This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India ranks third in terms of absolute levels of carbon emissions after China and the United States. In a business as usual scenario, by 2030, emission levels are predicted to reach more than 4.4…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic buckled the country for many weeks. We may have passed the peak, but are still struggling with rising infection rates in many parts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural India are the first point of response, when people report sickness. Their role is to ensure primary care and treatment for patients, prevent the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is a well-known fact that even before COVID-19, girls in India were forced into child marriage, with one in three of the world’s child brides living in India. But there has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India is still home to one-third of the stunted children in the world, and has the highest number of wasted children globally. Stunting impairs cognitive potential and productivity, and wasting,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) uploaded a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) related to ‘COVID-19 Vaccination of Persons without prescribed Identity Cards through CoWIN’ on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in rural areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh has resulted in much fear and anxiety. As civil society organisations seek to serve their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the second wave of COVID-19 rages through the country, media and global donor attention is focused on the supply of oxygen in its various forms—even as the country grapples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Candid, a non-profit that tracks and analyses global philanthropic funding, has been following Covid-19 relief over the past year. A report released in March 2020 found that more than $20 billion was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The second wave of COVID-19 infections in India this spring has overwhelmed hospitals and both urban and rural communities. As of May 14, more than 24 million cases of COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rhetorical use of ’empowerment’ in the development discourse started taking shape in the mid 2oth century, as a means to challenge power structures for the public good. Since the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Riyaz*, a Rohingya refugee who lives in a crowded camp in Delhi along with nearly 300 others, is desperate to get himself vaccinated against COVID-19. But India’s ongoing vaccination drive is only…