Simi Mehta In the epoch of COVID-19, situation of migrant workers and also the resident workers are hard and may get harder if fruitful steps are not taken. The too little late efforts by the state and central governments have…
Simi Mehta Impact and Policy Research Institute and University of Idaho conducted a Web Policy Talk on “Blacks in USA & Dalits in India: The New Fight Against Discrimination Amidst COVID-19” on June 8, 2020. Acknowledging the barbarous death of…
Anshula Mehta and Ritika Gupta Findings of a telephonic-survey conducted by interviewing 3,121 citymakers’ households across 50 plus cities of the country from May 7 to May 17, 2020 were shared by the Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New…
Simi Mehta and Arjun Kumar A segment of results of a telephonic survey, based on responses from Delhi, was discussed at a Cities Edition Web Policy Talk on June 6, 2020 conducted by Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New…
Simi Mehta and Anshula Mehta There is a huge increase in gender-based violence across the globe and India as well during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The organisations work on gender issues, policy makers and other stakeholder has been raising their concerns. To discuss this important…
Simi Mehta* and Amita Bhaduri** As most developing countries, with India being on the path towards rapid growth and development, one of the most pressing issues that policymakers have to deal with is that of dealing with rising air pollution.…
Simi Mehta*, Anshula Mehta** The COVID-19 Pandemic, apart from exposing the glaring gaps in our healthcare system, has also highlighted the need for a gender lens in policymaking. All over the country, women have been disproportionately affected by the Pandemic…