Social issues

Caste-Based Oppression and Sanitation in India: The Persistent Burden of Manual Scavenging

This essay, based on The Hindu’s front-page story titled “92% of Workers Cleaning Urban Sewers, Septic Tanks Belong to SC,...

National Credit Framework (NCrF)

Context: The National Credit Framework (NCrF), a ground-breaking policy reform introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), is poised...

Tirupati laddus Controversy: Ethical and Legal Implications

Context: AR Dairy Food, originally a liquid oxygen manufacturer that transitioned to dairy in the mid-90s, is under investigation by...

Witchcraft Hunting

Context: Five members of a family, including a Chhattisgarh police head constable, were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of...

Being ‘Trans’ is Being Human

Context: The heart-wrenching plight of teenagers facing familial cruelty, suicide attempts, and street violence underscores the urgent stakes of the...

Startups Helping Tackle Loneliness and Overwork in Modern Society

Startups Helping Tackle Loneliness and Overwork in Modern Society

Inspired by Anushka Bhardwaj‘s article in Business Standard titled “Startups Tackle Loneliness with Services for Friendships and Companionship.” In today’s...

Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger

Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger

Context: The progress towards achieving ‘SDG 2 – zero hunger’ has reversed with 30% of the world’s population now experiencing...

Education

Education

Context:The ongoing crisis in the education sector vis a vis exam cancellation,paper leak etc has brought back demands of education...

The Fertility Myth

Context: Recently, the Supreme Court stayed the release of “Hamare Baarah” (originally “Hum Do, Hamare Barah”) and directed the Bombay...

Women’s Participation in Science And Technology

Context: 300 women scientists will receive research grants for three years under the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme.   More in news: A...

Child Food Poverty

Context: Over 180 million children are significantly lacking proper nutrition according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Food...

Women In Politics

Context: Lok Sabha’s gender composition has shown a general trend towards increasing women’s representation with slow progress. However, it has...

Fortress Conservation in Tanzania

Context: Indigenous communities such as the Maasai and Hadzabe face a dangerous struggle as essential territories for their survival are...

Fewer Women in Leadership Positions.

Context: LinkedIn’s Economic Graph data shows that representation of women across the workforce has declined from 27.3% in 2022 to...