The coronavirus pandemic has upheaved our daily lives and brought the global economy to a standstill. At a time when the most developed nations of the world have been brought to their knees, it is no surprise that the pandemic has also disproportionately affected third world countries, especially those torn
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RESILIENCE: THE KEY INGREDIENT OF THE COVID-19 LEMONADE
The world is grappling and struggling with an invisible, deadly, life-threatening enemy and is trying to understand how to live with the threats posed by the novel Coronavirus. With the declaration of COVID-19 as a “pandemic” by the World Health Organisation, the entire world came to a screeching halt. Several
TELEMEDICINE – THE NEW NORMAL IN MEDICAL WORLD?
Telemedicine allows health care professionals. i.e. Doctors. To evaluate, diagnose and treat patients using telecommunication technology. It is a way to treat patients through a distance. During early days, the practice was used to connect doctors treating a patient at one place to specialists at another location; which proved to
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT – A MEASURE OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE
There was a time when India used to have a notorious Licensing System which was infamously known as ‘License Raj‘. Anyone wanting to start up a new industry or even expand production beyond a certain level had to get a permit or a ‘license’ from the government to do so.
MENTAL HEALTH: NOT ALL WOUNDS ARE VISIBLE
You lost interest in things you used to enjoy, you don’t feel like doing anything, you are always tired for no reason, you think that life is not worth living, you rely on drugs and alcohol too much. How you think, how you feel, your constant mood swings, your sudden
LOCUST ATTACK: THE WORST LOCUST ATTACK IN 27 YEARS
Plagues of Locust have devasted societies since the Pharaohs led ancient Egypt, and they still wreak havoc today. Locust has been despised and revered throughout history. Coming from the family of grasshoppers, these insects’ silhouette enormous swarms spreading across regions, devouring crops and leaving serious agricultural damage in their wake.
RESTORATION OF PROTECTIONIST POLICIES IN INDIA
India always had an exasperating tie-in with low tariffs, quotas and restrictions. During 1960-85, it had sky-high tariffs but apparently the policies failed extensively. After it borrowed funds from the IMF in 1991 due to the economic crisis, it was obliged to follow the liberalisation policy and thus the regime
COVID-19 Test Trace and Isolate – Flattening the Curve
India spends less than 2 per cent of its GDP on healthcare, crises like that of the COVID-19 pandemic poses great challenges to our healthcare system. Poor doctor to population ratio and low accessibility of medical facilities are some of the biggest problems faced by the Indian healthcare system. The
QUALITY EDUCATION IN INDIA: A DISTANT DREAM?
In September 2015, at the United Nations General Assembly Meeting, governments around the world committed themselves to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to balance the social, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainable development. The SDGs are an extension of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which expired at the end
DEPRESSION: A CURABLE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300 million people all over the world have been affected due to depression. It basically leads to sadness and can make an individual both mentally and physically weak. It is an illness and a medical disorder that affects the behaviour of a