The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis
The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data...
Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget
This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the...
Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues
Revival of an anti-migrant Bill smacks of hypocrisy, with both Congress and BJP forgetting lessons from the pandemic exodus. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unplanned lockdown announced in India, saw...
India & Global Finance: An Annual Review (2023-24)
The first issue of India & Global Finance: An Annual Review for 2023-24 comes at a juncture where, on the one hand, India is flexing its muscle to be a global leader and on...
Time to press the panic button: Job loss is widespread and galloping
India has officially acknowledged that 62.5% of its population or 813.5 million people are extremely poor and need to be fed
In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at...