Feb 20, 2021South Asia needs more collaboration on healthStressing upon the “spirit of collaboration” among the SAARC and Indian Ocean island countries, the Indian Prime Minister recently spoke of the need to build a regional platform to understand the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines as well as steps to tackle health emergencies in jointly and in a coordinated…Saarc2 min readSaarc2 min read
Jul 3, 2020Share the toilet, not the disease!!!As India takes small but concrete steps towards revitalising its economy, recreating the lost jobs, and boosting its manufacturing and services sectors, it is important that these processes are both safe and sustainable. We are still in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and cases in India are rising daily…Economic Recovery6 min readEconomic Recovery6 min read
Jun 24, 2020Water and Hygiene: Critical to health and wealth1. Less water, higher demand India has about 4% of the world’s freshwater resources but houses approximately 17.6% of the world’s population. According to a NITI Aayog report[1], 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress and about 200,000 people die every year in India due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. In 2016…Sanitation7 min readSanitation7 min read
