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Updated on Oct 11, 2022 03:44 PM IST

The article has been authored by Ambica Shukla, trustee, People for Animals.

Named ‘Be A Streetheart’, the campaign aimed to show how responsible citizenship takes care of the safety needs of both dogs and the communities they are a part of.

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End the cycle of child marriages with empowerment, education and employment

The article has been authored by Andrea Wojnar, Resident Representative, UNFPA India; Susan Ferguson, Country Representative, UN Women and Yasumasa Kimura, Deputy Representative, UNICEF India

On this International Day of the Girl Child, UN agencies call for a strategic new outlook to empower and educate India’s girls. (Representative image)

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Published on Oct 11, 2022 12:01 AM IST

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India and the G20: Opportunity to create a lasting inclusive approach

The article has been authored by Ambika Vishwanath, founder director and Aditi Mukund, programme associate, Kubernein Initiative.

India’s upcoming 2023 G20 presidency, beginning in December 2022, provides an opportunity to discuss avenues and challenges for a more inclusive approach to the G20.

Published on Oct 10, 2022 06:47 PM IST

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Conversion therapy and its impact on mental health among LGBTQIs

The article has been authored by Pooja Nair, consultant therapist, Mariwala Health Initiative.

The LGBTQI+ were jubilant after the SC verdict in 2018, which abolished penalisation of people for their sexual orientation and ordered that gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence.(Photo: Samir Jana/HT (Photo for representational purposes only))

Published on Oct 08, 2022 03:56 PM IST

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Digitally empowering micro -entrepreneurs

The article has been authored by Gautam Sinha, cofounder and CEO, CBREX.

India is home to thousands of microenterprise clusters as well as millions of distributed entrepreneurs who can become job creators.(Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 08, 2022 03:44 PM IST

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Women and girls are key to climate justice

The article has been authored by Shailja Mehta, director, Dasra and Lead, 10to19 Dasra Adolescents Collaborative, Akanksha Singh and Ziya Jaffer work at 10to19 Collaborative.

Climate Change

Published on Oct 08, 2022 03:16 PM IST

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Where does India stand with its human resources for health?

The article has been authored by Madhurima Vuddemarry, MBBS student, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur and researcher at ASAR. Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR and Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining Health Systems.

Recently, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) that leads the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) studies, modeled estimates for 16 HRH cadres across 204 countries for 1990-2019 and came up with a new threshold for minimum requirement. (Reuters File Photo)

Published on Oct 06, 2022 03:40 PM IST

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Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way

The article has been authored by Susan Ferguson, country representative, UN Women and Andrea Wojnar, country representative, UNFPA

Women’s consent matters – that’s the top takeaway from the Indian Supreme Court (SC)’s judgment on abortion for all women on International Safe Abortion Day.

Gender Equality

Updated on Oct 03, 2022 05:21 PM IST

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The need for plastic de-addiction

The article has been authored by Tarini Malhotra, Grade 11 student & secretary of environmental initiatives, The Shri Ram School, Moulsari, Gurugram and founder, Nai Subah Foundation.

As plastic waste (literally) takes over our lives, here’s a reality check: There is a lot to do in the field of environment.(PTI file photo)

Published on Oct 03, 2022 12:39 PM IST

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We must modify and transform our agri-food systems

The article has been authored by Jong-Jin Kim, assistant director-general and regional representative, Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations.

The wake-up call came two years ago with the arrival of a global pandemic. While food production didn’t come to a halt, the lockdowns and supply chain disruptions that followed took a serious toll on this interdependent system.(HT File)

Published on Oct 03, 2022 12:30 PM IST

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SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change

The article has been authored by Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF India Representative, a.i.

UNICEF is proud to be an active partner of the SBM over the past seven years.(HT File Photo)

Published on Oct 02, 2022 11:00 AM IST

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How can the government revive agricultural reforms?

The article has been authored by Akanksha Gupta, senior associate, Centre for Public Policy Research.

The findings brought out in the SCC report at the end of 2021, indicated that the majority of the Farmer Organisations (FOs) that participated in the discussions supported the farm laws in its entirety, while a few supported it with minor suggestions and a meagre four did not support it at all.

Updated on Sep 30, 2022 10:37 AM IST

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India’s hypertension control programme is an example for the world

The article has been authored by Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Resolve to Save Lives is international technical partner of the India Hypertension Control Initiative.

India’s approach to hypertension treatment has been so successful that the programme received a 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award at the UN General Assembly earlier this month.(Pixabay)

Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:01 AM IST

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Are we measuring our health workforce shortage right?

The article is authored by Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR & commission fellow, Lancet, Yash Kamath, and Shavari Mande, final year MBBS students at Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai. Mande is also a researcher at ASAR.

The Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) is a human resources for health (HRH) management method supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to quantify shortages and workload using data on time taken for various clinical and supporting (administrative and other) tasks and resources available.(ANI Photo)

Published on Sep 28, 2022 02:30 PM IST

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India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable: Strengthening bilateral ties

The article has been authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Recently, the inaugural India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) was held in New Delhi on September 17, 2022. (ANI)

Published on Sep 27, 2022 01:20 PM IST

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Political corruption detrimental to Southeast Asia

The article has been authored by Premesha Saha, fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.

