HOW ARE PROLONGED SCHOOL CLOSURES AFFECTING INDIA’S CHILDREN?

August 18, 2021

In March 2020, as cases of COVID-19 began to rise in India, millions of schools across the country shut down, to protect young children and communities from the risk of infection. Today, about one and a half years later, most students continue to be confined to online schooling. Many from...

2022 PRESIDENTIAL POLLS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

August 12, 2021

The first presidential election in India after Independence was held on May 2, 1952. After four days of the election, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with 5,07,400 votes, was declared the winner. In 1957, he won the election for the second time and to date, he is the only person to hold...

UTTARAKHAND 2022 POLLS: WILL BJP BE ABLE TO RETAIN STATE DESPITE INFIGHTING?

August 4, 2021

The Uttarakhand Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in February 2022, to elect 70 members to the state’s Assembly. Over the last few months, the internal politics of the state took national stage leading to the resignation of two Chief Ministers in one year. In March this year, Chief...

PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION 2021: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

July 28, 2021

The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on 19 July 2021, and will likely run for 19 business days until 13 August 2021. Over 400 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 200 staff have received the Covid-19 vaccinations before the start of the session. Covid-19 protocols, including maintaining social distancing are also...

GOA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022: ROAD AHEAD

July 21, 2021

The Goa Assembly elections are slated to be held in February 2022. The Indian National Congress (INC) emerged as the party with the highest number of seats in the 2017 elections. However, due to a post-poll alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured the Assembly with...

BREAKING DOWN THE DELHI MASTER PLAN 2041

July 14, 2021

Earlier this month, the Delhi Development Authority along with the National Institute of Urban Affairs opened up a draft of the Delhi Master Plan (MPD) 2041 for public feedback until 24 July. The Delhi Master Plan 2041, the fourth of its kind since the first effort covering 1961-81, aims to...

WHAT DOES THE CONGRESS INFIGHTING IN PUNJAB MEAN FOR STATE ELECTIONS?

July 7, 2021

The infighting in the Indian National Congress (INC) in Punjab has made news over the last few months. The news took precedence in April after the Punjab and Haryana High Courts quashed the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) report on the sensitive Behbal Kalan and Kot Kapura firing cases. The judgement...

INCREASING AUTOMATION VS BPO SECTOR

June 30, 2021

While the Indian economy continues to struggle with a sluggish growth rate and high unemployment, the IT sector has actually been one of the biggest winners. IT firms in India, which constitute a significant portion of the services sector in the country, saw record deals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tata...

FOOD AND FUEL INFLATION: INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES SUFFER

June 23, 2021

Business and economy sections of newspapers during the Covid-19 pandemic have featured similar headlines everyday, mostly related to prices of commodities, including raw materials and consumer goods, which continue to rise, along with unemployment levels, while economic growth is spiraling to record lows. In May 2021, Wholesale Price Index-based inflation...

COVID-19 VACCINATION: WHY GENDER GAP IS GROWING

June 16, 2021

The Covid-19 vaccination drive in India, referred to as the “largest vaccination drive in the world” by the Indian government, kickstarted on 16 January 2021. The entire country rejoiced as Manish Kumar, a 34-year-old sanitation worker received the first jab of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin at All India Institute of Medical...