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Is Climate Action Commensurate with Achieving 1.50CTarget from an Equity Perspective?

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...

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Anshuman Gupta

Uttar Pradesh Economy

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...

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Ajit Kumar Singh

Faith, Privacy, and Abuse of Anti-conversion Laws

Several state governments in India, through their anti-conversion laws, have blurred the lines between a democratic state and a theocratic state....

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Faizan Mustafa

Overworked and Undervalued

The recent advocacy for longer work hours in India echoes Marx’s concerns about capitalist exploitation. An empirical analysis of data from 131...

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Jins Varkey

Public Health System Effectiveness and COVID-19 Fatality Rates

The case fatality proportion (or case fatality rate) is widely used to compare health systems because it is easily available and understandable....

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Hariprasad T

Meeting Kosambi

The polymath historian, mathematician, and Sanskritist, D D Kosambi died 60 years ago on 29 June 1966. Interviews with those who had known him...

29.06.2026 10

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Ram Ramaswamy

At Home in the Forest

The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....

29.06.2026 10

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Senkathirvanan K

Clean Cities, Contaminated Water

The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...

27.06.2026 20

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Ravi Bhushan

Dissent under Siege

Dissent under Siege

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...

25.06.2026 20

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Samparna Tripathy

Recasting Disaster Governance

Recasting Disaster Governance

India’s disaster profile has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade due to the intensifying climate extremes, fragile Himalayan...

25.06.2026 20

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Dinesh Kumar Aswal

IMO’s Carbon Levy and Implications for India’s Tax Architecture

IMO’s Carbon Levy and Implications for India’s Tax Architecture

The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...

25.06.2026 10

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Manoj Kumar Singh

Boundaries of Caste

Boundaries of Caste

The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and...

25.06.2026 20

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Iqubal Ahmad

At Home in the Forest

The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....

22.06.2026 20

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Senkathirvanan K

The NEET Fiasco

Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...

21.06.2026 20

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T Sundararaman

IMO’s Carbon Levy and Implications for India’s Tax Architecture

The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...

21.06.2026 10

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Manoj Kumar Singh

Dissent under Siege

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...

19.06.2026 20

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Samparna Tripathy

Recasting Disaster Governance

India’s disaster profile has undergone a significant transformation in the past decade due to the intensifying climate extremes, fragile Himalayan...

19.06.2026 20

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Dinesh Kumar Aswal

At Home in the Forest

The idea of “voluntary” relocation in the context of conservation-induced displacement in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu is examined....

19.06.2026 20

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Senkathirvanan K

IMO’s Carbon Levy and Implications for India’s Tax Architecture

The International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon levy marks a significant shift in maritime climate governance and raises important...

19.06.2026 10

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Manoj Kumar Singh

Boundaries of Caste

The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and...

19.06.2026 20

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Iqubal Ahmad

The NEET Fiasco

Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...

17.06.2026 10

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T Sundararaman

Clean Cities, Contaminated Water

The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...

17.06.2026 20

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Ravi Bhushan

Pir Panjal and the Politics of Erasure in Jammu and Kashmir

Despite its historical centrality to the conflict and its significant population share, the hill-border belt remains unevenly served in the higher...

17.06.2026 20

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Tarif Sohail

Welfare Fees, Welfare Boards and Platform Capture in India’s Gig Economy

While Karnataka’s Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 aims to formalise precarious labour and guarantee insurance,...

14.06.2026 30

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Sushanta kumar mahapatra

The NEET Fiasco

Much of the discussion about the NEET fiasco has correctly highlighted the governance failures associated with the testing and the urgent need to...

12.06.2026 10

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T Sundararaman

Clean Cities, Contaminated Water

The case of drinking water contamination in Indore in early 2026 reveals the widening gap between performative urban governance and the realities of...

12.06.2026 30

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Ravi Bhushan

Pir Panjal and the Politics of Erasure in Jammu and Kashmir

Despite its historical centrality to the conflict and its significant population share, the hill-border belt remains unevenly served in the higher...