There is a perception that corruption has increased in Malaysia, especially after the exposure of scandals like the 1MDB and other recent major corruption scandals. Overall, the World Bank measures indicate that Malaysia whilst not amongst the most corrupt countries in the world still suffers from widespread corruption, creating a situation where much improvement is needed.(AFP File Photo)

Published on Sep 27, 2022 01:07 PM IST

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A public health management perspective on malnourishment

The article has been authored by Dileep Mavalankar, director and Ritu Rana, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG).

Unfortunately, malnutrition numbers in India are worse than many poorer countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are many explanations for persistent malnutrition in India - low income, illiteracy, traditional culture and associated feeding practices etc., which may be all true partly.(Hani Mohammed / AP File )

Published on Sep 27, 2022 12:55 PM IST

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Global energy crunch: A silver lining?

The article has been authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh , scholars of international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The entire world is crippled by an energy crunch, caused mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic which was further exacerbated by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war coupled with climate change-induced natural disasters.(AP)

Updated on Sep 26, 2022 02:51 PM IST

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Geopolitics of energy of the war in Ukraine & national responses to energy crisis

The article has been authored by Mehdi Hussain, assistant professor, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi and PhD research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The war in Ukraine creates a vicious cycle of disruption of global supply chains, which in turn affects the prices of energy and essential commodities as well as their domestic pricing strategies and export policies.(AP)

Published on Sep 26, 2022 02:30 PM IST

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Charting the course for accessible health care in cities

The article has been authored by Mohan HL- CEO, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.

The 15th Finance Commission report highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic stretched government health facilities in India, particularly in urban areas.(Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash)

Published on Sep 21, 2022 01:06 PM IST

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UHC in India: Insights from Indonesia and China

The article has been authored by Madhurima Nundy, fellow and Pankhuri Bhatt, research analyst, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi.

Different country contexts have found different pathways to UHC. Indonesia and China for example, took the insurance path to provide financial protection to its population.(AFP)

Published on Sep 19, 2022 09:00 AM IST

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Reintroducing the cheetah will save our grasslands

The article has been authored by Prashanto Sen, senior advocate who argued in the Supreme Court for the relocation of the cheetah

The MoEF wanted to reintroduce cheetahs in Kuno, Madhya Pradesh, which, along with other areas, was occupied by the cheetah in historic times. The reason for choosing cheetah was the conservation benefits.(AP)

Published on Sep 17, 2022 11:41 AM IST

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Saksham Anganwadi: An important step towards a healthier future for India

The article has been authored by Dr Rajan Sankar, CEO, P4i and a nutrition expert.

The new generation Anganwadis are likely to drive enormous transformations in early childhood care and development, not only from a nutrition viewpoint, but in contributing to the overall mental and physical health of children.

Published on Sep 15, 2022 11:28 AM IST

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Start-up ecosystem: A goldmine of investment opportunities

The article has been authored by Mukesh Jindal, co-founder, Alpha Capital.

The word start-up was added to the layman's dictionary in January 2016 when the Government of India launched the Start-up India initiative. All these efforts were fructified as India emerged as the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world, with over 60,000 start-ups and 73 unicorns (those that reach $1 billion in valuation) in multiple industries.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Sep 13, 2022 03:07 PM IST

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Taiwan as a pawn in great power politics

The article has been authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars of international relation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Tensions between China and Taiwan reached new heights during Nancy Pelosi’s visit, this being the highest-level visit from the United States (US) visit in the last 25 years. Since the Chinese Revolution of 1949, Taiwan has been governed independently of China.(Reuters)

Published on Sep 13, 2022 02:58 PM IST

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Afghanistan’s centrality to the SCO

The article has been authored by Soumya Awasthi , a PhD scholar, diplomacy and disarmament programme, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and associate fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation.

SCO has deliberated over the Afghanistan situation even before the Taliban's return was prophesied. Keeping in mind the significance of Afghanistan, SCO set up a Contact Group (ACG) in 2005 to collaborate and coordinate on issues of mutual interests.

Updated on Sep 12, 2022 01:30 PM IST

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Ten years after the Marikana massacre in South Africa

The article has been authored by Samir Bhattacharya, research associate, Vivekananda International Foundation and doctoral scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

This August 2022, South Africa commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre. Located 90 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, Marikana is one of the richest mineral belts in the world. In fact, South Africa and Russia meet 90% of the global demands for platinum, and most of the South African platinum comes from this belt.(Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)(AFP)

Updated on Sep 12, 2022 01:27 PM IST

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Reducing child marriages and teen pregnancies

The article has been authored by Ashish Mukherjee, vice president, Social & Economic Empowerment, IPE Global.

UNICEF estimates that over the next decade, up to 10 million more girls will be at risk of becoming child brides as a result of the pandemic, while the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) projects a figure of 13 million additional child marriages globally over the 2020-2030 decade.

Gender Equality

Published on Sep 10, 2022 09:00 AM IST

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Dispelling myths about universal iron fortification

The article has been authored by Dr Tulika Seth, professor of haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

According to research done by Indian researchers, like Dr Dipty Jain, many children with sickle cell disease have an iron deficiency as well.(Twitter/AndyVermaut)

Published on Sep 09, 2022 05:43 PM IST

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Why India needs to secure its critical minerals supply chains

The article has been published by Rajesh Chadha, senior fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and Ganesh Sivamani, research associate, CSEP

Critical minerals are mineral resources, either primary or processed, which are essential for the production processes of an economy and for the national security of the country.