IMF has projected an 11.5% growth for India in 2021, making the country the only major economy of the world projected to register a double-digit growth. 2020 has been a tough year and the road ahead still seems bumpy, with an expected contraction of 7.7% in the pandemic year. If India has to achieve the […]
This year’s budget is going to be special as it will test the government’s fiscal prudence towards key sectors like health, in times when the economy is struggling to come out of the pandemic. Even in the best of times, the country’s healthcare expenditure towards healthcare has been dismal and expecting the government to apply […]
COVID-19 has tested out health systems like never before. While we have emerged victorious on many fronts, the overall battle has exposed our weaknesses and lack of readiness to counter health emergencies of similar nature. It took a couple of months of lock-down, to help the nation stand on its feet and brave the fight.
Take the opportunity of COVID-19 vaccine to establish long-lasting supply chain infrastructure: The government needs to ensure that the vaccination drive is not seen as a one-time exercise but a chance to develop infrastructure to serve the nation and its immunization targets in coming decades.
NATHEALTH-Healthcare Federation of India and Africa Healthcare Federation (AHF) signed a path-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase healthcare collaboration.
In many parts of the country, the test positivity ratio has seen a considerable dip in the last few weeks. This clearly indicates that those parts have passed the peak for now, however, it does not indicate that worse is over. As we can see from Delhi, where the test positivity ratio was 5 around […]
One may need to understand the following – a) According to Periodic Labour Force Survey Data (2017-18), the earnings of nearly 45 per cent of regular workers in India were below Rs 10,000 per month (in case of women this was 63%). While some may argue that these people stand to benefit, we need to […]
Staggered classes and increasing school time, few classes on a given day would help in tackling most of the issues. Online classes can barely help children remain afloat which is why it is important to gradually and responsibly start opening of schools. This will not only help students recover the loss but also allow teachers to understand where children currently are in […]
Smart City Thiruvananthapuram limited (SCTL) has crossed a major milestone by achieving 100% tendering of all its major projects. P Balakiran, SCLT CEO said the achievement of 100% tender is due to the complete team effort within SCTL which was ably assisted by project management consultancy (PMC) — IPE Global.
India has the third-largest number of people with HIV, vulnerable populations that lack access to basic health care, and more than 39 million Indians fall into poverty each year due to medical costs. To address these challenges, USAID has been partnering the Indian government, the private sector, and civil society to strengthen the impact, reach, […]
It is important to gradually and responsibly start opening schools. This will not only help students to recover but also allow teachers to understand where children currently are in terms of learning levels. Children would certainly feel better being in their ‘community’ and in many cases, will get their due nutrition through mid-day-meal.
