Author: Diya Bhattacharya

Listed at the top of the emergencies list on the World Food Programme is the Afghanistan Food crisis and the immediate call to the action requested to prove the predictions wrong.   The reports released by the United Nations and the World Food Programme reveal that Afghanistan is about to face a severe food crisis, and millions of people will suffer from starvation if the global citizens contribute nothing.   Almost half the Afghan population, i.e., about 22.8 million people, suffer from acute food deprivation and a large proportion of children are malnutrition according to the WFP report.    Afghans dire Humanitarian…

The pandemic spared no aspects of ordinary life on this planet. The effects of the necessary but challenging social distancing and quarantine norms took a massive toll on the health of millions, and we are yet to find out its lasting generational effects. Amongst a mammoth list of hardships, devastations and societal blunders falling under the purview of the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health stood at a significantly high spot. Mental health, which, to the general public, is the seemingly intangible measure of emotional and social well-being, was a topic that only recently gained the license of being openly talked. Despite its recent recognition as a serious condition that has the potential to have highly negative impacts…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Washington earlier this week for an investor’s roundtable and talked about the developmental reforms in India, receiving favorable reactions from the US. This article investigates the reasons.  This week marked the annual meeting hosted by FICCI and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) in the presence of the executives from World Bank and IMF in Washington and the discussion of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.    This series of annual meetings with the World Bank and IMF’s board of directors brings together central bankers, ministers of Finance and Development, academics, parliamentarians, and private…

With recent shortages of coal and increased concerns about climate change and a global green revolution, where does India stand with the adoption of EVs as a cleaner, more sustainable medium of transport?  What will Impact on EVs Industry Due Coal Shortage? The Electric vehicle market in India is on the rise. A paradigm shift towards a greener environment with cleaner technology, especially in the automobile industry, is a big push for the Indian Government to open the market for greater acceptance of EVs. But with the recent ‘coal shortage’ and consecutive power crisis paired with the post-pandemic financial recovery, Can EVs be incorporated in the Indian Market within…

Drawing a parallel between the ranks of India in the global Peace and safety indexes with some of the most dangerous countries in the world. We frequently read about gory and horrifying cases of crimes around the country on our mobile screens. Social media has especially gained ground on spreading thought-provoking subjects and specifying ways the general population can get involved and help out. Most often than not, these graphic headlines become a cause of sadness and faltering faith in humanity for a wink before we trudge along with our daily routines. Location-specific feeds on our Instagram and Twitter each day bring out human brutalities in short-form content. We remain familiar with…

On Friday (8th October 2021), 136 out of the 140 countries of The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) agreed on a global minimum corporate tax rate across borders, and here’s a brief account of its status. To catch you up to pace, let us look at what OECD is precisely and the historically significant tax deal they formulated. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with its tagline ‘Better Policies for Better world’, is an international organization that works with the governments of their member nations (36 member countries) to provide evidence-based intelligence for bettering policy implementation across…

The alleged murder of four peacefully protesting farmers at Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday by Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son has led to a fierce back and forth of allegations by the opposition party leaders against the BJP Government in the state and Centre. Tensions and outbursts in the Indian political scene have continued to surge since Sunday as the events of the bloodiest collision in the farmers’ protest, started in August 2020 over the revoking of Centre’s Agri Bill, unfold. As a “speculated” premeditated conspiracy, the incident involved a convoy of three SUVs driven by BJP workers on their way to greet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya for an event,…