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Natural Resources and Women in India
Simi Mehta and Anshula MehtaBuilding upon decades of international diplomatic relations and scientific research, the United Nations adopted the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”...
Girl-Child Discrimination in India: Examining a Declining Child Sex Ratio
Simi Mehta and Anshula MehtaWomen are seen as nurturers and the providers of emotional caretaking, and men are considered providers of economic support. Despite...
Has the Urban been Depoliticised?
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIn the contemporary world, cities have become a representation of prosperity and useful life, attractive and desirable. This...
India’s New Agricultural Laws 2020: Looking Beyond Farmers’ Concerns
Utpal K De and Simi MehtaAgriculture being the heart of every civilization, the sector and its primary stakeholder - the farmers-deserve much attention. The...
Science, Fiction and Sustainability
Anandajit Goswami“Why Science, Fiction and Sustainability?” - The title of this piece connects three words, concepts, thoughts, ideation and at the same time maintains...
Flood: An Engineer’s Disaster or a Historian’s Natural process?
Simi Mehta and Amita BhaduriFloods have been a common occurrence in 21st century South Asian Subcontinent. The repeated events of flooding in Chennai in...
Constitution, Democracy and Citizenship | Circa 2020
Dr Ajay Gudavarthy and Dr Simi MehtaAmid the contemporary political scenario when there has been a global rise of populist forces, it seems to...
Trade and Policy Shocks in Nepal amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observations,...
Raghu Bir BistaINTRODUCTIONForeign Trade is an external sector in the World as a huge potential key driver of economic growth rate, income equity and...
Invisible Role of Women in Agriculture
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Sunidhi Agarwal Female labor force participation rate across India from 1990 to 2019 has been declining. In the last decade,...
Everyday Governance and Institutional heterogeneity in India’s cities
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIndia's cities have always had a long history. The place that once belonged to the "wealthy middle class"...














