In Indian cities, ageing populations face mobility risks due to traffic congestion & inequities. A new study by @prajwal_nagesh & colleagues in #Bengaluru highlights the need for age-friendly transport policies that consider these interconnected issues. https://t.co/8e3VxqLILv
Fascinating new research shows that the biomedicalisation of ageing policies depends on how ageing is institutionalised & the dominance of health experts in policymaking. https://t.co/uEF7lsSPht
📢New #WICColloquium!
📅Oct 25 @ 11–12 CEST
📍 Online & on-site @oeaw
K S James (@iiasa) will speak about: "Implications of India’s Demographic Change on Families".
🔗Info & Registration: https://t.co/fFGXiPRaVf
Register now for the 9 March 2023 IUSSP Laureate Ceremony in honour of Professor Krishnamurthy Srinivasan. Speakers will include T.V. Sekher, Amy Tsui, Tim Dyson, Alaka Basu, Frans Willekens, Sureeporn Punpuing and Sanjay Kumar.
https://t.co/5LGjUcVeEe
#poptwitter#demography
Workshop on Harmonization of Ageing Data around the World
Application Form: Fill-up the google form to submit your application.
Google form link: https://t.co/7p00CAEMM3
With profound sadness, we inform the sad demise of Prof. S. Parasuraman, former Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Prof. Parasuraman was an esteemed Alumnus of IIPS, a passionate academician, a social scientist with commitment and a visionary leader. #IIPS#TISS
Remembering noted Indian economist V.K.R.V. Rao, founder of premier institutions like @DelhiSchoolOfEC, IEG, ISEC on his birth anniversary! Late Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao was an eminent personality in the Indian economics of pre-independence era. 1/ #EconTwitter
IIPS is gearing up for an eventful and a fun-filled week starting from 30th May. We are organising the Food Fest- Lazeez, in line with Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on the 30th of May. It will be followed by the Farewell Dinner on May 31st.
Sounds fascinating! Thanks for sharing. I guess there is a link to Philip Oldenburg's article on violence and son preference in UP - The Bermuda Triangle in UP where girls go missing followed by Dreze-Khera article on patriarchy, homicides and gender imbalances.
Placement cell organized an interactive session for students yesterday on 11th May, 2022 at 5 PM with Prof. Christophe Z. Guilmoto, a well-known demographer and researcher of high repute globally.
Thank you Prof. Guilmoto.
NFHS-5 Natl Report Released on May 5, 2022. Hon. HFM, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released NFHS-5 in the presence of Bhupendrabhai Patel, CM, Gujarat, Dr. Bharati Pawar, MoS, Dr. Vinod Paul & Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary at the 'Swasthya Chintan Shivir' at Gujarat. https://t.co/4je5nN8Btl
The IHDS team at NCAER is looking for several field coordinators and trainers. If you like data and travelling and want to work with an enthusiastic team, look at the opening. Friends of IHDS, please retweet https://t.co/qlDTLF3ZBj
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We need more data & better use of data esp. to inform policies on the most marginalized groups. To ensure no one is left behind, disaggregated data must be made available locally, including data on specific population groups that tend to get excluded: @DiagneAndrea, @UNFPA🇮🇳 Rep.