Hantavirus threat

Hantavirus outbreak calls for stronger zoonotic preparedness

Hantavirus is unlikely to cause a pandemic, but it exposes serious gaps in surveillance, cruise biosecurity, and zoonotic preparedness. Read more »
Women entrepreneurs india

Women entrepreneurs grow, but labour gaps persist

Women entrepreneurs and investors are gaining ground, but India’s labour market still denies them quality jobs and equal wages. Read more »
welfare rights or freebies

Welfare rights, not freebies, must guide India

India’s welfare rights debate must move beyond “freebies” and dashboards to ask whether citizens can access support with dignity. Read more »
midwifery policy kerala

Kerala’s midwifery policy reversal has weakened maternal care

India needs an autonomous midwifery policy, stronger training, and protected care units in public health facilities. Read more »
India's education system

India’s education system faces a design crisis

The gaps in India’s education system are structural, with learning deficits and system fragmentation driving inequality and weak outcomes. #education Read more »
Lok Sabha expansion plan

Lok Sabha expansion: Fixing the representation deficit

India’s MPs represent millions each, and the proposed Lok Sabha expansion is overdue correction, not excess. Read more »
private universities

Private universities must redesign for outcomes, not scale

India’s private universities are rebooting to face competition, and outcomes will define their credibility in education. #privateuniversities Read more »
women’s reservation bill fails parliamentary hurdle

Women’s reservation fails its latest political test

Parliament backs the idea, but disagreement over delimitation blocks implementation of women's reservation again. Read more »
heat stress

Extreme heat stress draining India’s gig workforce

The heat stress is cutting gig worker incomes, hurting their productivity and weakening consumption across the Indian economy. #heatstress #gig Read more »
textiles public health

Why textiles should be treated as a public health issue

Textile safety cannot be left to voluntary certification when chemical exposure and pollution affect health across the life cycle. #publichealth #textiles Read more »