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This Week at #IMPRI
(2021 | W6 | February 8 - 14)
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Dear IMPRI Well-wisher,
Greetings from our team! We hope you are healthy and safe amid the prevailing pandemic.
World Wetlands Day (February 2) was celebrated this past week, and this much-needed focus on conservation of wetlands, ecosystems and water resources also found space in two pertinent #PlanetTalks sessions at IMPRI. Catch them in the "In case you missed it..." section of this newsletter!
The events coming up this week at IMPRI are a curation of discussions on the recently presented Union Budget 2020-21, among other thought-provoking talks on resilience inclusivity amid climate emergency and disasters, and gendered dimensions in suicide bereavement.
The newsletter will take you through the upcoming events at IMPRI, the week's publications, and videos of #WebPolicyTalks in case you missed them.
Wishing you a fruitful week ahead,
Anshula Mehta, Assistant Director, IMPRI
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Upcoming #WebPolicyTalks
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Panel Discussion
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Panel Discussion on Pandemic & Union Budget 2021: Implementation and the Way Forward
When: February 8, 2021; 18:00 IST (Monday) | REGISTER HERE
Chaired by Prof Santosh Mehrotra (Jawaharlal Nehru University), the panel brings together Prof Arun Kumar (Institute of Social Sciences), Dr Jyotsna Jha (Centre for Budget and Policy Studies), Dr Mahesh Vyas (TBC; Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy) and Mihir Sharma (TBC; Observer Research Foundation)
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Special Lecture
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Dr Dhiraj Nayyar (Director, Economics & Policy, Vedanta; OSD & Head, Economics, Finance, Trade, NITI Aayog) on Budget 2021 & Economic Reforms 2.0 towards New India
When: February 9, 2021; 18:00 IST (Tuesday) | REGISTER HERE
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#PlanetTalks
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Dr Anil K Gupta (Professor, National Institute of Disaster Management, India) on Climate Emergency, Disasters and Resilience Inclusive Business Continuity Management
When: February 11, 2021; 16:00 IST (Thursday) | REGISTER HERE
Moderator: Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI)
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#GenderGaps
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Dr Nandini Murali (Life Coach, Facilitator, Author) on Gendered Dimensions and Impacts of Suicide Bereavement: Exploring Lived Experiences
When: February 15, 2021; 18:00 IST (Monday) | REGISTER HERE
Chaired by Prof Govind Kelkar (IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center; GenDev CRI) with discussants Prof Prabha Chandra (NIMHANS), Dr Carla Fine (Author, Lecturer, and Workshop Leader) and Dr Alok Mathur (TBC; Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India)
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- 'Urban Governance in China and India' by Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar | IndraStra Global
Dr. Xuefei Ren suggests that China needs to open up more to non-state actors including private industries and civil society groups. India needs to empower local institutions such as municipal governments, and both countries could aim to move towards the middle of the spectrum to adopt a hybrid approach.
- 'Migrant Workers and Childcare in Thailand and Myanmar' by Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Nishi Verma | Delhi Post
While highlighting complications in childcare arrangements, Prof Kyoko Kusakabe shared that childcare arrangement depends on the contested power structure that surrounds the migrant workers, and it is a result of reciprocity and obligation between migrating children and grandparents.
- 'Assuring farmers’ income in the context of new farm laws: Issues and way forward' by Arjun Kumar and Ritika Gupta | Counterview
Dr A Amarender Reddy bats for a shift from an assured price to an assured income scheme. He suggestsed two alternatives, either a shift to a Price Deficiency Payment (PDP) system, or the modification of the insurance scheme, the PMFBY, which needs to cover the price risk in addition to the yield risk. - 'Can The Migrant Be Heard By Our Cities?' by Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar | Youth Ki Awaaz
Quoting Partha Chatterjee, Dr Ashima Sood shared that as the factories began to shoot up in the peripheries of the cities, the middle class in the cities began to envision their “postindustrial modern society” more closely. The people in these groups took on the ‘responsibility’ of getting rid of the cities/urban spaces of the so-called polluters and outsiders. It was since then that the urban spaces started to separate the spaces into two and the workers were no longer made a part of the urban spaces.
- 'Majoritarianism is not a crisis of democracy but of liberalism, needs a 'different' query' by Simi Mehta | Counterview
"In majoritarianism, only majority has a voice, but in a democracy, everybody has a voice: To have a democratic society you have to listen to people who you disagree with": Prof Nicholas Tampio at IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk
- 'India’s New Agricultural Laws 2020: Looking Beyond Farmers’ Concerns' by Utpal K De and Simi Mehta | Youth Ki Awaaz
“Though the government claims the reform to be urgent, what was the harm in consulting the farmers’ representatives before enacting the law? It is clear that in the name of farmers the nomenclature of the law is designed to benefit someone else and this view is shared by economists who believe that the law is not in favor of the farmers.": Prof Ranjit Singh Ghuman at IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk
- 'Has The Urban Been Depoliticised?' by Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar | Youth Ki Awaaz
Dr Nipesh P. Narayanan opined that electoral politics have deliberately excluded a city from its agendas. Urban planning and development is a state issue since land falls under the state list as listed under the Constitution’s seventh schedule. However, national authorities have always formulated urban plans because the central government has been mobilizing the funds.
- 'The State Of “No-Land’s Man”: The Human Rights Of Rohingyas' by Utpal K De, Simi Mehta, Tanya Agrawal and Ritika Gupta | Youth Ki Awaaz
Prof Nasir Uddin pointed out that human civilization’s history is a history of migration, and citizenship should not be related to when individuals arrive in the country. Myanmar excluding Rohingyas from citizenship is a complete violation of Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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#PlanetTalks: Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava (Entrepeneur, Researcher and Educator; Former Executive Director, SaciWATERs) on A Social-Ecological Approach to Urban Lake Governance and Sustainability in India
Moderated by Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI) with discussant Dr Fawzia Tarannum (TERI School of Advanced Studies)
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#PlanetTalks: Mr Liby Johnson (Executive Director, Gram Vikas) on Decentralized Water Resources Management: Role of Village Communities and Rural Local Governments
Moderated by Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI), with discussant Dr Indira Khurana (Tarun Bharat Sangh)
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Panel Discussion: Environment & Budget 2021: Business As Usual?
Chaired by Mr Ashish Kothari (Kalpavriksh), the panel brought together Dr Indira Khurana (Tarun Bharat Sangh), Dr Kanchan Chopra (Formerly, Institute of Economic Growth), Mr Himanshu Thakkar (SANDRP) and Mr Debadityo Sinha (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy), with moderators Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI) and Dr Ambika Vishwanath (Kubernein Initiative).
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Distinguished Lecture: Dr Madhav Chavan (Co-Founder, Board Member and Former CEO, Pratham; Social Activist and Entrepreneur) on The State of Education Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact, Policy Suggestions, and the Way Forward towards New India@2047
Moderated by Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI), with discussants Dr Swati Jha (American India Foundation), Prof Saumen Chattopadhyay (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Ms Huma Masood (UNESCO, New Delhi) and Ms Chitra Jayanty (Janyaa)
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Looking forward to seeing you at a #WebPolicyTalk! |
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