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The author is Chair, Institute for Competitiveness, India
Children and adolescents have had their fair share as well, who have had to experience the effects of such an unprecedented crisis at a formative period of their life. This makes it an opportunity for the government to expand its policy thrust areas to include mental health too, and adolescents should be targeted on a priority basis. Here’s why.
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While social conventions continue to restrict women’s autonomy and economic participation, the structural transformation in the economy has not helped break down those barriers either.
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A peculiar characteristic affecting development, and one that separates northern states like UP and Bihar from their southern counterparts is the sense of collective identity.
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The current situation at hand calls for an increase in investment to boost the capacity of healthcare workers and make effective use of technology and social media platforms to facilitate outreach among communities regarding reproductive health.
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As Indian cities continue to expand at an exponential pace, we need to revisit urban governance practices.
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Despite the rising GDP growth rates, the country cannot ignore its developmental challenges.
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To optimally leverage education for achieving the desired results, policymakers need to assess ways in which it can give the highest returns for the largest number of people.
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Without the skills to use technology, citizens cannot benefit from mere availability of the same, which is often the case in rural India. In fact, such Information asymmetry can birth new opportunities for corruption, making technology counterproductive to the cause.
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The major urban development programmes being implemented are Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) (SBM-U), Smart Cities Mission, and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Housing for All (Urban) (PMAY-U).
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As the US attempts to return to normalcy, it also serves as an example for the rest of the world to identify growing polarization before it grows deep enough to break the society.
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