Chandrachur SinghBeing a premier university, DU has a pandemic responsibility it is not fulfilling. It must rise to the occasion to do its duty as academic institutions world over are doing.Around 30 academics, a large number of non-teaching staff, and...
Failure to invest in increasing vaccine production capacity has resulted in a desperate shortage of vaccines. If a third wave of the pandemic is to be averted, some 900 million people must be vaccinated twice over before winter sets in. That would call for 9 million doses a day, whereas we have 2.3 million dose availability at present.
Arjun Kumar, Indira Khurana, Ritika Gupta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Sakshi Sharda, Chhavi KapoorThe second wave of COVID-19 has now penetrated the rural pockets of India. It has gained traction in the country’s rural hinterland, where health care infrastructure...
Simi Mehta, G Sridevi, Sakshi ShardaOn the occasion of the 130th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD) at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi organized #WebPolicyTalk The State of Human...
The Indian State was never efficient. Now, in the face of a raging pandemic, it has been exposed as dysfunctional. If the current circumstances do not force a thorough reimagining of the state — its job description, capacity, and design, then nothing will.
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi AgarwalThe question of representation has been a crucial issue in today's era, specifically the representation of women, LGBTQ+, tribal, and minorities are being demanded more not just for visibility but for empowerment and dignity....
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi AgarwalWithin the umbrella term of gender equality, gender-based violence has been a prevalent issue with far-reaching consequences, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first four phases of the COVID-19-related lockdown, Indian women filed...
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Sakshi ShardaCOVID has unleashed an unprecedented crisis, it threatens the process of fully realizing the SDG and also exacerbates fragilities and inequalities within Nations. There has been a gendered impact of COVID when women and...
The country is filled with woes of COVID-19, along with that civil society stands holding the beacon of hope with citizen initiatives providing information, making resources available. It seems as though every citizen in the country has taken upon themselves to make up for the ineffectiveness of the Central Government in tackling the growing crisis due to Second Wave of COVID-19 in India. With the rising death toll and infection rates India seems to have plunged into a health crisis.
The individual, social and the State forgets to heal. State response to emergency events (manmade and natural) looks at the relationship between the citizen and itself as contractual. The focus of the state is located in verification and compensation. Paramount importance is given to the non-tangible and subjective idea of national security surpassing the individual. This has become more so a reality today during the Pandemic than ever before.
