Charcha 2020: Solving India's most pressing problems

Charcha 2020: Solving India's most pressing problems

The Quint and The/Nudge Foundation's new podcast series – Charcha 2020: Solving India's Most Pressing Problems – bring together thinkers, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropists and community leaders to engage on the most pressing human development challenges.

Episodes

How Will Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Look in Post-COVID World?

July 21, 2020 • 45 mins
How will water, sanitation and hygiene look like in the post coronavirus world? And how are the governments expected to address such issues? This is Vanita Suneja from WaterAid India in conversation with G Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary, of Urban Development for the Govt of Odisha, Akhila Shivadas, from the Centre for Advocacy and Research, Manvita Baradi from the Urban Management Centre in Ahmedabad, and Sandeep Khare from Vi...
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Can We Empower Citizens Without Land Rights?

July 17, 2020 • 18 mins
The recent exodus of migrant workers that we witnessed in the initial days of the lockdown is closely linked to land and property rights. A majority of the rural population is still landless, can anybody hope to empower citizens without land, property and safe housing? What compelled such large number of people to migrate to the cities in the first place? Ashif Shaikh, founder of Jan Sahas a community-based organisation, founded...
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How Can The Healthcare Sector Mitigate the COVID Impact?

July 14, 2020 • 48 mins
With limited resources in place in this pandemic, the need of the hour is for the public and private sector to come together to make our healthcare more robust.  While COVID-19 overwhelms the entire health system, vulnerable groups with non-COVID-19 health issues also face the brunt of this overload. How can we mitigate the impact on them and ensure access to healthcare? This is Dr Shailendra Hedge from Piramal Swasthya, in conve...
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How Can the Future of Courts be Re-Imagined?

July 10, 2020 • 36 mins
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a lot of our systems necessitating us to innovate in newer ways of working around existing structures. Indian Courts are one of those institutions that post the lockdown have been forced to look at what potential changes need to happen and how the future can be re-imagined. What are some of the opportunities that are being explored in courts so that justice can be served better?  This is Supriya ...
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How Are Non-Profits Rehabilitating Themselves in this Pandemic?

July 7, 2020 • 43 mins
One terrible consequence of this pandemic, is that it will reverse some of the good work that the social sector put into into uplighting people from poverty and giving them a life of dignity. The social sector that has been so crucial in this moment of crisis, is equally hit like other sectors. And it’s important for them to be heard so they can be empowered in the process of recovery. In this episode of Charcha 2020, leaders fr...
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What Are The Challenges of Reporting in a Pandemic?

July 3, 2020 • 54 mins
The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 — a platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. The role of journalists is critical in a pandemic as it is in any moment of crisis. It's not just about bringing information to the masses but also about holding up a mirror to...
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How Do We Build a Compassionate Post-Covid Economy?

June 30, 2020 • 35 mins
The pandemic has only widened the economic and social disparities, it’s made the gap between the privileged and underprivileged even more visible. But how do we address these existing vulnerabilities and build a more compassionate economy for sustainable development? This is Gaurav Gupta the Asia Director of Dalberg Advisors in conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, and Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director fr...
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Climate Change an Equal Catastrophe Like COVID-19, How Can India Recover?

June 26, 2020 • 61 mins
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged lives and livelihoods, but while we focus to get our economies back in shape, we are forgetting Climate Change that’s been having an equally catastrophic effect on us. How India recover its economy with a green and inclusive growth? What is the role of finance in ensuring that we achieve sustainable development? In this podcast, Mahua Acharya who leads the Asian Operation of the Climate Policy...
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How Can The Post-Pandemic Rural Economy be Self-Sufficient Again?

June 23, 2020 • 27 mins
The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 - A platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. The COVID-19 pandemic has surely triggered a crisis in India’s rural sector and in the lives of daily wage workers who have been pushed to the brink of joblessness and starvati...
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Is There Gender Equality in Policy Making?

June 19, 2020 • 46 mins
The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 - A platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. Is there gender equality in policy making? How do we take the gender lens to policy response and how do we prevent gender-based violence in the time of the coronavirus pandemic?...
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