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There is a growing mismatch between climate actions implemented on the ground and what is required to achieve the 1.50°C temperature goal necessary...
The economic performance of Uttar Pradesh under the Bharatiya Janata Party is assessed. A closer look at the numbers show that they do not support the...
Several state governments in India, through their anti-conversion laws, have blurred the lines between a democratic state and a theocratic state....
The recent advocacy for longer work hours in India echoes Marx’s concerns about capitalist exploitation. An empirical analysis of data from 131...
The case fatality proportion (or case fatality rate) is widely used to compare health systems because it is easily available and understandable....
The polymath historian, mathematician, and Sanskritist, D D Kosambi died 60 years ago on 29 June 1966. Interviews with those who had known him...
The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....
The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...
The systematic constitutional erosion of the right to protest in India, needs closer examination, as Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) are being...
India’s disaster profile has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade due to the intensifying climate extremes, fragile Himalayan...
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...
The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and...
The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....
Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...
The systematic constitutional erosion of the right to protest in India, needs closer examination, as Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) are being...
India’s disaster profile has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade due to the intensifying climate extremes, fragile Himalayan...
The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...
The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and...
Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...
The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...
Despite its historical centrality to the conflict and its significant population share, the hill-border belt remains unevenly served in the higher...
While Karnataka’s Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 aims to formalise precarious labour and guarantee insurance,...
Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...
The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...
Despite its historical centrality to the conflict and its significant population share, the hill-border belt remains unevenly served in the higher...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a landmark update to India’s environmental, social, and governance reporting reform,...
India’s credit system remains reliant on bureau-based credit histories despite rapid digitisation. This article examines the role of alternative...
While Karnataka’s Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 aims to formalise precarious labour and guarantee insurance,...
Shereen F Ratnagar was an extraordinary personality in every sense of the term. Born in Mumbai (amchi Mumbai [“our Mumbai” in Marathi], as she...
Punitive tariffs, secondary sanctions, and control over payment networks form a continuum of coercive statecraft. India’s options to reduce exposure...
Using HCES 2022–24, the rapid expansion of India’s digital consumption across rural and urban households via online purchases and payments is...
Mangroves are critical carbon sinks, yet changes in their extent and density complicate assessments of carbon sequestration potential. Using recent...
India’s services exports have shown phenomenal growth, surpassing India’s merchandise exports in recent past. New global developments, including...
India’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2070 places new demands on its financial system, particularly banks, to reallocate capital and manage...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a landmark update to India’s environmental, social, and governance reporting reform,...
India’s credit system remains reliant on bureau-based credit histories despite rapid digitisation. This article examines the role of alternative...
Haryana became the first state to implement the subcategorisation of Scheduled Castes based on the recommendations of the Haryana State Commission for...
The expanding role of loan guarantees in financing India’s outward foreign direct investment is examined, arguing that they form an under-recognised...
India’s efforts to maintain its primacy and remain a sole Vijigishu (a central power) in the South Asian Mandala, through its “Neighbourhood First...
Horizontal inclusiveness across various socio-economic groups in receiving the benefits of government welfare policies is examined using the Household...
The recent draft Population Management Policy by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, which proposes monetary benefits for couples having a second or...
The recently updated base year of the consumer price index was eagerly awaited by researchers and policymakers. It includes weight updates and...
Kerala’s health system now confronts a paradox. Low mortality and increased longevity coexist with rising morbidity across age groups and genders,...
Haryana became the first state to implement the subcategorisation of Scheduled Castes based on the recommendations of the Haryana State Commission for...
The expanding role of loan guarantees in financing India’s outward foreign direct investment is examined, arguing that they form an under-recognised...
India’s efforts to maintain its primacy and remain a sole Vijigishu (a central power) in the South Asian Mandala, through its “Neighbourhood First...
Cuba’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and the choice of society expressed by its people must be respected. It is not socialism that is responsible...
Examining household consumption data to track intertemporal changes in consumption patterns since 2011–12, inequality across economic groups is...