To prevent measles from spreading further, India needs to immunise 95% of the susceptible population

Epidemiologist K Srinath Reddy talks about the measures that ought to be taken to check the rising measles cases in the country.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

‘We still need to work hard’: An interview with the doctor who runs India’s last polio ward

Orthopaedic surgeon Mathew Varghese talks of similarities between Covid-19 and polio, vaccination and how global cooperation helped eradicate the affliction.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Melinda Gates interview: Empowerment is jargon. Discourse must shift towards giving women full power

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on gender inequality.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 25, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview: Economist Dharmakirti Joshi on what’s holding back India’s GDP growth

The impact of monetary policy actions and interest rate hikes, both across the world and in India, are going to hit India’s GDP growth in 2023.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 07, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Mahesh Vyas interview: India is losing its demographic dividend because of the unemployment crisis

Apart from providing jobs, the government must create an enabling environment for the private sector, says the economist.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview: ‘Schools should prioritise recovery from pandemic-driven learning loss over curriculum’

Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji emphasises building foundational literacy and numeracy skills that can help children recoup the losses due to school closures.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview: To curb inflation, India must cut taxes on fuel or reduce import duties on edible oils

Inflation has breached RBI’s danger mark of 6%. The government needs to act now, says Dharmakirti Joshi, chief economist at CRISIL.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· May 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview: ‘Covid-19 has shown we need to redouble our efforts on women’s economic empowerment’

Christopher Elias of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about workforce participation in the context of gender equity.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 26, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Interview: India is making a mistake by increasing contract labour instead of quality jobs

The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s Mahesh Vyas talks about unemployment in the country.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Interview: Laws alone are not sufficient to end child marriage – there’s a need for social change

Poonam Muttreja of the Population Foundation of India says the minimum age for marriage for women should be raised through access to education, not laws.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 18, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Interview: ‘No nation has achieved equitable healthcare without spending on public health’

President of the Public Health Foundation of India K Srinath Reddy and president of the Centre for Policy Research Yamini Aiyar discuss the health budget.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 14, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Interview with Oxfam India CEO: With India’s inequality exploding, it can’t be business as usual

In the past two years, over 15 crore Indians slid into poverty, while the number of billionaires in the country grew.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 21, 2022 · 07:30 pm