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ABSTRACT In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a proposal to the TRIPS Council at the WTO to waive the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights [TRIPS] Agreement for the prevention, containment, and treatment of COVID-19. This set of intellectual property laws, established by the WTO, have historically limited developing countries from accessing […]
ABSTRACT The participation of women in the workforce aids not only their own socio-economic progress, agency, and welfare but also the progress of societies and countries. Despite an improvement in women’s education and health outcomes, India’s formal and informal female labour force participation (FLFP) has declined in the last two decades. While the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Authored by Akshita Sharma Edited by Kavita Majumdar ABSTRACT Despite carrying the disproportionate burden of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, women are often excluded from policy planning and implementation efforts. Policies and programmes in WASH must not only be gender-sensitive, but also challenge gender norms, power inequities, and empower women to drive social […]
Authored by Akshita Sharma Edited by Kavita Majumdar ABSTRACT The open incineration of paddy crop residue, or stubble burning, in the north Indian states of Punjab and Haryana has become a recurring issue every winter. As pollution caused by stubble burning contributes to the Delhi Smog, the two events are almost always hyphenated in the […]
Authored by Shubhangi Gokhroo Edited by Kavita Majumdar ABSTRACT India accounts for one in every four tuberculosis (TB) cases around the globe. The fact that TB is easily transmitted to people with pre-existing conditions like HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and lung impairment, among other immunity deteriorating factors, is concerning in contemporary times. As India leaps to overcome […]
Authored by – Nikhil Varghese Mathew Edited by – Kausumi Saha ABSTRACT The Government of India recently invited private sector investments in Indian Railways, citing the need to modernise the Railways and reduce the demand-supply gap in passenger transport. In this context, this paper attempts to analyse the reasons for the Railways’ crisis-ridden present-day reality […]
Authored by: Nikhil Varghese Mathew ABSTRACT The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflected in rising unemployment rates and starvation deaths across the country, was met by calls to universalise the Public Distribution System. Recognising that the pandemic served to exacerbate already existing food insecurity in the country, this paper seeks to explore the public […]
Authored by: Shubhangi Raman Edited by: Kausumi Saha and Devashree Somani Designed by: Deepesh Sangtani ABSTRACT The rapid increase in urbanisation has seen challenges emerging in the planning and management of land. This issue brief seeks to explore the market-based financing tools for land management and analyses whether it can be an alternative for efficiently […]
Authored By: Neymat Chadha and Jitendra Bisht Edited By: Vaani Bhatnagar and Devashree Somani ABSTRACT The issue of labour law reforms has been at the core of the conventional discourse on industrial investments and job creation in India, wherein these laws are seen as restrictive and complex. The series of labour law changes made by […]
Authored by – Sitara Srinivas Edited by – Kausumi Saha Part 3 of a three-part series on the Ship Recycling Industry In India. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. ABSTRACT The next few years are predicted to see a boom in the ship recycling industry, for reasons that include the financial slowdown at […]
Authored by: Radhika Nair Edited by: Kausumi Saha ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyse the recently passed amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), under the broader legal discourse relating to counter-terrorism, national security and human rights concerns. It further looks at UAPA in light of domestic jurisprudence on fundamental rights protection as well […]
Authored by : Jenny Susan John and Neymat Chadha Edited by : Kausumi Saha ABSTRACT The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the underlying conditions surrounding India’s healthcare system today. With a population of over 1.33 billion people, India spends 3.66% of its total GDP on healthcare, out of which the total government expenditure is only […]
Authored by : Kausumi Saha ABSTRACT In light of the recent Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on 17th March 2020, this paper attempts to evaluate the current scenario of abortion-seeking in India. Despite being an essential healthcare need for millions of women and their families, safe and legal abortions […]
Authored by: Diksha Pandey ABSTRACT Scheduled Tribes are one of the most disadvantaged, marginalised groups in India. Traditionally dwelling in forests, land is the basis of not just their livelihood, but also their collective cultural identity. However, alienation of tribal populations from lands they have occupied for generations has become a common practice across the […]