Palakh Jain

Mar 15, 2024 | epw.in | Payal Seth |Palakh Jain

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected children’s nutrition through various disruptions that would have changed the relative importance of determinants of children’s undernutrition. This article attempts to provide empirical estimates for how the relative importance of key determinants of child undernutrition has changed post-pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on child undernutrition, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Headey et al 2020).

Feb 14, 2024 | governancenow.com | Palakh Jain |Shreya Ganguly

The world is at the cusp of a revolution based on Industry 4.0 and green technologies, including AI, big data, IoT, EVs, solar power, etc., which offer developing countries the opportunity to leapfrog into economic prosperity. However, India’s gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) still stands at a meagre 0.66% of GDP (Economic Survey 2022), with woefully low participation from the private sector.

Aug 4, 2023 | governancenow.com | Palakh Jain

Loneliness is said to be equivalent to smoking a few cigarettes daily. People who have faced loneliness will agree with me that is a feeling which cannot be described in words alone. I have experienced periods of loneliness till my bones with a vacuum created inside the chest and there is nobody in the vicinity to connect with.

Jun 2, 2023 | governancenow.com | Megha Jain |Palakh Jain

Green Banking is an initiative taken by the banks to promote environment-friendly practices and reduce carbon footprint of their activities. Green financing (a part of ‘Green Banking’) is a broad term that can refer to a financial investment flowing into sustainable development projects and initiatives, environmental products, and policies that encourage the development of a more sustainable economy.