Resources have been at the core of development and their ease of access has increased significantly over the years. This has led to their indiscriminate usage for economic benefits. “The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.”  That means we're squandering our natural capital, jeopardizing future supplies, and contributing to deforestation and carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere. And as the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises, so does the rate of climate change.  

As a result, today's development issue is to use resources sustainably without overwhelming (eclipsing) the economic domain. This is where the revolutionary concept of the Circular Economy comes into play.  

Panelists: Saumya, Deeti, Yuvaraj, Amandeep, and Krishanu.  

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#india #circulareconomy #transition #employment #waste #wastesegregation #postproduction #recycle #reuseideas

Till now the series covered the trajectory of the Indian Telecom Sector and how digitization is bringing waves of change and also the divide that plagues the sector. In this conversation,  we will be taking a step back and looking at the market in itself, with a special focus on competition in India and globally.

In this podcast, Dr. Payal Malik (Advisor (Economics) at the Competition Commission Of India) shares her insights.

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#india #telecomsector #telecommarket #jio #airtel #reliance #antitrust #globaltelecom

While the previous episode in the series covered the trajectory of the Indian Telecom Sector. Today we will discuss how digitization is bringing waves of change and the divide that plagues the Telecom sector. We will touch upon major milestones in India’s telecom story through the lens of inequity. We will discuss topics like India’s rural/urban divide, the transition from 4G to 5G, and more. Our guest today is Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay.

#telecomsector #india #digitaldivide #icrier #inequity #technology #5g #digitization

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This conversation revolves around the hijab ban in Karnataka mandated earlier this year, its deeper implications, and the telltale signs of this from India’s history. Our guest, Ambreen Agha, takes us through topics like the "effective religious practice tests" to the Uniform Civil Code and highlights alternate indicators of marginalization of the Muslim Community.

#hijabban #karnataka #india

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In this Episode of Vichaar, the team is in conversation with Prof. Aashish Yadav, an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School. The conversation takes a look at aspects of persecution by delving into the intersections of political and public issues with more intimate sets of relationships and private identities. The talk also explores literature and law on citizenship conferment and revocation, which has long been thought to be solely vested with the sovereign jurisdiction of a state.

What lies ahead for Sri Lanka? In the grip of a tight, never-ending economic crisis, Sri Lanka stares at the need for immediate change to quell both public outcry and economic distress. International Relations and Public Policy columnists at CNES deliberate on Sri Lanka's path ahead. Will the economic distress force government change? And if so, who will fill the power vacuum? Are we staring at a potential military takeover? But first, how did the country reach this stage? Are there any efficient ways by which they can bail themselves out? Will China be just benevolent lenders or the hostile economic big brother? What would be the implications for India-Sri Lanka relations? Can India leverage its structural and soft power politics to establish better relations with Sri Lanka? And other questions in and around the crisis. 

#srilanka #economiccrisis #india #china #default #obor #softpower #economicaid

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Tejaswi is a journalist, researcher and artist whose attention is captured by post-colonial human relationships at a time of the Internet of Things. They are currently working as a Digital Editor & Curator at Gaysi, and also serve as an editorial consultant for feminist organizations working in the space of mental well-being, and sexual & reproductive health.

In this episode, we speak about interpreting masculinity in an attempt to question the social configurations of gender practices that come to define men’s structural dispositions to power in a society.

#genderroles #masculinity #men #women #patriarchy #queerpride #feminist

In this episode of Interlinked, we talk about manual scavengers and their lives with Palani Kumar, a People's Archive of Rural India Staff Photographer. Mr.Kumar and Ashika discuss the woes of the under-represented Dalit community , the representation of their work through photos and the impact of the Covid pandemic

Palani Kumar has previously worked as a cinematographer for the documentary film 'Kakoos' and has been working on bringing to light, the hardships of being a manual scavenger, the deaths caused by this means of living and the lives of the children of such workers. He was regarded as the Top Ten Humans 2019 by Anandha Vikatan for his socially impactful work through the years. In March 2020, he received the Best Story of the Year - 2020 award from the Public Relations Council of India.

#manualscavenging #dalits #peoplesarchiveofruralindia #covid19

In this episode of Vichaar, we spoke to Dr. Svati Shah, an anthropologist who works in the fields of migration, sexuality, gender, and caste capitalism. Dr. Shah talks to us about how we can think about queerness and migration, about the vulnerabilities and possibilities of migration for a queer person, and how can we understand the institution of family. 

In this episode, Ashika and Shiva revisit major incidents in  “India's Telecom Sector : Revisiting the” This is the second podcast from a collaboration series between CNES and ICRIER where we will be tackling India's Digital and Telecom Sector and its underpinnings. Our guest is Dr. Rajat Kathuria. He is founder member of Broadband Society for Universal Access and served on the Board of Delhi Management Association. Dr. Kathuria holds a Master’s degree from Delhi School of Economics and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland (College Park), USA. He has worked with the World Bank, Washington DC as a Consultant and carried out research assignments for international organizations, like ILO and UNCTAD.

#telecom #india #digitaldivide #jio #reliance #5g 

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