Both communist governments are battling out the pandemic with robust healthcare and emergency services
Governments knew COVID-19 was a threat. Here’s why they weren’t better prepared
When the state of exception becomes the norm, democracy is on a tightrope
Enabling local government systems to combat COVID-19 in India
COVID-19 and the curious case of development sector un-partnerships
The key principle for the development in dealing with the global pandemic should not be rationality but equity
Panchayati Raj Day: Pandemic and the panchayats
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says: ‘We need to learn more from how villages manage COVID-19 pandemic than from cities’
Data on sugarcane in Maharashtra after floods shows why accurate assessment is critical
COVID-19 lockdown crisis for migrant workers: What states are doing
Some states exhibit higher standards of human values while helping migrant workers
Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown
The country’s government will consider relaxing restrictions further on May 11, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing
Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates
In the deep sea: Those on board are stuck due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Thousands of seafarers working for months are unable to return home due to the lockdowns
Forest Rights Act: From rights on paper to rights in practice
Local civil society organisations play a vital role in helping forest-dwelling communities assert and exercise their collective rights
Privacy vs pandemic: Govt tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
Do we want governments to assemble a searchable database of locations of almost every citizen
Mr Modi, you made the pandemic another event
Prime Minister's address to the nation is insensitive to situation, barring fleeting mentions of economic bailout
Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19
How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments ...
Will the State recognise women workers’ right to bleed with dignity
The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sought feedback from stakeholders on the draft National Action Plan on Business ...
Crises plaguing state pollution control boards
Employees barely gain technical expertise in the working of SPCBs
Delhi elections: Populism’s twin faces
In the Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party may have benefitted from strategic voting by people who wanted to ...
Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis
Coronavirus isn't the only global crisis we face: Climate crisis is expected to be more devastating. Some have observed ...
Commons: Local bodies must take lead
There is a pronounced lacuna in the governance and regulations of urban commons
Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning
Commons act as a nutritional buffer, safety net for migrants; middle-class, wealthy residents no less dependent
Ending child marriage, beyond slogans
Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2020-21 speech proposed a task force to review minimum age of marriage for women; child ...
Beware of a deal with Trump
As the US president comes visiting to India there is worry about the demands he will make on intellectual property
India's population: 'Curb the number of rich children'
Reducing the population by 10% has the same effect on emissions as reducing the average consumption by 10%
India's population: Demographic changes along expected lines
Coercion must be avoided; budgetary allocations raised