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Reform Agricultural Subsidies to Improve Climate Resilience and Health

India, Jan. 23 -- India's agricultural subsidy system was created during the period after Independence, when the overriding fear was hunger. Memories of famine were fresh, foreign exchange was scarce,... Read More


India Is Growing, But Are Indians Flourishing?

India, Jan. 16 -- Long before modern researchers began charting happiness scores or well-being indices, many cultures, including India's, grappled with the deeper question of what it means to live wel... Read More


Why the 1993 World Development Report Still Matters for India

India, Jan. 2 -- Do countries with high GDP growth become healthy over time? Or is it the other way around? Can countries create wealth in the long term if their population is not healthy or educated?... Read More


Drinking water from the tap as a true measure for development

India, Dec. 26 -- To me, the question of whether a country is truly developed has little to do with its GDP. It can be answered far more simply: Can I drink water straight from the tap in my hotel roo... Read More


Can Ayurveda serve population health?

India, Dec. 19 -- Ayurveda occupies an unusual place in India's health system. It is deeply familiar yet institutionally peripheral, widely used yet unevenly evaluated. Around half of Indians report u... Read More


Viksit Bharat goal needs investing more in health

India, Dec. 12 -- Viksit Bharat 2047 envisions India as a $30-trillion economy with per capita income of $18,000-21,000, implying developed-nation status. Achieving this would require sustained nomina... Read More


Viksit Bharat goal needs investing more in health

India, Dec. 11 -- Viksit Bharat 2047 envisions India as a $30-trillion economy with per capita income of $18,000-21,000, implying developed-nation status. Achieving this would require sustained nomina... Read More