Tikender Singh PanwarThere is widespread traction for an urban employment guarantee scheme, similar to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in the urban spectrum. This demand comes not just from youth organizations but also from workers’...
IMPRI TeamThe effects of climate change have been evident and there has been a lot of debates around the changes to be made locally to help and save the earth. In this light, the nations met at the COP26...
TK ArunBudget 2022-23 gambles that investment-led growth would alleviate the economic distress wrought by the pandemic and an economy that was slowing desperately even before that, and, to that end, pursues growth rather than relief and doles with its...
Arun KumarMuch was expected from the Union Budget 2022 which has come at a time when the Indian economy is facing economic turmoil due to the coronavirus pandemic and battling widespread unemployment and inflation.High hopes were pinned on this...
IMPRI TeamThe Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of timely data collection and sharing data usage for decision-making. Data plays a vital role in informing vigilant response and preparedness towards pandemics.Highlighting the issue of pandemic preparedness through data and...
Santosh MehrotraIn the absence of any vision document (for example, a five-year plan) put out by the current Union government, the annual budget is supposed to provide direction to the country and the government’s own departments about the priorities...
Prof HARSH V. PANT and AYJAZ WANISince 1991, New Delhi’s ties with the Central Asian countries have developed slowly despite a shared culture and trade links via the ancient Silk RoadThe first virtual engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Anil TrigunayatThe Houthis have been at war with the US-backed Saudi-UAE-led Sunni coalition of nine countries since 2015 when they chased the Abd Abu Mansour Hadi government out. This led to much consternation in Saudi Arabia, which was already...
IMPRI TeamDomestic Violence is a prevalent issue with consequences not only restricted to the physical health of women but ranges to much deeper problems. Worldwide lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic led to increased incidences of violence against women...
Aravind Unni, Tikender Singh PanwarOn February 1, 2022, Nirmala Sitharaman is going to be presenting her 4th annual budget for the union government. The state of the Indian economy is not in the best of spirits, and we are...
