Extreme climate patterns of 2023 + discount on your passes to the Pune Public Policy Festival!
Policy Post #136
Editor’s Note ✍️
Hello,
Wish you a very happy new year! We’re resuming the usual weekly programming for The Policy Post :)
In this edition of The Policy Post, we cover:
🔹How earth experienced it’s hottest year on record coldest year in years to come 🥶
🔹An op-ed on India’s growth trajectory and how key economic indicators line up.
🔹The Pune Public Policy Festival (!!!), with a discount code for the PPI community.
🔹Our weekly curation of some of the best essays, podcasts, career resources etc. from the world of Policy in the week gone by.
With that, we bring to you: Policy Post #136!
- Team PPI
This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
With climate change and it’s impact ascendant, we just experienced the hottest year on record coldest year going ahead 🥶
Policy Charcha 💬
The best Podcasts, Videos, Essays and Fellowships from the world of Policy and Governance for this past week!
🎥 Video: Maldives vs India: Why Indians (claim to be) boycotting Maldives
📝 Op-Ed: Terms of Trade, Let’s discuss India’s growth forecast
🔔 Weekly Opportunity Highlight: Empower Her Journey, for women entrepreneurs by UNDP and Villgro
🔎 Databases and Guides: Click Here!
Research Hub🖋️
Chennai Gender and Policy Lab's Annual Report (2022-23)
Established by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank, the Gender and Policy Lab (GPL) is committed to making Chennai safer, increasing women’s access to public spaces and mobility networks and ensuring gender-inclusive planning.
Event Spotlight✨
Pune Public Policy Festival
Join PPPF to rethink, engage & network with policy professionals, academicians and young thinkers who drive public policy
This public policy festival is open to all - public policy professionals, students, private sector professionals, academicians and others.
👉🏽 Use code PPI10 for 10% off your entry passes to the 2-day festival!
🕰️ 19 – 20 Jan, 2024
📍Pune, Maharashtra - India
Course Spotlight ✨
Master of Arts & P.G. Diploma (Cities and Governance programme), TISS Hyderabad
Admissions are now open for the Cities and Governance programme at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad.
👉🏽 M.A. Cities and Governance | 2 Years (4 Semesters)
👉🏽 P.G. Diploma Cities and Governance | 1 Year (2 Semesters)
🕰️ Apply by 24 Jan, 2024
Let’s Talk About Health 🌱
Reimagining Healthcare in India Through Blended Finance
(Image Credits: NITI Aayog)
Careers Corner 💼
A curated list of some of the best jobs and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, the development sector, impact consulting and communications at large.
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