosting capacity in hospitals, protective gear at hospitals, stabilize agricultural and food supply...
This Pandemic Should Help the Govt Acknowledge the Crucial Role NGOs Play
Asadullah
“A crisis is the sum of intuition and blind spots, a blend of facts noted and facts ignored.” This observation made by Michael Crichton, an American author, a few decades ago could not have been...
Beyond the Pandemic: Taxing times ahead for NGOs
Malini Chakravarty
The covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown have laid bare the fissures that ail the Indian society and economy. The heart-rending reports of the devastating impact of the lockdown on the...
Using DMFT Funds to restore the Health Facilities during the Covid Crisis
Shweta Tiwari
Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after its spread across 112 countries and regions of the world. Like many other places, India is also under lockdown since 23rd...
COVID-19: Can Reverse Migration Help Revive Rural Economy of Odisha?
Arabinda Acharya
Migration is a livelihood strategy adopted by millions of Indians. Much of this migration in India is happening either for work or employment or for small business, directed towards the urban areas....
Indian education can’t go online – only 8% of homes with young members have computer with net link
Protiva Kundu
As an immediate measure to stem the spread of Covid-19, most educational institutions have been shut since the end of March. It is still difficult to predict when schools, colleges and universities...
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