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Post-pandemic economy of Southeast Asia: A slow-paced recovery

Published on Dec 23, 2021 09:32 IST

After a strong economic rebound in the first two quarters of the financial year 2021, the third quarter saw a contraction in growth caused by the recurring of Covid-19 in the form of the new Delta variant.

The politics of Covid-19 in Southeast Asia

Thailand, Singapore, and Cambodia have come up with laws to crack down on critics of their Covid-19 response by regarding them as imparting misinformation. Philippines has also used cybercrimes laws to target government critics. Similarly, Indonesia and Malaysia are scapegoating certain communities for the spread of Covid-19.

international affairs

Updated on Dec 21, 2021 10:25 IST

The political pathway to health system improvements in India

Despite the progress, healthcare delivery in India remains largely focused on periodic treatment, with inadequate attention to preventive and primary care.

Published on Dec 19, 2021 14:37 IST

Boosting India's surveillance potential for pandemic preparedness

There is an emerging global consensus that continuous pathogen surveillance and robust genomic sequencing is vital to our understanding of the trajectory of this pandemic and will also lay the groundwork for preventing future ones.

Published on Dec 19, 2021 14:23 IST

Airing differences: Political narrative on air quality management in India

Air pollution exposure is a pan-India, year-round public health crisis estimated to cause the deaths of more than 1.2 million Indians every year.

Published on Dec 18, 2021 14:55 IST

The long road to finding an end to Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

Today, 97% of all Afghans live below poverty line, and one in every three Afghans (or 14 million) face severe hunger.

Published on Dec 17, 2021 17:02 IST

Climate entrepreneurship or green jobs can drive bottom-up climate action

Solar panels at the site of solar energy projects developer Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited, at the Bhadla Solar Park in Bhadla, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. (AFP)

Updated on Dec 20, 2021 09:14 IST

Impact of crop diversity on dietary diversity among farmers amidst Covid-19

Dietary diversity was measured using a modified version of the FAO Minimum Dietary Diversity score for women, which has been used in representative samples of the Indian population in both men and women. Eight food groups were included: (1) starchy staples (rice, wheat, and potatoes), (2) pulses, (3) nuts, (4) vegetables, (5) fruits, (6) dairy, (7) eggs, and (8) fleshy foods (meat, poultry, and fish).

Published on Dec 16, 2021 12:55 IST

A case to use drones for primary health care in India

SKY BRIDGE is based on heavy payload, long range drone paired to a custom developed modular temperature-controlled box (patent pending) platform that can safely and reliably deliver multiple medical payloads simultaneously and improve access to vaccines, lab samples and possibly on demand medical products to primary health centres and sub-centre’s in rural, remote, and hard to reach areas.

Published on Dec 16, 2021 09:58 IST

NCAER Study: State of education, health & tourism in Himachal Pradesh

The total education expenditure amounts to be 9.03% of the state GDP and 18.4 per cent of the total state government exchequer.

Updated on Dec 17, 2021 05:13 IST

Rebuild more sustainable tourism in mountains

Covid-19 has hit the tourism industry like a seismic shock. Before the pandemic, mountain tourism accounted for up to a fifth of tourism worldwide.

Published on Dec 15, 2021 09:50 IST

Food fortification is a necessity, not a myth

Food fortification is increasingly being recognised as a viable solution to address the widespread vitamin and mineral deficiencies in Indian population.

Published on Dec 14, 2021 10:36 IST

Need to create new institutions to meet new global challenges

US President addressed “Summit for Democracy” with a focus on renewing democracy in the US and around the world. (Bloomberg)

international affairs

Updated on Dec 13, 2021 16:22 IST

Keeping children safe online needs a holistic approach

The study identifies three key online safety concerns that arise are, “hacking or creating of fake profiles, trolling and cyberbullying on gaming platforms and sharing of sexually explicit images and pictures”.

gender equality

Published on Dec 10, 2021 09:32 IST

What is keeping women from going to work?

