Purnima Rao

India's response to the second wave of COVID-19 glosses over the lack of infrastructure and technology know-how in rural India.

Physical distancing is still a dream and vaccine hesitancy the norm. Here’s what the COVID-19 surge looks like in Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

A cartoon series that captures the joys and travails of life in the development sector.

Jharkhand has taken additional COVID-19 response protocols to curb the surge. Here are some implementation challenges and suggestions on a way forward.

The government's recently published guidelines for vaccinating vulnerable groups are inadequate, and risk excluding the very people they are meant to benefit.

The window of opportunity to stop preventable deaths is narrow, but doable. Here are some steps that nonprofits can take to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.

Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.

Migrant workers' rights to wages, healthcare, and justice systems must be secured.

Media attention on COVID-19 deaths due to a lack of oxygen in big cities has skewed donor priorities. This is impacting relief efforts on the ground.