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India’s numbers on women and work look impressive at first glance. Rural women’s labour force participation nearly doubled, from 24.6% in 2017-18 to 47.6% in 2023-24, one of the sharpest rises anywhere in the world, according to a new Oxfam study. It is tempting to read this as proof that more ...

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October 23, 2026

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People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings are under way in Bangkok, running from 12 to 18 October, and the agenda is a familiar one: debt, growth and “reform”. What rarely makes the agenda is who pays for it. Across the Global South, governments are spending more on debt repayment than on health, ...

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October 2, 2026

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The Missing Clause: Climate in India’s Labour Codes

India’s four new labour codes came into effect in November 2025, and the rules to run them were notified in May 2026. They were meant to make labour law simpler and wider in reach. But they do not mention climate change even once, though the last eleven years have been the warmest on record. T...

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September 25, 2026

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Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

Finance Matters | 18 September 2026 For years, UPI has been sold to Indians as a triumph of public infrastructure, free, instant, and universal. That story just changed. Starting October 15, every UPI transaction above ₹2,000 will attract a 0.4% fee, capped at ₹300 for payments of ₹75,000 and above....

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September 16, 2026

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The Missing BRIC(S)

The 18th BRICS Summit hosted under the presidency of India on September 12 & 13 is happening at a time when the world is passing through geo political instability. In their responses to Trump’s tariff regime, genocide in Palestine or the attacks by Israel and US on Iran – a member of the blo...

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September 16, 2026

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Gloating in False Growth?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...

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September 16, 2026

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Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism

There are a number of issues surrounding the recent approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repayment plan of ₹6.5 crore against claims of ₹22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and Chairman Subhash Chandra, causing a loss of 99.97 per cent to lenders. It is ludicrous to ...

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September 16, 2026

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A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

A month into VB-G RAM G, the government’s own dashboard undercuts its press releases: 7.67 crore person-days generated in July, against 15.33 crore under MGNREGS the previous year, a 49.94% collapse, the lowest July figure in five years. This isn’t teething trouble; it’s the pr...

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September 16, 2026

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Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026: Expanding State Surveillance, Eroding Citizens’ Rights | Editorial

Finance Matters | July 31 2026 The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026 is yet another piece of legislation the NDA-II govt has pushed through, amidst pandemonium in the Lok Sabha, without debate or the scrutiny of a Parliamentary Committee. Such legislations, passed amidst chaos in Parliament...

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September 16, 2026

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The India of the elites and that of the cockroaches | Editorial

Representative Image made with AI Finance Matters | July 24 2026 India has two realities, like two parallel universes. In one of these universes a handful of super rich seem to be doing great, in fact they are thriving. While the other India including both the poor and the middle classes are some...

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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

The Missing Clause: Climate in India’s Labour Codes

Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

The Missing BRIC(S)

Gloating in False Growth?

Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism

A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026: Expanding State Surveillance, Eroding Citizens’ Rights | Editorial

The India of the elites and that of the cockroaches | Editorial

A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

The Missing Clause: Climate in India’s Labour Codes

Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial

The Missing BRIC(S)

Gloating in False Growth?

Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism

A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026: Expanding State Surveillance, Eroding Citizens’ Rights | Editorial

The India of the elites and that of the cockroaches | Editorial