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The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities to a great extent affecting every sector of life deeply. To understand the effect of COVID-19 on women, Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a panel discussion on “Gendered Impact of the Catastrophic Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: Way Forward towards Combating the Third Wave in India” on June 15, 2021.

Amita Singh On reading my friend’s latest article in a leading national newspaper, ‘Food Choice in Crisis: Forced Vegetarianism in Gurugram’, I felt a bit sympathetic towards people demanding access to whatever they wish to eat. The argument given against…

Amita Singh Politics has been currently moving at an unstoppable speed, leaving most citizens behind. The sudden announcement on demonetisation and then replacement of a mighty Planning Commission with a naïve cousin Niti Aayog, now appear to be a bit…

Rajesh Tandon “Civil society has acted as a bulwark at the global, regional, local and community levels providing incalculable assistance notably in the provision of essential health and social care services”…. In a Global Call to Action dialogue for resilient…

Manoj Misra Udgams (origins of rivers) fascinate me no end. Either in the form of a spring, a marshy bog, hundreds of falling droplets (sahastradhara), a waterfall, or just a hint of a slope they carry a special charm. Often…

T K Arun The G7 grouping of rich countries — the US, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada — have arrived at some important decisions at their meeting of finance ministers in London on June 4-5. The three most…