Caste-Based Oppression and Sanitation in India: The Persistent Burden of Manual Scavenging
30 September 2024 | blogwebThis essay, based on The Hindu’s front-page story titled “92% of Workers Cleaning Urban Sewers, Septic Tanks Belong to SC,...
Social issues
Editorials
Social Issues
National Credit Framework (NCrF)
26 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The National Credit Framework (NCrF), a ground-breaking policy reform introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), is poised...
Uncategorized
Tirupati laddus Controversy: Ethical and Legal Implications
25 September 2024 | blogwebContext: AR Dairy Food, originally a liquid oxygen manufacturer that transitioned to dairy in the mid-90s, is under investigation by...
Social Issues
Witchcraft Hunting
17 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Five members of a family, including a Chhattisgarh police head constable, were allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of...
Social Justice
Being ‘Trans’ is Being Human
17 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The heart-wrenching plight of teenagers facing familial cruelty, suicide attempts, and street violence underscores the urgent stakes of the...
Editorials
Startups Helping Tackle Loneliness and Overwork in Modern Society
14 September 2024 | blogwebInspired by Anushka Bhardwaj‘s article in Business Standard titled “Startups Tackle Loneliness with Services for Friendships and Companionship.” In today’s...
Social Issues
Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger
04 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The progress towards achieving ‘SDG 2 – zero hunger’ has reversed with 30% of the world’s population now experiencing...
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Education
04 July 2024 | blogwebContext:The ongoing crisis in the education sector vis a vis exam cancellation,paper leak etc has brought back demands of education...
Social Issues
The Fertility Myth
27 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, the Supreme Court stayed the release of “Hamare Baarah” (originally “Hum Do, Hamare Barah”) and directed the Bombay...
Social Issues
Women’s Participation in Science And Technology
17 June 2024 | blogwebContext: 300 women scientists will receive research grants for three years under the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme. More in news: A...
Social Issues
Child Food Poverty
10 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Over 180 million children are significantly lacking proper nutrition according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Food...
Social Issues
Women In Politics
10 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Lok Sabha’s gender composition has shown a general trend towards increasing women’s representation with slow progress. However, it has...
Current Affairs
Fortress Conservation in Tanzania
06 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Indigenous communities such as the Maasai and Hadzabe face a dangerous struggle as essential territories for their survival are...
Uncategorized
Fewer Women in Leadership Positions.
04 June 2024 | blogwebContext: LinkedIn’s Economic Graph data shows that representation of women across the workforce has declined from 27.3% in 2022 to...
