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Hello,
India’s think tanks have come of age. As complexities of governance and policy-making in India increase, the need for specialised domain expertise, independent of government, has become real and necessary, and the Indian think tanks have begun to find their voice and role.
India is home to 612 think tanks and five of them feature in the “Top Global Go-To Think Tank Index 2020” – prepared by the University of Pennsylvania. ThePrint delves deep into reasons for the rise in visibility and impact of these institutions in shaping the public discourse of the recent past.
Down To Earth brings you a fascinating story of poachers turning protectors of migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika Lake, inspired by the sensitisation efforts of the Wildlife department and civil society groups.
Khabar Lahariya uses illustrations and graphics to tell the story of the high drop-out rate among school students in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, while Mojo Story reports on UP’s initiative of ‘mohalla classes’, where teachers visit and teach students of the deprived communities, who do not have access to online classes, to ensure that they are not left behind.
And, The Citizen discusses the relationship between the police and the citizen which is often marked by a lack of trust, and seen to be even adversarial. It examines the measures needed to turn India’s police into a citizen’s force.
For more from our grantees this week, please read on.
Warmly,
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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More visible & vocal — India’s homegrown think tanks are booming, influencing debate & policy |
India’s expanding global footprint, the need for domain expertise in governance, beyond the acumen of the Indian bureaucracy, has increasingly resulted in a “culture of translating research into public dialogue” and the consequent rise in the visibility and efficacy of think tanks. ThePrint analyses.
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How some poachers became protectors of birds in villages around Chilika |
Down To Earth reports how, about 400 residents from 20 villages around Odisha’s Chilika Lake, most of whom were former hunters, have now turned guardians of the very migratory birds they hunted.
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उच्च ड्रॉपआउट दर का क्या कारण है? शिक्षा, पहुँच और युवा, एक नए सफर की ओर… || KhabarLahariya |
Through innovative animation, Khabar Lahariya illustrates the reasons behind the increasing drop-outs among school children in UP and Bihar – poverty, early marriages and poor orientation to importance of education among parents.
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Mohalla Classes | UP's Novel Initiative For Students Unable To Do Online Schooling | COVID |
To help students without access to online classes, UP has initiated ‘Mohalla Classes’, where the teachers visit the locality of the students and take offline classes. Mojo Story reports from the ground.
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Off Limits With Seema Mustafa| Police V/S People |
The Citizen goes into the relationship between the police and the citizen and talks to one of the key protagonists of police reforms in India to decode what ails Indian law enforcement.
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PSGA Fails To Guarantee Public Services |
Despite the Jammu & Kashmir government bringing 18 more services of seven departments under the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA), which assures public services to citizens within a stipulated period, Kashmir Observer reports that nothing has changed on the ground, with public services still marked by corruption and rampant apathy. |
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How Social Media is Reshaping Politics |
Think Pragati, in its latest episode of ‘All Things Policy’, discusses the character and impact of social media on politics across the globe, including India. |
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Gloria Steinem: An American Feminist In India |
Live History India narrates the life of Gloria Steinem, an American feminist, journalist and social activist and her Indian connection; and how India influenced her fight for women’s rights. |
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अन्न तर सोडा पिण्यासाठी पाणी देखील नाही! |
Max Maharashtra highlights the plight of locals in Raigadh after the district was ravaged by floods, leaving them without access to drinking water and necessities. |
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