-Letter addressed to Chief Minister of Delhi dated 5th June, 2020, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Delhi and other CSOs Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Delhi along with several other civil society organisations have urged the Delhi Government to work within the provisions of the Constitution of India, and not seal its borders to the needy patients from other states. In these times of crisis and disarray, the most Important need is to stand by...
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India’s dairy sector has helped lift the rural economy and improve livelihoods -Yashobanta Parida and Deepika Yadav
-The Hindu Business Line The country must now usher in a new era of development for the dairy sector, by building procurement infrastructure in milk deficit States and adopting appropriate technology in these regions World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on June 1, 2001, to recognise the Importance of milk as a global food. This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Milk Day. This...
More »Ashwani Kumar, political scientist, interviewed by Nistula Hebbar (The Hindu)
-The Hindu It is shocking that those who build fantasy cities not only can’t own a home of their own but also can’t vote in elections, says political scientist Ashwani Kumar Political scientist Ashwani Kumar, whose forthcoming co-edited book titled Migration and Mobility is to be out soon, speaks on migration, inter-State workers and amendment to the Inter-State Migrant Workers Act, 1979. * The COVID-19 crisis for India has also become a humanitarian...
More »Climate Change Tracker: Why did the locust swarm come to India? -Bibek Bhattacharya
-Livemint.com Global warming, winter storms in the Arabian peninsula and pre-monsoon rains, all played a part As readers of this column will know, I host a weekly podcast called the Mint Climate Change Tracker which looks at the challenges posed by a rapidly heating planet. The second season began on 15 May with a new focus. Each episode now features an expert who helps demystify issues related to national and global conversations...
More »India’s Covid trajectory should be measured against that of its neighbours -Deepankar Basu & Priyanka Srivastava
-The Indian Express A meaningful comparison of India with its largest neighbours — Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — is a much better way to understand the spread of the pandemic and assess the effectiveness of responses to contain it. A comparison of India’s situation with its neighbours is much more meaningful than the comparisons regularly put out by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, where India is almost always...
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