Simi Mehta and Anshula MehtaBuilding upon decades of international diplomatic relations and scientific research, the United Nations adopted the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” in 2015. Most prominently, it highlighted 17 “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) to be achieved in...
Simi Mehta and Anshula MehtaWomen are seen as nurturers and the providers of emotional caretaking, and men are considered providers of economic support. Despite India's reputation for respecting women and treating woman as goddesses, the practice of female foeticide...
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIn the contemporary world, cities have become a representation of prosperity and useful life, attractive and desirable. This picture is juxtaposed with the inefficient and overcrowded sanitation services, housing services, and abject poverty....
Utpal K De and Simi MehtaAgriculture being the heart of every civilization, the sector and its primary stakeholder - the farmers-deserve much attention. The importance of the sector has more been realized during the Covid-19 pandemic, when almost all...
Anandajit Goswami“Why Science, Fiction and Sustainability?” - The title of this piece connects three words, concepts, thoughts, ideation and at the same time maintains a distinct identity of all of them. The pertinent question to ask is why they...
Simi Mehta and Amita BhaduriFloods have been a common occurrence in 21st century South Asian Subcontinent. The repeated events of flooding in Chennai in 2002, 2005 and 2015, the Mumbai floods of 2005, the Pakistan floods of 2010 and...
Dr Ajay Gudavarthy and Dr Simi MehtaAmid the contemporary political scenario when there has been a global rise of populist forces, it seems to be the quintessential moment to dwell upon the question raised above. There is a need...
Raghu Bir BistaINTRODUCTIONForeign Trade is an external sector in the World as a huge potential key driver of economic growth rate, income equity and poverty reduction. Since 1990s, South Asia has been struggling trade gain from internationalism and regionalism...
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, it has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20%...
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" now is a rather different place. There are almost 8000 cities in India and each...
