Governance
Budget 2021: Policy measures in the nutrition sector
posted 2 months 3 weeks agoIndia's food security policy framework includes many proven nutrition interventions. In 2015, India committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger.

Natural resource management through a gender lens
posted 2 months 4 weeks agoBuilding upon decades of international diplomatic relations and scientific research, the United Nations adopted the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ in 2015.

India faced with the onslaught of rising temperature
posted 3 months agoOn January 4, 2021, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a report titled

The invisible face of agriculture
posted 3 months ago“Female labour participation has been declining across India from 1990 to 2019. It has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20% in 2019. This has contributed to employment loss for women.

Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data
posted 3 months 1 week agoGovernment of India has recently released the data of the first round of National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-20.

Climate change: A look through a gender lens
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoClimate change vulnerability is a multi-layered and multi-faceted phenomenon. “It’s a justice issue determined by both biophysical and socio-economic factors.

Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoRaging floods swarming great expanses have been a common occurrence in the 21st century in South Asia.

Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
posted 3 months 3 weeks agoLinkages between water security and socio-economic growth

Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities
posted 3 months 4 weeks agoDespite an enabling framework for implementation of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) initiatives, there exists a vacuum concerning specific guidelines/rules for the selection of sites for setting up of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).
