A Meme-Worthy Budget
Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so.
Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh
We, former mayors, and commissioners who have served city governments in different periods of time welcome you to this historic town of Shimla.
‘Concerns of 20 Lakh Ignored’ As Karnataka Again Exempts IT Companies from Key Labour Law
While corporates complain that labour laws cannot be applicable to ‘sunrise’ industries and would mess with their ease of doing business, it is crucial to ask, aren’t fair working conditions a fundamental right, hard...
How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS
Issue highlights a systemic failure that undermines constitutional guarantees and perpetuates hardship for the most vulnerable segments of society.
Concrete Ambitions: The Environmental and Livelihood Toll of BJP’s Decade-Long Infrastructure Drive
In the past decade, NDA's approach to development through relentless pursuit of infrastructure has come at a steep cost. To say the least, it has been both uncooperative and myopic in nature.
Budget 2024: How the Modi Government Has Neglected Social Security Pensions Once Again
There is an urgent need to review the National Social Assistance Programme for it to be effective and meaningful.
Federalism Under Attack; Will The State Wither Away?
India is a federal union of states. Without the states there is no union.
Narendra Modi’s Decade in Power Has Brought a Shrinking Welfare Landscape to India
Declining allocations on social welfare spending, and neglect of existing schemes and programmes, underscore how welfare has come to be constrained in the past ten years.
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
Windfall tax on corporations goes as 5% GST on food items kicks in
In keeping with its anti-people and pro-corporate tax policy, the Central government withdrew the windfall tax on oil exports on July 19th – 19 days after it was imposed – with effect from July...
सस्ती सरकारी बिजली पर भारी मंहगी निजी बिजली
आम लोगों के वोट से सत्ता पर काबिज होन वाली सरकारें, हर तरह की लाज शर्म को तिलांजलि देकर बेशर्मी से पूॅजी और उधोंगों के हित मे खंडी हो गई है। मध्यप्रदेश मे इसकी...
As a Railway Line Grows, a River in Manipur Is Fighting for Survival
This is the second article in a two-part series on the ‘Act East’ railway project in Manipur. Read the first part here. Environmental activists have taken the Ejei river case to the National Green Tribunal,...