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Conducted in February 2021, this study aimed at understanding people’s attitude towards and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine in the rural and urban areas of Punjab and Karnataka

This paper discusses how the Kerala Government responded to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and built the globally acclaimed “Kerala Model”

Using demographic, economic, social data, the authors attempt to describe Kerala’s COVID-19 trajectory, the state’s policy response and how to assess its pandemic performance.

Cities bore the brunt (and some misplaced blame) of COVID-19 in India. Systemic issues, such as overcrowded and unsanitary slums, congested streets, and air pollution, made them the hotspots of infection. However, the pandemic lays a path to finally get cities right. It  revived the need for debate around why cities matter and how they […]

In cities in the developing world, poor policymaking and unchecked/unplanned growth have led to urban areas that are still dense by global standards, but difficult to service and traverse.

Taiwan has been singularly successful in designing and implementing effective COVID-19 policy responses.

Outlines and recommendations for the state of data privacy in the healthcare sector

In this paper, we undertake a study of 28 states to establish the issues with their revenue budgets’ fiscal marksmanship.

Automated Decision Systems (ADS) have proliferated in recent years, in India as elsewhere, enabled by a rise in big data. They are increasingly crucial components of consumer-market and citizen-state interaction. Thinking through effective, holistic regulatory guidelines that can inform both self- and government regulatory frameworks is therefore critical. A rich body of literature and experience […]

This research tests the prevalence of the virus among returning laborers to Bihar as a snapshot across the country.