We consider the largely unexpected shock caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India to assess whether major crises that impact the well-being of a large number of individuals can be catalysts for civic activism. Exploiting state-level variation in COVID-19 peaks and...

Healthcare professionals worldwide were at the forefront of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The conditions for healthcare professionals in India during the pandemic were especially challenging, however, because healthcare workers served a population of more than 1.4 billion people in a severely...

The COVID-19 pandemic has recently become a threat all across the globe with the rising cases every day and many countries experiencing its outbreak. According to the WHO, the virus is capable of spreading at an exponential rate across countries, and India is now one of the worst-affected...