Author: centreforneweconomicstudies

A few months ago, one seemingly insignificant case of wrongly diagnosed flu, brought the entire world to a screeching halt. Grocery shortages, a giant exodus of the migrant labour population, alarming increases in unemployment and hunger as well as the ever-rising death toll in the country are provide a rare insight into just how insignificant…

In the panel discussion the panelists explore the impact of COVID 19 on the education system. This panel comprises of Akriti Bhatia, Founder and Director of PAIGAM, and student activists Damini Kain and Amarjeet Kumar Singh. Throughout the discussion, the discussants delve into the impact this sudden shift in educational realms would have on different…

Historically, inequality in access to education has been a crucial instrument in reinforcing and maintaining social stratification. Even today, class, caste, gender and other social factors prove to be persistent hurdles in gaining a quality education. In a podcast about the New Education Policy, Mr Ambarish Rai, National Convener at the Right to Education Forum,…

This article aims to analyze the situation of migrant workers owing to the lockdowns and analyses their human rights which are being vehemently ignored by the countries or states they are stranded in.

The author discusses the issue surrounding our waste management systems trough the lens of the pandemic given the added burden of medical waste disposal. The article concludes with suggestions that could help in tackling this problem in hope for a cleaner environment, if not a virus-free one.

In this article, Amisha Singh looks at one of the most important international institutions, the Security Council, and how the shortcomings of this prestigious institution have been highlighted by its handling of the Corona-virus pandemic.