State governments must build a common database for the use of all welfare departments such as health, pension and labour, as well as schemes like MGNREGA and PDS. Read more »
It is important for the country to have a nationwide open database of migrant workers to provide them a healthy and secure lifestyle. Read more »
Humans face the risk of death from a vast number of pathogens every single day. Coronavirus is going to be just another one, Dr Jay Bhattacharya. Read more »
There is an urgent need to issue criteria for identification of strategic sectors and to expand the screening to all countries. Read more »
The fall in air and water pollution due to the lockdown is a temporary phenomenon and should not prompt the world to lower the guard in the fight against climate change. Read more »
To become a global economic powerhouse, India should engage foreign companies in a mutually beneficial partnership. Read more »
The lockdown has constrained the operating environment of MSMEs in terms of cash flow, non-availability of workers, raw materials and transport infrastructure. Read more »
Denotified tribes across the country are engaged in the informal economy, and the lockdown has hit them severely. Read more »
As institutions such as NCERT, CBSE and UGC push for online education, they should study the preparedness of various stakeholders. Read more »
India looks like an automatic choice to be a manufacturing hub that could emulate the Chinese miracle. Here’s how it can match China. Read more »