India is again witnessing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases with Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi and Karnataka contributing over 81 per cent to the daily tally. Perturbed over the spike, union health ministry on Thursday wrote to the states asking them to strengthen surveillance and take pre-emptive measures to limit the spread of infection...
World Health Organization estimates that India will suffer economic losses amounting to a staggering 1.03 trillion dollars from mental health conditions between 2012 and 2030. The raging COVID-19 pandemic has hedged people inside their homes for the last two years, nurturing within it a long-standing silent pandemic – of mental health.
Project Manzil is a five-year project funded by Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and is implemented by IPE Global. The in-school component of training is implemented by Smile Foundation. This initiative aims to increase retention of girls in schools and ensure effective transition from school to higher studies and/or work by making available training in […]
A resident of Alai village in Alwar district’s Rajgarh tehsil, Nisha availed of the pre-matric scholarship to complete her secondary education with the help of Udaan, a women’s empowerment programme. Her father, a goat herder, told her that he would get her married if she failed in her class. Nisha took tuitions using the scholarship […]
India has made remarkable strides in recent years in attaining near-universal enrollment in elementary education through initiatives such as the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (now the Samagra Shiksha) and the Right to Education Act. Read More
In 2017, Rajasthan’s Dholpur district launched a programme titled ‘Udaan’ to educate adolescents about their sexual health and quickly ran into some stiff opposition. The immediate reactions were captured in remarks like: “You are spoiling our girls…,” or “there is no need of teaching them everything in such detail,” and “we won’t allow this.” Such […]
Had Aarti not discovered that she was eligible for a government scholarship, she would likely have dropped out of school long ago. With only one earning member in a family of eight, educating children, especially girls, was a luxury the family couldn’t afford. So, when she found out that she could seek the government’s aid […]
India is now facing the third wave of COVID-19 and the government needs to remain alert to ensure that the health system is not overrun, health experts and observers say. The country’s daily COVID-19 cases crossed the 141,000 mark on Saturday as many Indian cities continue to see a spike in infections. With this, the […]
Smart City Dialogues is centred around the future of cities and their development resources consist of digital-infrastructure, cybersecurity-landscape, emerging-technologies, meeting mobility expectations, supporting hybrid-work, and finding ways to innovate and fund projects for the benefit of cities and their people. Read More
Anemia is a silent epidemic impacting physical growth, mental and work capacity, and lives of current and future generations. All population groups in India are engulfed by anemia, with women and children affected disproportionately. Iron deficiency-anemia has been the biggest cause of disability for the past 10 years and has contributed towards 20 per cent […]
Leadership structures have long evolved from a simple ‘command and execute’ form where a strict top-bottom approach of decision making was enough to remain productive as businesses. While this sufficed in a world less prone to disruptions, today business leaders face a different challenge. Many are faced with a new business world; one that is […]
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