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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

India’s numbers on women and work look impressive at first glance. Rural women’s labour force participation nearly ...

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

The carbon intensity of waste-to-energy incinerators in Delhi, and why incinerators should not be funded as climate acti...

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India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of IDBI Bank to a subsidiary of Fairfax, Canada, in a du...

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उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के निजीकरण के नतीजे अब बेशर्मी से उजागर होने लगे हैं। हालत यहां तक पहुंच गई है कि आम उपभोक्ताओ...

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Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

“Gig workers are told that they are free. But what sort of freedom is this that the worker themselves can’t seem to...

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नदियां बचेंगी तो बचेगा जीवन : नदी संरक्षण की चुनौती

पृथ्वी पर नदियां जीवनदायिनी है। इसलिए अन्नजल देने वाली इन नदियों को मां मानकर पूजा जाता है।नदियों के बिना मानव जाति...

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The tentacles of financialization in our lives and around us

You may see a poor person in India in a Max hospital and feel ecstatic about our development path – that we h...

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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 20...

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Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and aff...

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How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people

By limiting state taxes on mineral rights, the MMDR Amendment threatens the state’s funds for rehabilitation and ...

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October 28, 2026

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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

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 28, 2026

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran, Anwesha Maharana, Soutrik Goswami

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

The carbon intensity of waste-to-energy incinerators in Delhi, and why incinerators should not be funded as climate action. Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration is increasingly promoted as a way to address three problems at once: reduce the volume of waste sent to landfills, generate electricity, and ...

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October 27, 2026

Thomas Franco

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of IDBI Bank to a subsidiary of Fairfax, Canada, in a dubious manner. Now, the RBI has to process the deal. The deal can still be stopped if people’s pressure is mounted, as has happened with many such proposals earlier. Please read pre...

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October 23, 2026

Raj Kumar Sinha

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के निजीकरण के नतीजे अब बेशर्मी से उजागर होने लगे हैं। हालत यहां तक पहुंच गई है कि आम उपभोक्ताओं को मंहगी बिजली बेचने के अलावा कमी बताकर खरीदी गई गैर-जरूरी बिजली निजी उद्योगों को बेहद सस्ती कीमतों में मुहैय्या करवाई जा रही है। इसके साथ-साथ कंपनियों द्वारा खुल्लमखुल्ला की जा ...

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October 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

“Gig workers are told that they are free. But what sort of freedom is this that the worker themselves can’t seem to feel? The contractor claims that you are free. How banal is that! Does a jailer scream out loud every night reminding you that you are in jail? Prisoners know that very well right...

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October 11, 2026

Raj Kumar Sinha

नदियां बचेंगी तो बचेगा जीवन : नदी संरक्षण की चुनौती

पृथ्वी पर नदियां जीवनदायिनी है। इसलिए अन्नजल देने वाली इन नदियों को मां मानकर पूजा जाता है।नदियों के बिना मानव जाति के विकास की परिकल्पना असंभव थी। नदियों ने मानव जाति के साथ सहानुभूतिपूर्ण रवैया अपनाकर मानव जाति के विकास में पूरा सहयोग किया। उसकी दैन्दिनी की हर जरूरत को पूरा किया। परंपरागत समय...

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October 8, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

The tentacles of financialization in our lives and around us

You may see a poor person in India in a Max hospital and feel ecstatic about our development path – that we have even lifted the poor into the world of sophisticated, private healthcare. But what you cannot see are the conditions that forced her to come there: the burden it places on her ...

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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 30, 2026

Vaibhav Raut, Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and affected nearby farms, and have called for a nationwide ban on waste-to-energy incinerators A 10MW waste-to-energy incineration plant in Sangli, Maharashtra, has reportedly been sh...

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September 30, 2026

Pranay Raj

How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people

By limiting state taxes on mineral rights, the MMDR Amendment threatens the state’s funds for rehabilitation and just transition Summary The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 restricts states from imposing certain taxes, cesses and levies on ...

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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

नदियां बचेंगी तो बचेगा जीवन : नदी संरक्षण की चुनौती

The tentacles of financialization in our lives and around us

The Missing Clause: Climate in India’s Labour Codes

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people

A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

नदियां बचेंगी तो बचेगा जीवन : नदी संरक्षण की चुनौती

The tentacles of financialization in our lives and around us

The Missing Clause: Climate in India’s Labour Codes

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people