Month: February 2021

When celebrating 50 yrs of 1971 War, don’t forget this life-saving sachet and Bengali doctor

Protiva Kundu

• 28 February 2021
• The Print
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As everyone celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh Liberation War, there is a lesser known Indian achievement from 1971 that is saving lives even today — and not just in India. A humble...

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Nirbhaya Fund could help improve women’s safety - but money allotted for schemes is underutilised

Shruti Ambast

• 19 February 2021
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Since its inception in 2013, the Nirbhaya Fund, set up to finance projects to improve the safety and security of women, has seen significant underutilisation and slow operationalisation of approved...

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Unpacking the Government's Revised Tax Revenue Projections for 2020-21

Suraj Jaiswal

• 15 February 2021
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Union budget for FY 2021-22 was presented on 1st February. This budget gave the budget estimates for the coming financial year – 2021-22, revised estimates for the ongoing financial year –...

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Does Mission POSHAN 2.0 Have the Ammunition it Will Need to Be Successful?

Happy Pant

• 3 February 2021
• The Wire
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Government budgets should be based on a sound diagnosis of the problem and a clear-sighted blueprint for addressing the challenges elicited. Last month, data from Phase I of the NFHS-5 survey...

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How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce

Drishti Rastogi

• 1 February 2021
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There are 149.8 million women workers, out of which 121.8 million are in rural areas and 28 million in urban areas, according to Census 2011. Yet, women constitute only 18.6 per cent of the...

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Union Budget 2021-22: Time to step up public investment in nutrition

Shruti Ambast

• 1 February 2021
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The socio-economic shock of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is predicted to increase child wasting (low weight-for-height) by 14.3 per cent in low- and middle-income countries....

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