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The Boat Clinics of the Brahmaputra: Life, Hope, Healing

A few months back, the national lockdown to battle the Covid-19 was in its early critical phase and a boat clinic in Assam’s Dhemaji district on the mighty Brahmaputra was on its regular way to a routine camp on one of the thousands of islands or <....

November 11, 2020 Article , Assam , COVID-19 , National Health Mission , Brahmaputra , C-NES , CSOs , Doctors boat , NGOSs , Majuli , Primary Health Care

Lockdown Week 2: Let us Think of Self-reliance

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

As India completes second week of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, the attention is now shifting to the post lockdown scenarios. Fresh thinking is required to rebuild India in the post-corona world. An indefinite lockdown is not possible. The lock....

April 07, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , agriculture , Health sector , National Health Mission , Tablihi Jamaat , Empower Group No. 6 , UN Office in India , Private sector , Start ups , Economic rejuvenation , Education sector , ICT infrastructure , Tele diplomacy