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Covid-19 pandemic

  • Opinion

    Covid caused 77% parents of disabled children to lose jobs, 90% to depend on govt support

    A study by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy assessed 164 students and their parents, 50 teachers & interviewed support networks including govt officials from four states.

    18 Dec 2020
  • Blog

    Streamlining Usage of Health Data in Public Emergencies

    Need for a data protection legislation including safeguards for health data

    8 Dec 2020
  • Blog

    Towards India’s ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’

    Adapting to technological integration in India’s legal system is the way forward

    18 Nov 2020
  • Blog

    Ensuring Equity in Access To Education for the Economically Disadvantaged During COVID-19

    Delhi High Court judgment to provide high speed internet & gadgets to students puts schools in a spot

    30 Sep 2020
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    Legalising Crisis Cartels

    A solution to structural overcapacity caused by the Covid-19 crisis is the legalisation of private industrial restructuring agreements

    27 Aug 2020
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    Modernising the Management of Information for Supply Chains of Essential Goods

    Modern technology & information management practices should be leveraged to develop a unified approach to supply chain management

    25 Aug 2020
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    Creating a National Wildlife Protection Authority

    Proposal to establish a National Wildlife Protection Authority under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

    6 Aug 2020
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    Blog

    Covid-19 Calls for Re-Thinking Social Security for India’s Platform Workers

    The draft Social Security Code falls short in providing legal protections for gig workers

    5 Aug 2020
  • Blog

    Creating a Model Public Health Administrative Architecture for States

    Need for a legal framework to define the powers and functions of public health officials

    4 Aug 2020
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    Making Patient Rights Effective

    Need for a Health Ombudsman to help enforce the Patient Rights Charter

    3 Aug 2020
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    Reinvigorating the Practice of Clinical Ethics

    Proposal for clinical ethics support services for healthcare professionals to deal with complex ethical dilemmas of Covid-19

    31 Jul 2020
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    Guaranteeing the Occupational Health and Safety of Healthcare Workers

    Need for a dedicated occupational health and safety framework for healthcare workers

    30 Jul 2020
  • Opinion

    Covid must put an end to local govts’ long wait for power and self-rule. Kerala tells us why

    Most Panchayati Raj and municipalities’ laws do not clearly demarcate the functions of local bodies. It’s time for constitutional amendment.

    26 Jul 2020
  • Blog

    Drafting a Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Law

    The need for a clear and decisive legal framework to manage a pandemic

    24 Jul 2020
  • Healthcare workers during Covid-19
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    India’s healthcare workers are the most vulnerable, but there is no framework for their health

    The Modi government and several states put in place laws against harming healthcare professionals during the Covid crisis. But violence is just the tip of the iceberg.

    14 Jul 2020
  • Blog

    Leveraging Fintech to Provide Credit to COVID-19 Hit MSMEs

    Traditional lending models by banks have failed to meet financing needs of small and medium enterprises

    2 Jul 2020
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    COVID-19 Calls for Long-Term Protections for Commercial Tenants Against Future Disasters

    Protecting both tenants and landlords from financial losses

    26 Jun 2020
  • Blog

    COVID-19 Crisis Calls for Long-Overdue Legal Protection for Street Vendors

    Need for states to fully implement the Street Vendors Act, 2014

    13 May 2020
  • Blog

    Aarogya Setu’s Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol, 2020 

    An explainer by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

    11 May 2020
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    COVID-19 Crisis Calls for Introduction of Price Inflation Laws in India

    Need for states to fully implement the Street Vendors Act, 2014

    4 May 2020
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    How Personal Insolvency Laws Can Tackle COVID-19 Induced Financial Distress

    The need to operationalise laws for all individuals and small businesses under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

    30 Apr 2020
  • Blog

    India’s COVID-19 Response Calls for Urgent Data Disclosure Norms

    Data sharing during the pandemic has failed to follow right to privacy safeguards

    29 Apr 2020
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