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By RB Sreekumar, IPS*  All religions, both theistic and atheistic designed conceptual and practical architecture, for holistic and comprehensive elevation and enlightenment of humanity. PK Vijayan, in his novel “Nirvana of Jesus Christ” (Notion Press, 2020) through creative imagination portrayed personality evolution of the two progenitors of God-centric and sagaciously logical major religions – Jesus Christ of Christianity and Gautama Buddha of Buddhism.

By IMPRI Team  To discuss the ways to tackle the spread of the second wave in rural areas, the Centre for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS) and the Impact and Policy Research Institute ( IMPRI ), New Delhi organized a panel discussion on Rural Realities: Gujarat Practitioners’ Experiences in Tackling the Second Wave in Indian Villages.

Counterview Desk  Top international NGO, Oxfam, and health rights network, Forum for Medical Ethics Society, even as welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent announcement for partial free vaccines, have insisted on the need to for “a more inclusive vaccine policy”, pointing out, “Efforts are required on vaccine equity to speed up the vaccination process.”

By A Representative  India's premier civil society network, National Alliance of People’s Movement (NAPM), has demanded “immediate end” to the Chhattisgarh government’s alleged efforts to restrict movement of civil society groups investigating the killing of four Adivasis by security forces in Silger village, Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

By IMPRI Team In continuation with the ongoing discussions on the Rural Realities around the country, the Centre for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), Impact and Policy Research Institute ( IMPRI ), New Delhi, organized a Panel Discussion on “Rural Realities: Telangana & Andhra Pradesh -- Practitioners’ Experiences in Tackling the Second Wave in Indian Villages”, as the second wave of coronavirus pandemic is engulfing the length and breadth of our country, India, and hitting the heartland of our country which is the rural areas.

By Dr Gian Singh* On May 31, 2021, the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the economic growth figures for the financial year (FY) 2020-21. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.6 per cent during the fourth quarter (January-March) of FY 2020-21, while India's GDP contracted by 7.3 per cent during FY 2020-21.

By Moin Qazi* India’s coronavirus crisis is the worst since the pandemic began, and it will probably worsen before it gets better. Hospitals and clinics around the country are facing a shortage of essential supplies, including beds, oxygen, drugs, vaccines, and Covid-19 tests.

By Sanjib Pohit*  No doubt, the pandemic has exposed the fragility of India’s health sector. The shortage of doctors, hospital beds, ventilators, oxygen, medicine etc. is the stark reality of the day. The story is true across all over India. Incidentally, none of the metros have stood apart in this pandemic disaster even though health infrastructure is quite well developed in metros than small towns. 

By Arup Mitra*, Aya Okada** After the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lock-down hit the economic activities drastically the concern for job creation gets even bigger as the phenomenon of sluggish employment growth was already at the centre-stage even during the pre-COVID times. The long run employment elasticity has been low: mechanisation and the poor human capital are some of the reasons. Technological advancement which contributes to total factor productivity growth is definitely welcome. However, a mere increase in labour productivity prompted by capital accumulation is not the right indicator of progress because it does not ensure rise in the total factor productivity growth. Improvements in total factor productivity growth can lead to enhanced investments which may contribute to employment creation. Even if the application of advanced technology is expected to reduce labour required per unit of output, the expansion in economic activities from the rise in total factor produc...

By A Representative  An online open forum of political and social activists has given a call to “protect” social, cultural, economic and environmental rights of Lakshadweep from what most participants described as “looming threat of the agenda of right-wing BJP and its allies in the Central government.” Part of the daily Satyagraha dialogue series on “Lakshadweep, the burning heart", the forum was hosted by the Socialist Party (India).