
Migrant sugarcane workers’ kids miss school 6 months a year, are often exploited by labour contractors
Santosh Ram’s short film, ‘Prashna’, is a poignant, emotional piece of storytelling about migrant sugarcane workers and their families, told through the eyes of one mother and her son. Every year, mor...
21 Feb 202344min

Gender parity in Indian cricket still elusive, but Women’s Premier League is a positive step
WPL will not only unlock and expand the commercial value of women’s cricket, it will lead to the development of the women’s game at the grassroots level. For advertisers, it’s likely to deliver a lucr...
17 Feb 20236min

Regional rural banks are critical to financial inclusion
Did you know that regional rural banks, or RRBs, have 28.3 crore depositors and 2.6 crore borrowers? They were created to provide rural areas with basic banking services, and they also disburse pensio...
14 Feb 202338min

NREGA budget cut couldn’t have come at a worse time
The flagship rural jobs scheme has provided a lifeline to homes hurting from unemployment and soaring inflation. The slashing of its budget to Rs 60,000 crore has been dubbed an “assault” on people’s ...
10 Feb 202310min

‘Elgar Parishad case defies logic, creates perpetual sense of disbelief’
The Elgar Parishad case, in which several activists have been accused of making speeches that led to violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune in 2018, drags on. Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, lawyer-activ...
8 Feb 202339min

Layoff pandemic grips tech industry
Reports say that Indian technology firms will lay off 80,000 to 1.2 lakh employees over the next two quarters. No wonder Indian workers, caught between rising inflation and job insecurity, are on edge...
3 Feb 20237min

Why the BBC documentary really angers Modi
The BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ angers Narendra Modi because it strikes at the heart of what he’s obsessed with: his international image. He hungers to be seen as someone who matters no...
26 Jan 20238min

Carbon tax or rise in general tax rates for citizens possible to bridge climate finance gap
India’s compliance with climate action hinges on funding – roughly $2.5 trillion by 2030, much of it from developed nations. This represents significant climate finance opportunities as well as challe...
24 Jan 202324min



















