SAPLING to hold regional dialogue on resilient food systems in South Asia

Green growth is one of the 7 focus areas (‘Saptarishi’) of this Budget. A slew of initiatives announced by the government earlier are covered under this umbrella term, ranging from the vehicle scrapping policy to protection of wetlands. The government is wanting to take a lead globally in green hydrogen production and scaling up renewable […]

NIPI aims to provide strategic, catalytic, and innovative support to India’s National Health Mission (NHM) by testing scalable interventions in four high focus states of Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and UT of Jammu and Kashmir. Aligned with the development goals of Government of India as outlined in its National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 for […]

Why aren’t experts happy with allocation for the health sector in Budget 2023? “The Budget lays a futuristic ‘Amrit Kaal‘ for women, youth and marginalised communities…” said Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech on Wednesday, 1 February

Healthcare Federation of India Is inviting applications for the NATHEALTH HealthCare CSR Awards 2023 to be announced in the Nathealth CSR Summit 2023 (22nd-23rd March). The award is an effort to encourage best practices in CSR and to recognize the efforts of companies in integrating and internalizing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into their everyday thinking. […]

Market watchers are also closely observing the excessive volatility triggered by the crash in Adani stocks, after the conglomerate called off its Rs 20,000-crore Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) last night. Markets came back to positive territory in early morning trade after it dropped in the initial trade on Thursday. Led by firm global cues and foreign […]

India underlined that its nationally determined contribution to fight climate change will help achieve the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2070. Union Budget 2022-23 highlights the government’s focus on energy transition, which is expected to fuel “green growth” in the country in the coming years. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed “green growth” among […]

India’s healthcare system has made significant strides in the recent years. With private players and investments flowing into the sector, major cities now boast world-class health facilities, and some have even become medical tourism hubs. However, with 70% of India’s healthcare infrastructure concentrated in the top 20 cities, and the distribution of the health workforce […]

On February 1, the Union Budget for 2023–24 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Even though the entire nation is eagerly awaiting the budget, the healthcare industry is even more impatient since many analysts believe the government should enhance its budgetary support for the industry.

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, will announce the Budget 2023 on February 1; the Parliamentary Budget Session is scheduled to begin on January 31. Infrastructure boost is expected to be one of the major focuses of the forthcoming Budget, and based on an exclusive interview with Anil Bansal, Senior Director, Urban Reforms & Infrastructure, IPE […]

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the Budget 2023-24 on February 1. Most industry sectors have high expectations for the Union Budget 2023–2024 ahead of the year’s much-awaited financial and economic presentation. In the area of education, all academic levels were impacted by the school closures during the Covid-19.

The economic downturn in China, the repercussions of the epidemic, the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, and global inflation all manifest significant challenges for the Indian economy. Will Budget 2023 serve as a stimulus for helping India to become the fastest-growing economy since the Indian economy has started recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The Budget […]

Record-breaking and nail-biting winters call for an imperative and inclusive act on climate change. North Indian states like Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh are breaching all the mercury dip thresholds as the lethal cold wave of 2022 continues. An analysis by the researchers from IPE-Global using Indian Meteorological Department’s baseline data points suggests that there has been a 1.6-fold increase in cold wave days in […]

Cases of violence against women are on the rise in India. Spine-chilling incidents of heinous violence against women make the entire nation reflect on its deep-rooted belief systems. The words ‘women’ and ‘public space’ fit uncomfortably in the same sentence, as words like violence, safety, and fear are inevitably added to it.

Centre’s recent forecast on India’s economic growth slowing down to 6.5% in the current fiscal may make the catch up to pre-pandemic level more elusive. Attributing the drop to the tightening global monetary policy, spill overs from the Russia-Ukraine war, India is already feeling the heat with a slowdown in exports, industrial activity and soaring […]

A majority of Indian cities that were hotbeds for covid seem to be inching towards herd immunity. As we move closer, the case load is expected to come down further. However, this may not stop new centres emerging or a resurge in these areas again after a break-in time.

Centre’s recent forecast on India’s economic growth slowing down to 6.5% in the current fiscal may make the catch up to pre-pandemic level more elusive. Attributing the drop to the tightening global monetary policy, spill overs from the Russia-Ukraine war, India is already feeling the heat with a slowdown in exports, industrial activity and soaring […]

The South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth (SAPLING), a multi-stakeholder platform, will organise regional discussions in Dhaka, Kathmandu, and New Delhi – aiming at strengthening regional collaboration and generating consensus for resilient food systems for nutrition across South Asia. The first event will happen on 1 December 2022 in Dhaka followed by […]

The year 2022 has been a testament to some harsher and grimmer climate extremes. A once-in-a-500-year drought in Europe, flooding across South Asia ravaging lives and livelihoods, Pakistan and Philippines being the most hit, and extreme heat waves across many parts of the globe are breaching all thresholds. As the world witnesses the throes of […]

Caspian Debt and SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility have joined hands to offer loans to impact-led healthcare enterprises using an outcome-based payment model called “Social Success Note.” Through this financing initiative, over USD 4 million will be mobilised towards scaling up 15+ high impact health solutions, targeting to improve healthcare services for vulnerable communities in […]

One of the most promising approaches to averting teenage pregnancies is investment in girls’ progression from primary to secondary school. In India, decisions about schooling, marriage and childbearing are made jointly and often poorly in the case of girls belonging to marginalised families. Marrying a daughter—‘paraya dhan’—is a generally considered household strategy to cope with […]