An analysis by our team of researchers using Indian Meteorological Department’s baseline data points suggests that there has been a 1.6-fold increase in cold wave days in India in the last decade, although the long-term average is contrasting.
Cases of violence against women are on the rise in India. Spine-chilling incidents of heinous violence against women make the entire nation reflect on its deep-rooted belief systems. The words ‘women’ and ‘public space’ fit uncomfortably in the same sentence, as words like violence, safety, and fear are inevitably added to it.
Centre’s recent forecast on India’s economic growth slowing down to 6.5% in the current fiscal may make the catch up to pre-pandemic level more elusive.
As per the Union health ministry guidelines, workplaces must be properly disinfected before reopening in case an employee contracts Covid-19. They have further added that there is no need to close or seal the premises.
Blended finance enables the development sector to scale up and sustain its operations during growth. It rebalances the risk-reward profile by combining philanthropic and private capital to achieve social impact and financial returns.
The thematic areas for discussion include climate-smart food systems, post-harvest losses, and food safety standards, which will contribute towards tackling malnutrition, promoting healthy diets, and improving food systems across the region.
Under the backdrop of geo-political tensions, global recession, and pandemic-driven gradual but uncertain opening makes, the 27th edition of COP delivers on its long-due commitments from the developed nations.
Using an outcome-based payment model called ‘Social Success Not‘, Caspian Debt and SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility have joined hands to offer loans to impact-led healthcare enterprises. Over USD 4 million will be mobilised towards scaling up 15+ high impact health solutions.
One of the most promising approaches to averting teenage pregnancies is investment in girls’ progression from primary to secondary school. In India, decisions about schooling, marriage and childbearing are made jointly and often poorly in the case of girls belonging to marginalised families. Marrying a daughter—‘paraya dhan’—is a generally considered household strategy to cope with […]
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the ₹856-crore Mahakaleshwar Temple corridor development project here, around 200 km from Bhopal, on October 11.
Public participation, or ‘jan bhagidari’ through digital communication has become a crucial part of the social and behaviour change (SBC) strategy to fight malnutrition in a diverse India. Read More
Following the success of a pilot project to reduce neonatal mortality with a special equipment ‘SAANS’, the Assam government has decided to use the air pressure machine developed by a Bangalore-based start-up across its hospitals, officials said on Thursday. ‘SAANS’ is a portable neonatal Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) system that can provide lifesaving breathing […]
