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The government would appear to be paralysed at the edge of the fiscal cliff, stricken by a fear of heights. Do not count on it to fund vaccine production. At this time there is a need for concerted effort, there is a need to increase vaccine production immediately and there needs to be an acceptance that the financial burden the Indian Government might not be able to fund entirely.
Arjun Kumar, Ritika Gupta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Sakshi Sharda, Chhavi Kapoor On April 20, 2021 PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation about the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country for the second time. In his national address, he…
Tikender Singh Panwar International Mother Earth Day, April 22, 2021, marks the 51st internationalday to protect ‘planet earth’ from the grotesque challenges it faces; challenges for the survival of the planet, and also of the living species, including human beings.…
Only Impactful Solution to the Second Wave Arun Kumar The Prime Minister, in his short recent address to the nation, used the imagery of a ‘toofan’ and admitted that India has been hit by a frightening surge of COVID-19 cases.…
Arun Kumar The Union finance minister promised that the Union Budget for 2021-22 would be a ‘once in a century’ budget. What she has presented is far short of what she needed to if the current economic problems had to…
S Irudaya Rajan, Nelgyn Tennyson The Indian government imposed a nationwide 21-day lockdown on March 23, 2020, As a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. The nationwide lockdown continued until May 3, after which it was extended with conditional relaxations…
Strengthening the Draft National Policy on Migrant Workers Priya Deshingkar The Niti Aayog’s draft Migrant Labour Policy is a clear statement of intent to better recognize migrants’ contribution to the economy and support them in their endeavor. It puts forward…