Labour Migration in South Asia
Arjun Kumar and Ritika Gupta There are over 150 million labour migrants around the world a significant number is from south Asia. Nearly one in every three people in India is a migrant and one in every sixth is a…
Ritika Gupta
Ritika Gupta is a senior research assistant at Impact and Policy Research Institute. Her research Interests include Gender Studies, Public Policy and Development, Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Arjun Kumar, Nitin Tagade Delivering his lecture in a webinar organized by Center for work and Welfare at Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, Prof R S Deshpande, Honorary Visiting Professor at ISEC, Bangalore highlighted the macro picture- blearing the rural. He stated…
Gender Implications of COVID-19
Simi Mehta, Ritika Gupta As India has crossed 3.4 million coronavirus cases, these extraordinary times have created conspicuous situations both at personal and professional places for women. For example, there have been rise in the cases of domestic violence and…
Evolving Contours of National Education Policies in India – 19th, 20th and 21st Century: Transition, Constructs, Impact and Way Forward
On August 4, 2020, Center for ICT Development (CICITD) at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi organized a special lecture on Evolving Contours of National Education Policies in India – 19th, 20th and 21st Century: Transition, Constructs, Impact and Way Forward by Prof Sachidanand Sinha. Prof Sachidanand Sinha, Professor, Centre for the…
China-India Border Standoff and the Way Forward: Chinese and Indian Perspectives
Simi Mehta Amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in India, June 2020 brought a rude shock to India, when the Chinese and Indian soldiers confronted each other in the disputed area on the Galwan River Valley. There were casualties…
From the lens of Historian- Revisiting the Vision of the Indian Nation in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Arjun Kumar, Simi Mehta India is known for its vast diversity and is one of the largest democratic countries in the world. It is not hidden that the country has diverse history of rulers and colonialism in India had brought about major changes in 18th century. The struggle for independence …