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Lockdown Lessons: Build Self-reliance
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The government announced a further two weeks extension of the nationwide lockdown which was to end on 3 May 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued detailed guidelines on handling the red, orange and green zones in the country. The decision doe....

May 03, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , PM Modi , COVID-19 , Global response , Chief Ministers , Economy and livelihoods , FRBM , Self-reliance
Shift to Plant Based Proteins to Prevent Future Pandemics
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

Three consignments of African Pangolin scales have been recently seized at ports in two Southeast Asian countries. On the first day of April, port authorities in Port Kelang, Malaysia confiscated six tons of the contraband packed in a shipping contai....

May 01, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 virus , Vegan , Vegetarian , Lab-grown meat , Kebabs , Soy , Poultry , Satvik
लॉकडाउन 2.0: ध्यान अर्थव्यवस्था को पुनः आरंभ करने पर होगा
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

3 मई, 2020 तक लॉकडाउन बढ़ाने के प्रधानमंत्री की घोषणा के साथ ही भारत में कोरोना वायरस महामारी की गहनत....

April 28, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , अर्थव्यवस्था , PPE , वैश्विक प्रभाव , आईएमएफ , लॉकडाउन 2.0 , महामारी , कोरोना , लॉकडाउन 1.0 , सोशल डिस्टेसिंग , मीडिया
Coronavirus Speeded Pace of Change for India
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Since the lockdown started in India, all along the clock, there has been constant chatter on coronavirus, be it on TV, internet or conversations at home. There is a high degree of pessimism and confusion on how the pandemic would resolve itself and t....

April 25, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , democracy , agriculture , Population , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Telemedicine , Supply chains , indian industry , innovation , wealth inequality , online learning , brussels Effect.
Industry 4.0 Joins Fight to Contain COVID-19
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

“I have a 3D Printer and I am ready to join the fight against COVID-19” is the buzz among the technology developers. There is euphoria to use 3D printers to manufacture a variety of medical products and equipment such as face masks and shield, Pe....

April 21, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Indian Navy , Industry 4.0 , COVID-19 , Additive Manufacturing , 3D printing , Ventilators , Facemasks
The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.1 In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media
Lockdown 2.0: Focus will shift to restarting the economy
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

With the Prime Minister’s announcement of the extension of the lockdown until May 3, 2020, anxieties about the depth and coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India have deepened. The Prime Minister was categorical in stating that the lockdown en....

April 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , economy , Education System , Lockdown 2.0 , Migrant labourers , PPE , rebuilding , Covid-19 vacacine , moobilising resources , global impact , post corona world
लॉकडाउन का पहला सप्ताह: आशा के बीच मिलेजुले परिणाम
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

चार-घंटे के नोटिस पर 3 सप्ताह के एक राष्ट्रव्यापी लॉकडाउन की घोषणा करने में साहस और दृढ़ विश्वास....

April 14, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Covid 19 , lockdown , Economic Task Force , PM CARES Fund , लॉकडाउन का पहला सप्ताह
To Lockdown or Not
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Commentary

All Indians await with bated breath the government's decision as to what should be done on expiry of the current countrywide lockdown. There are no easy answers and this is an occasion when no one would envy being in Prime Minister Modi's shoes. Indi....

April 12, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , economy , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , lockdown , Rising infections , Graded lifting
Covid-19: Can it be the Sputnik Moment for India?
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

History often tells us that the best in you comes out in the worst of circumstances. At times devastations caused both by man and nature has impelled people and nations to rebuild from the ruins. There is no dearth of instances when people have rise....

April 11, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , COVID-19 , APIS , India China trade , Telecom equipment , Domestic manufacurers
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