Augmented intelligence, IoT, and AV/VR will improve the quality and delivery of at-home healthcare, while telemedicine will replace primary care. Read more »
Multilateral partnerships for disaster risk reduction are being reduced to bilateral engagements riddled with narrow geopolitical interests. Read more »
As the education sector basks in the limelight of the National Education Policy, it will need an effective implementation mechanism with private participation. Read more »
As machines take over tasks that humans perform, it may lead to a world where 95% of the jobs as we know them today will be done by machines or robots. Read more »
The theory that populations achieve herd immunity when 10-20% get infected is rejected by most epidemiologists who stick to 60-70% threshold for the phenomenon. Read more »
Pressure on UN and governments is key to eliminating biological and chemical weapons. Linking SDGs to disarmament and an expanded Security Council can help. Read more »
States' efforts towards suicide prevention will need research into the socioeconomic and cultural reasons for suicide and tailor health and social sector interventions. Read more »
The Modi government cannot claim success in its fight against the coronavirus, when the Indian effort is compared with those of its South Asian neighbours. Read more »
In India, many students do not have access to smartphones, laptops and high-speed internet, posing a threat to quality online education for the masses. Read more »
Delivery of quality education, healthcare and housing to the bottom billion of the world population is possible with a transparent global tax regime. Read more »