World Tuberculosis Day 2023

World Tuberculosis Day: Time to take stock of eradication efforts

The World Tuberculosis Day is the occasion to highlight the importance of addressing mental health issues. along with making available affordable and effective vaccines. Read more »
press freedom, PIB

Anointing PIB as fact checker will undermine press freedom

The proposal to amend IT rules would mean the government exerting more influence on the content shared on social media platforms. This is at a time when press freedom is already under... Read more »
MGNREGA scheme

MGNREGA: States should follow Jharkhand’s BHGY lead

After its success in developing village wells, Jharkhand scripts another MGNREGA success story with mango plantations. #MGNREGA #economy #policy Read more »
digital public goods

India leads in digital public goods, but needs to bridge digital divide

India is a global leader in digital public goods as demonstrated in the development of Aadhar, UPI, National Digital Health Mission, and Open Government Data Platform. #Digitalpublicgoods #digitalindia #G20 Read more »
LGBTQ+ rights

Take data out of the closet for the well-being of LGBTQ+ people

The #Covid19 and #Mpox outbreaks exacerbated patterns of social exclusion and violence, creating a negative effect on #LGBTQ+ people. #PMNCH Read more »
migrant labour, internal migration

Internal migration: States must ensure safety to avoid economic, diversity losses

Removing hurdles to internal migration holds key to India’s #future #growth. The existing #legal mechanism must be strengthened to protect the interests of #migrants. #economy #demography Read more »
struggle for gender parity

Women’s Day 2023: Gender parity still a distant dream

WEF’s Gender Gap Report 2022 shows that even the best performing countries have not achieved full gender parity. Read more »
The Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian invasion of Ukraine: A year of atrocities, inadequate global response

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to reduced access to healthcare, displacement, disruption of education, psychological trauma, and exploitation of the vulnerable. Read more »
Education loan vs income-share agreement

Income-share agreements as alternative to education loans

As profit-driven private institutions are set to dominate the #highereducation sector, income-share agreements are a viable way to ensure access and inclusion. #nep2020 #budget2023 #educationloan Read more »
CHATGPT

Govt looks to piggyback ChatGPT, but must fix these issues first

The biggest shortcoming of #ChatGPT is that information provided by the #chatbot can be fictional at times but the system presents it confidently as fact. #India #farmers Read more »