Revisiting the Mining Sector in the Wake of Covid-19
The changing dynamics due to the Covid-19 pandemic will necessitate extensive mining reforms to overcome this situation and turbocharge the economy.
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Leveraging CSR to Complement India’s Covid-19 Mitigation Strategy
The time is ripe for corporations to incisively deploy their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds in this fight.
Post COVID-19: The Most Adaptable Will Survive
COVID-19 has radically transformed lives. India’s decision to impose a three week lockdown across the country to protect its citizens is unprecedented in scale. Prevention and containment strategies pursued by China, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore have revolved around border controls and barring entry of visitors to break the chain of transmission.
Covid-19: A Rude Wake-Up Call
Social distancing is a privilege of the middle and upper classes in India. Next time say ‘I am safe at home’ instead of ‘I am stuck at home’.
Initiating Culture Change through Government Process Review: Learnings for India from UK's Red Tape Challenge
We cannot operate with old rules to see a new future. This era is not to run but to leapfrog.
Technical Textiles, A Sunrise Sector in Indian Textile Industry
The right thrust in the desired direction can position India as a global leader in the production, consumption and exporter of technical textiles.
India's Housing Conundrum
Good quality urban panorama contributes to investment, strong economic performance and wealth creation, as it provides predictability and order in urban development.
How the Humble LPG Cylinder Is Changing Lives of Rural Women
On the remote, verdant hills of Baramullah district in north Kashmir lie a clump of hamlets. In one such village, atop a small hillock stays Mehmeet, a forty-two-year-old mother of three, along with her husband, Nasir, and children. A sturdy woman with rosy cheeks and sparkling grey eyes, Mehmeet putters around her house with great alacrity, sending her children to school, feeding the chickens in the hen house, baking bread, making pickles and jams, traveling to the market in the neighbouring village to get supplies, among other daily chores.
Vidyashakti: Transforming Women's Lives through Education
Assam's Goalpara displays a significantly high potential for delivering quality education to its residents, both young and old.
Weaving the Way for Indian Textile Industry
To make the textile industry competitive, focus needs to be on upgrading technology and expanding weaving capacity to scale up operations.
Embracing Technology
Technology has increasingly shown the potential to fix challenges across important socio-economic fields such as financial inclusion and healthcare.
India's Education Sector is Ripe for Disruption by AI
A skilled workforce is crucial if India must become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024 and for achieving the targets of the SDGs.
Steeling the Show
The mobility industry is on the cusp of transformation and we will observe a drastic change in passenger, freight and mass transit in the coming years.
Coal Will Keep the Lights on: How to Mitigate the Climate Risk
Increased focus on urbanization, industrialization and infrastructure development necessitate significant increase in power generation in which coal plays a major role.
Bhadradri Kothagudem Is All About ‘Inclusive Development’
Sometimes even the simplest of interventions to provide improved basic amenities or health services can increase ease of living to a great extent.
The Aspirational Story of Rampura
A fascinating facilitation framework has been provided by NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), which ensures that development initiatives reach the grassroots level. ADP enables cooperation and coordination between the district, state and Union government to aid the community’s well-being across developmental sectors of agriculture, education, financial inclusion, health and infrastructure.