India anti-poverty schemes

From poverty to precarity: India’s uneven growth story

India’s #poverty levels have fallen sharply, but millions risk falling back without real-time #welfare and strong #publichealth infrastructure. #indianeconomy #gdpgrowth Read more »
The unprotected workers of India's gig economy

The gig economy is booming—but hardly any protection for workers

As millions power India’s gig economy from the backseat of a scooter, their rights and futures remain dangerously undefined. #gigeconomy #swiggy #zomato #uber #ola Read more »
World Health Assembly 2025

World Health Assembly 2025 to tackle pandemic treaty, budget cuts, equity challenges

As health ministers meet in Geneva for World Health Assembly 2025, a landmark pandemic accord and deep WHO budget cuts dominate the agenda. #WHA78 #WHO Read more »
Health diplomacy

Health diplomacy under strain: Power, politics and the future of collaboration

Inequities in global partnerships reveal a health diplomacy deficit that demands urgent reform in how collaboration is governed, funded, and evaluated. #health #policy Read more »
Indian media’s descent into partisanship

From watchdog to lapdog: How Indian media lost the plot

Indian media’s descent into partisanship and spectacle is the result of vanishing editorial oversight and a deepening crisis of credibility. #paidnews #pr Read more »
caste census may open a can of worms

Caste census to redefine electoral politics, reopen quota debate

By backing caste census, the BJP hopes to reclaim the OBC narrative—but it risks triggering a new wave of quota battles. #castecensus #census2021 Read more »
foreign universities in India and higher education

Foreign Universities in India: High-stakes gamble in higher education

Without parallel fixes in school quality and faculty retention, campuses of foreign universities in India risk deepening the very inequalities they are meant to cure. #highereducation Read more »
algorithmic management

Invisible bosses: Algorithmic management rewrites labour contract

A new ILO study shows that algorithmic management is eroding job quality and blurring accountability faster than regulators can react. #algorithms #AI #jobs #technology #HR #ILO Read more »
legal personhood to Ganga and Yamuna

Legal personhood to sacred rivers: The ruling gave symbolism, not solutions

The execution of the Uttarakhand High Court decision to grant #legalpersonhood to the #Ganga and #Yamuna rivers exposes troubling gaps. Read more »
Bengal SSC recruitment scam

Sweeping justice, lasting injustice: Lessons from Bengal SSC recruitment scam

The Supreme Court verdict on the West Bengal SSC recruitment scam exposes the institutional rot in public hiring, and highlights the perils of collective punishment. #Bengal #SSC #scam Read more »