Ritika Gupta
Support mechanism needed to halt mass reverse migration
posted 1 month agoMigrant workers had been assured multiple times that an economic lockdown will not be imposed and yet by mid-April reverse migration was in full swing.
Rural realities amid second COVID surge
posted 1 month 1 week agoThe second wave of COVID-19 has now spread to the rural pockets of the country at a much faster rate than it did during the first wave of the outbreak.
Climate-induced migration surges in the Indian sub-continent
posted 2 months 1 week agoClimate change-related stressors that disrupt people’s lives to a large e
Budget 2021: Environmental conservation or business as usual
posted 4 months 1 week agoThis year’s budget was tabled when the country was grappling with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 induced crisis. The government was expected to provide an effective response to the pandemic-induced recession.
Budget 2021: Will agriculture sector get a boost?
posted 4 months 4 weeks agoThe agriculture sector is confronted with high price volatility, low returns, low productivity and weather risks.
Budget 2021: Cash transfer and urban employment guarantee can help blunt the economic blow
posted 4 months 4 weeks agoTo revive India’s growth story and to cash in on our rapidly closing demographic dividend window, Prof Santosh Mehrotra, a human development economist suggests four essential proposals that must be included in the Budget 2021. This includes an increased expenditure in infrastructure, health sector and an urban employment guarantee programme.
Governance lessons that could keep us prepared for pandemics
posted 8 months 3 weeks agoUnabashed assaults by human beings on the natural ecological system have caused the coronavirus to spread in the first place.
