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This Week at IMPRI!
(2021 - #5 | February 1 - 7)
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Dear IMPRI Well-wisher,
We thank you for your support, as we enter the second month of this defining year for growth and constructive change.
As this issue reaches your inbox, the Union Budget for 2021-2022 would be imminent or would have been recently announced, following a year of myriad unprecedented crises. With all eyes on the path being charted towards recovery - economic or otherwise - inclusive foresight in planning and governance is the need of the hour and for the way forward.
The events this week at IMPRI place emphasis on the environment and education in the midst of COVID-19 and the Union Budget. Do join us for some invigorating discussions!
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 the best for the week ahead,
Anshula Mehta, Assistant Director, IMPRI
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Upcoming #WebPolicyTalks
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#PlanetTalks
Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava (Research Entrepreneur, Environmental Design Consultants, Ahmedabad) on A Social-Ecological Approach to Urban Lake Governance and Sustainability in India
When: February 2, 2021; 12:00 IST (Tuesday) | REGISTER HERE
Moderator: Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI)
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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
When: February 2, 2021; 16:00 IST (Tuesday) | REGISTER HERE
Moderator: Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI)
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Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion on Environment & Budget 2021: Business As Usual?
When: February 3, 2021; 18:00 IST (Wednesday) | REGISTER HERE
Chaired by Mr Ashish Kothari (Kalpavriksh), the panel brings 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
When: February 5, 2021; 17:00 IST (Friday) | REGISTER HERE
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- 'Budget 2021: Cash transfer and urban employment guarantee can help blunt the economic blow' by Arjun Kumar and Ritika Gupta | India Water Portal
Expand Rs 500 per month cash transfer to poor non-farmer and urban households: Prof Santosh Mehrotra - 'Women and Health: Concerns during COVID-19' by Simi Mehta and Anshula Mehta | Delhi Post
Excerpts from the webinar 'Women and Health: Concerns during COVID-19' delivered by Ms Jashodhara Dasgupta, organised by the Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at IMPRI, GenDev Centre for Research and Innovation and Delhi Post
- 'Policy perspectives for sustainable tourism under COVID-19 in Sri Lanka' by Utpal Kumar De and Simi Mehta | Counterview
Excerpts from the discussion on ‘Changing tourism prospects under COVID-19 and policy options for sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka‘ delivered by Maheshika Dissanayake of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka
- 'Trade And Policy Shocks In Nepal Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic' by Raghu Bir Bista | Youth Ki Awaaz
Nepal is vulnerable to COVID-19 and the trade sector is most vulnerable. For survival, stability and stimulation national economy and trade, the compensatory policy should be implemented and anti-COVID policy should be revised.
- 'Budget 2021: Will agriculture sector get a boost?' by Simi Mehta, Ritika Gupta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal and Nikhil Jacob | India Water Portal
The government could consider a shift from the price support system to an income support system. PM-KISAN is a step in that direction, but the assistance under that is lacking. - 'Exploring The Idea Of Making STEM Cities' by Sachidanand Sinha and Simi Mehta | Youth Ki Awaaz
“Making STEM cities means to use all the resources of a city and bring them together to create great STEM learning experiences for students.” Said Dr. Cliff Zingtraff in a webinar organized jointly by the Center for ICT for Development (CICTD) at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute and IndraStra Global on Making STEM Cities: Education Ideas and Strategies, for Policymakers to Students.
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Panel Discussion: Are Democracies mostly Majoritarian?
The panel brought together Dr Trevor Stack (The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom) and Prof Nicholas Tampio (Fordham University, USA), chaired and moderated by Prof Ajay Gudavarthy (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
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#EconDevDiscussion: Prof Amita Batra (Professor, Centre for South Asian Studies,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) on Regional Trade and Developmental Challenges in South Asia
Chaired by Shri N Ramesh (EXIM Bank) with discussants Dr Ganesha Wignaraja (Overseas Development Institute, London), Prof Prabir De (Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)), Dr Raghu Bir Bista (Tribhuvan University, Nepal) and Dr Rezaul Karim Bakshi (Rajshahi Unversity, Bangladesh), and moderated by Prof Utpal K De (North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong)
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Special Lecture: Prof Amit Basole (Head, APU Centre for Sustainable Employment (CSE), and Associate Professor of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University (APU), Bengaluru) on Urban Employment and Social Policy in the Wake of COVID-19
Chaired by Prof Santosh Mehrotra (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) with discussants Dr Neeraj V. Prasad (O. P. Jindal University), Ms Urvashi Prasad (NITI Aayog), Mr Sameer Unhale (Department of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra) and Mr Varun Aggarwal (India Migration Now)
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Panel Discussion and Release of Study Findings: Rural Telephonic Time Use Survey Study in Bihar - Life in the Era of COVID-19: Impact on VillageMakers of Bihar & Future Prospects, with the Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3)
Chaired by Dr Nivedita P Haran (IAS, retd.) with panelists Mrs Mahua Roy Choudhury (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society), Prof G. Sridevi (Central University of Hyderabad), Prof Nalin Bharti (Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna),Mr Braj Kishore Pathak (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society). Opening remarks were delivered by Dr Aparajita Gogoi, (C3) and the session was moderated by Dr Simi Mehta (IMPRI) and Ms Madhu Joshi (C3)
Field Notes from the Study
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