As winter envelops Delhi, the city once again finds itself ensnared in an air pollution crisis. With over 30 million residents, the region has seen a surge in hospital admissions, notably among children and the elderly grappling with breathing difficulties. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached an alarming 500 in early November1 and […]
Disclaimer This article was first published in Times of India on August 16, 2023. In Parliament’s tumultuous monsoon session, focus briefly turned to the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, with the presentation of a CAG report. It covers the implementation of PMJAY from its inception in 2018 to early 2021, which overlaps with my […]
1. You started your journey as a writer and then co-founded your NGO ‘Sahiyo’ for eliminating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the country. What inspired you to start Sahiyo? It will be great if you could also elaborate on the status of the practice currently in India. I was writing a film on female genital […]
1. You have extensive experience in designing and implementing international health programs, including community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs and adolescent reproductive health projects in India. How do you see the initiative to digitalise healthcare, especially for women? I have always believed that there is a great potential in digitalising healthcare. First, it will make information and […]
Climate impacts are intensifying to become one of the most significant health crises this century. In the recent times, we have seen examples of extreme weather conditions with constant worrisome news of forest fires, heatwaves, draughts, hurricanes, floodings, earthquakes, winter storms, etc. which have led to widespread devastation, deaths, and displacements – the most recent […]
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.” – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg Today is International Safe Abortion Day – […]
For the longest time, our society has lived in a rigid binary world of men and women and girls and boys. Today, slowly but surely the world is understanding that gender is evolving. My introduction to this colourful world of gender took place when I started working with a CBO who worked for the LGBTQ+ […]
Educated at India’s Mayo College in Rajasthan, and St. Stephen’s College in the University of Delhi, Mr. Thapan has had a diverse and distinguished career in public service. He spent his first 18 years in the Auditor General’s Department in India before moving to the Asian Development Bank in Manila. His stint in India included […]
‘Why aren’t people terrified? What do we have to say? What do we have to do?’ - This dialogue, a desperate plea for help, is from the recent movie Don’t Look Up that released in 2021. A satirical take on the climate crisis, an exasperated astronomer, one of the main characters, ask this question while desperately trying to get the attention of the media and government, as a comet, hurtling through space with earth in its path, threatens to end all life in a matter of months. The fast approaching comet is an allegory for climate change, leading the astronomers to desperately attempt to tackle the government, political, celebrity, and media indifference to the impending crisis, much like the struggle and frustration of climate scientists today.
The world we live in today is fraught with challenges across the sectors of health, education, livelihoods, gender, human rights, among others. In the past two years, many of them have been amplified as the pandemic swept across the globe, leaving in its wake a trail of disruption, forever altering lives for many.
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