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Insights from government's LEADS initiative along with the World Bank’s LPI can help identify reforms to improve the logistics sector.

The ‘financially-included’ people must be offered products and services that are relevant to their needs.

A targeted and cluster-based approach can be undertaken by identifying districts with a higher number of stubble burning incidents.

As per the 5th round of NFHS, India's total fertility rate (TFR) slipped to 2.0. This drop in India's TFR, from almost 6 in the 1950s, to its current level is a significant feat. However, despite the decline, the story is different for some states. Tracing the trajectories of some selected states towards demographic transition, the article highlights the need for investment in health, education, and skill development to leverage demographic dividend and advocate policies for a growing pool of senior citizens.

The Medical Devices sector will continue to grow at a fast pace in the coming years. Recognizing its significance, the Indian government is implementing several policies and initiatives to accelerate its growth.

As frontline workers during the pandemic, sanitation workers faced great risks. The second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission must focus on their concerns.

The International Monetary Fund estimates that by ensuring equal participation of women in the workforce, India could increase its GDP by 27 per cent. However, according to data from the World Bank, the Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) in India has declined from 32 per cent in 2005 to 21 per cent in 2019. The challenge for India is not merely to increase the participation of women in the labour force but also to ensure that they have access to quality jobs with equal opportunities for upward mobility.

The CoP-26 in Glasgow is an embodiment of collective global effort to urgently address alarming rise of carbon. Monitoring by focusing on right type of indicators and high-quality data is paramount in efforts to address global warming. The article tries to highlight the shortcomings of Global Climate Risk Index. It also points out how India’s module on National Disaster Management Information System does better by capturing damages and losses caused by variety of disasters and monitors the targets under the Sendai Framework.

Targeted and collective effort for uplifting the living conditions of urban street children and their families is urgently needed. States need to act on the push and pull factors that compel children to become street dwellers.

Patient compliance, disease management protocols and optimizing quality of life for diabetic women requires public policies to be centered around the societal role of the patient, instead of being formulated or implemented in a vacuum.