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Politicising the Pandemic: Impact on Electoral Democracy
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Sakshi Sharda, Ishika Chaudhary, Chhavi KapoorFrom manifestos to rallies, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the electoral process and posed various challenges....
India’s Smart Cities Mission: Light Houses?
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar, Mahima KapoorConsideration of small and medium towns as well as the uniqueness of each city is imperative while planning urban...
Evaluating Indian Macroeconomic Statistical Systems
Arjun Kumar, Anshula Mehta, Swati Solanki, Mahima KapoorData Trends, Challenges for Evidence and Impact amid COVID-19India has historically had a powerful statistical...
Towards Creating A Parallel Pandemic Due To Mis-Management of Wastes In...
Papia Raj and Aditya RajWaste management has been a chronic problem, especially in Patna, which was called the “garbage city” of India by...
Gender, Peace and Security
Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi organized a distinguished lecture on Gender, Peace, and Security on June 30, 2021, by Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Padma Shri Awardee; Director, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP); Principal Emerita, Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), University of Delhi; Chairperson of the Board, Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi.
Know about e-RUPI, New India’s Latest Digital Governance & Welfare Initiative
Rohit MehtaOn Monday (02/08/2021), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the e-RUPI, a person-specific and purpose-specific payments system.In essence, e-RUPI will be like the...
Climate Change and its Socio-Economic Impact
In South Asia, India has a huge role to play in the field of climate change, given the enormity of its industrialisation levels. In the 1970s and 80s, we had little clue about how climate change would impact India but one thing was amply clear that unequal development patterns between developed and developing countries and greed were the biggest polluters — eloquently voiced by then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.
Towards Creating A Parallel Pandemic Due To Mis-Management of Wastes In...
Papia Raj, Aditya RajWaste management has been a chronic problem, especially in Patna, which was called “garbage city” of India by the High Court...
Pegasus, Blinken and Drinking Water from the Tap | Last Week...
T K ArunEven as the Pegasus snooping scandal stalled Parliament, Covid numbers showed signs of emerging from an ominous lull, a border clash within...
The Toxicity of ‘Pegasus’ Expose
A fear psychosis more lethal than any intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) hits hard when the anxiety turned into resentment ran high that perhaps everyone was entrapped, starting from ministers to the opposition parties. The point at issue is secret surveillance that was leaked out in the public domain recently creating great stir in the Indian polity. It is found that there are several persons under such surveillance—two ministers of Modi government, three important leaders of the opposition camp, a person holding a constitutional position, more than forty journalists, a group of businessmen and industrialists, current and former heads of security agencies. There are also social workers, government bureaucrats, lawyers etc.