Women workers wearing masks pluck tea leaves at Kondoli Tea Estate, on the first day of Unlock 1 in Nagaon district of Assam on Monday.

gender equality

Published on Dec 10, 2021 08:54 IST

Southeast Asia reopening borders and living with Covid-19

The World Travel and Tourism Council’s estimated that travel and tourism contributed to Southeast Asia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for about $380 million in 2019 or 12% and over 42 million jobs or over 13%. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

international affairs

Updated on Dec 10, 2021 11:14 IST

Decoding the Myanmar crisis: domestic factors or external players?

Decoding the Myanmar crisis

international affairs

Published on Dec 7, 2021 17:26 IST

Need to implement Covid-19 learnings to strengthen routine immunisation

India’s Covid-19 vaccination achievement has been a result of meticulous planning and joint efforts by the Centre and state government (s) on production, procurement, and supply of vaccines complemented by technological advances.

Updated on Dec 8, 2021 08:21 IST

Investing in adolescent development: A case for India

The group suggests a sharp decline in India’s adolescent population—aged between 10 and 19 years—who comprise roughly 20% of the country’s population at the moment.

Published on Dec 4, 2021 07:56 IST

Goal-setting and planning for decarbonising India's power sector

Since 2010, when the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched, there have been unprecedented technological and other changes in the energy sector, particularly dramatic reductions in the cost of renewable energy (RE)- based power.

Updated on Dec 13, 2021 14:05 IST

Citizen’s engagement is the backbone of Universal Health Coverage

To achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals, it is imperative to include the voices of communities, across sociocultural contexts, recognising the differential healthcare needs of people.

Published on Dec 1, 2021 05:03 IST

The Chinese Communist Party’s ambitious agenda

China’s online technology companies reported a huge business turnover in the domestic market for ‘singles day’ sales.

international affairs

Published on Nov 29, 2021 09:51 IST

The ASEAN agreements are not as straightforward as we imagine them to be

The initial declaration signed between the founding members was a simply worded document containing merely five articles, affirming the establishment of the organisation while stating its names and purposes.

international affairs

Updated on Nov 29, 2021 07:26 IST

Snail’s pace of Southeast Asia’s Economic Recovery

By mid-year 2021, it was noted that the economic recovery stories were more optimistic than reality depicted.

Published on Nov 27, 2021 13:18 IST

Is there really a tech boom in Southeast Asia?

The merging of ride-hailing giant Gojek with the online marketplace Tokopedia in a deal valued at $7.6 billion was another significant investment in the SEA tech space.

Published on Nov 26, 2021 09:07 IST

South China Sea geopolitics and the shadow of Covid-19

An area covering approximately 3.5 million square km, the South China Sea’s strategic importance has increased enormously as the global geopolitical and geo-economic centre of gravity has shifted towards Asia in the last decades; enframed by the ASEAN states, China and Taiwan, it hosts shipping routes, fish stock, hydrocarbon reserves, and rich biodiversity.

international affairs

Published on Nov 21, 2021 09:01 IST

Should financial protection be separated from universal health care?

FFS payments reflect a deeper design flaw in indemnity insurance, the separation of financial protection from healthcare andhealth outcomes.

Published on Nov 20, 2021 13:40 IST

India’s coal transition: A market case for decarbonisation

In August 2020, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged India to give up coal immediately.

Published on Nov 19, 2021 14:20 IST

Resilient, inclusive and free: Towards a post-pandemic Indo-Pacific region

The world economy is becoming increasingly structured around the Indo-Pacific region, as it was, in the 1980s, around the TransAtlantic.

Published on Nov 14, 2021 13:32 IST

The future of climate action: In search of a united global south

Preventing further social and economic damage because of climate change requires costly mitigation and adaptation policies and technologies.

Published on Nov 13, 2021 11:51 IST

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