
What’s wrong with India’s new abortion law?
The new Medical Termination of Pregnancy law has some valuable provisions but why should women have to also justify their decision to abort a foetus and seek permission from others? It could also imp...
26 Mar 20217min

Why the NRC is a threat to the idea of India
The National Register of Citizens, or NRC, makes it extremely tough to prove citizenship – often disregarding documents generally considered valid for it. Those excluded from the NRC are to be lodged...
23 Mar 202150min

India is experiencing labour pains
There’s bad news on the employment front – India’s urban unemployment rate was 20.9% for the quarter ending June 2020. But, even these numbers might not capture the full extent of the turmoil in labo...
19 Mar 20216min

Slums, the forgotten battlegrounds of COVID-19
How COVID-19 affected slum-dwellers didn’t receive the attention it deserved. Loss of livelihood and congested conditions made them vulnerable on multiple levels. No wonder it was estimated in mid-202...
16 Mar 202128min

What the recent telecom spectrum auction means for you
Expect better network coverage and data speeds, while 2G and 3G subscribers will get great offers to switch to 4G. But, are we also witnessing an emergence of a duopoly in India’s telecom market? Lis...
13 Mar 20215min

Why you should care about the new digital rules
The new rules governing digital content, news platforms and social media will fundamentally alter your internet experience and impact your rights. The key is the shift from regulation to control over ...
9 Mar 202122min

Time to throw out the sedition law
In recent times, sedition cases have been filed against climate activists, journalists, social activists, comedians, politicians, student protestors and authors. Often, it’s used to discredit those ...
5 Mar 20218min

Why are internet shutdowns so common in India?
We’re barely into 2021 but already, there have been at least eight internet shutdowns in India. The latest round followed the protest by farmers against three new agriculture laws. India shuts down th...
2 Mar 202124min



















