‘Health’ is a term with a wide outlook. It may be interpreted distinctively and respectively by individuals. There is no single or precise definition as such to define health. Everybody has a different meaning and extent attached to it. For some being healthy would be in physical terms that is external in nature whereas for …
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The effectiveness of foreign aid on a country’s development has been a subject for debate for quite some time. While there is empirical evidence available that supports the claim that foreign aid leads to growth, there is also mounting literature on how aid has not worked in several cases. It is important to understand whether …
Foreign Aid, Development and the Ownership of Recipient Countries Read More »
Recently, on 2 January 2023, the Supreme Court of India, through a five-judge constitution bench, settled the contentious legal issue of demonetisation that has been raging in the country since November 2016 by upholding its validity via a 4:1 majority. While doing so, the court had heard 58 petitions filed against the move of the …
After economic liberalisation in India, at an unprecedented rate, there was an increased shift in export expansion in the garment industry. In 2014, India stood at the position of the seventh-largest exporter of garments in the world. According to Make in India Statistics (2015), the textile and garment industry employs directly approx. Fifty-one million people …
A Critical Note on Women’s Work in Indian Garment Manufacturing Read More »
The Government of Punjab has constituted expert groups to formulate its agriculture policy. Punjab, an agriculturally prosperous state, did not have an agriculture policy, and even though agriculture is a state subject, it was guided and driven by the Government of India. It may be a conscious effort to ensure national food security. The government …
Food processing is a panacea to alleviate the financial stress of agriculturalists. It transforms agriculture through value addition. It has picked up over the years but is not yet as intense as it should be in food surplus areas of the country. The food processing industry (FPI) contributes nearly 14% of manufacturing GDP, though only …
With the onset of militancy in Kashmir during 1989-1990, many Kashmiris had to migrate from Kashmir to safer places in Jammu and adjacent areas. According to the data from the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 registered migrant families live in Jammu. Amongst them, 39868 are Kashmiri Pandit families, 2574 …
Prime Minister’s Comprehensive Economic Package: Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants Read More »
Albert Einstein, widely regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time, had famously remarked “we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. Einstein, in all likelihood, made this statement to influence scientific temper and inculcate the value of scientific thinking, but his quote is easily admissible …
A Solution-Centric Mindset is Fundamental to Public Policy Work Read More »
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on not just public health, but also on economies and livelihoods of people around the world. Socio-economic inequalities worsened globally, pushing about 230 million people into poverty in India alone, as per a report by Azim Premji University [1]. If there is one thing that the last …
A Case for Urban Employment Guarantee Programme – Necessity, Precedents and Proposals Read More »
The United Nations (UN) adopted 17-Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. All members of the UN including India are committed to these global goals. The SDGs are inextricably intertwined for the holistic development of communities and nations and aim to achieve prosperous and peaceful living for human beings, ensuring food, nutrition, and health security for …