12.06.2026 20

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Tarif sohail

Balancing ESG Accountability and Business Flexibility

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a landmark update to India’s environmental, social, and governance reporting reform,...

11.06.2026 20

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Abhijit biswas

From Credit History to Credit Potential

India’s credit system remains reliant on bureau-based credit histories despite rapid digitisation. This article examines the role of alternative...

10.06.2026 20

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Aniket bhushan

Welfare Fees, Welfare Boards and Platform Capture in India’s Gig Economy

While Karnataka’s Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 aims to formalise precarious labour and guarantee insurance,...

05.06.2026 20

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Sushanta kumar mahapatra

Shereen F Ratnagar (1944–2026)

Shereen F Ratnagar was an extraordinary personality in every sense of the term. Born in Mumbai (amchi Mumbai [“our Mumbai” in Marathi], as she...

05.06.2026 20

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Ajay Dandekar

Weaponised Finance and the Tariff War

Punitive tariffs, secondary sanctions, and control over payment networks form a continuum of coercive statecraft. India’s options to reduce exposure...

04.06.2026 30

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Anoop s kumar

Digital Consumption in India during 2022–23 and 2023–24

Using HCES 2022–24, the rapid expansion of India’s digital consumption across rural and urban households via online purchases and payments is...

04.06.2026 20

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Balu pawde

Mangroves in India

Mangroves are critical carbon sinks, yet changes in their extent and density complicate assessments of carbon sequestration potential. Using recent...

04.06.2026 30

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Priti agarwal

India’s Services Exports

India’s services exports have shown phenomenal growth, surpassing India’s merchandise exports in recent past. New global developments, including...

30.05.2026 20

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Deeparghya Mukherjee

Transition to Green Finance and the Path to Net Zero Banking in India

India’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2070 places new demands on its financial system, particularly banks, to reallocate capital and manage...

30.05.2026 30

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Divya karikkan

Balancing ESG Accountability and Business Flexibility

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a landmark update to India’s environmental, social, and governance reporting reform,...

30.05.2026 20

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Abhijit biswas

From Credit History to Credit Potential

India’s credit system remains reliant on bureau-based credit histories despite rapid digitisation. This article examines the role of alternative...

30.05.2026 30

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Aniket bhushan

Subcategorisation of Dalits in Haryana

Haryana became the first state to implement the subcategorisation of Scheduled Castes based on the recommendations of the Haryana State Commission for...

28.05.2026 40

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Robin choudhary

The Guarantee Bridge

The expanding role of loan guarantees in financing India’s outward foreign direct investment is examined, arguing that they form an under-recognised...

28.05.2026 30

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Sunil Mani

When Proximity Is Not Enough

India’s efforts to maintain its primacy and remain a sole Vijigishu (a central power) in the South Asian Mandala, through its “Neighbourhood First...

28.05.2026 30

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Sarafaraj ahmed

Revisiting Inclusiveness

Horizontal inclusiveness across various socio-economic groups in receiving the benefits of government welfare policies is examined using the Household...

27.05.2026 20

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Vikash Vaibhav

Do Financial Incentives Revise Fertility Choices?

The recent draft Population Management Policy by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, which proposes monetary benefits for couples having a second or...

23.05.2026 20

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Udaya S Mishra

New Series of Consumer Price Index

The recently updated base year of the consumer price index was eagerly awaited by researchers and policymakers. It includes weight updates and...

23.05.2026 40

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Sanjay Kumar

Kerala’s Health at a Crossroads

Kerala’s health system now confronts a paradox. Low mortality and increased longevity coexist with rising morbidity across age groups and genders,...

22.05.2026 30

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B ekbal

Subcategorisation of Dalits in Haryana

Haryana became the first state to implement the subcategorisation of Scheduled Castes based on the recommendations of the Haryana State Commission for...

22.05.2026 30

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Robin choudhary

The Guarantee Bridge

The expanding role of loan guarantees in financing India’s outward foreign direct investment is examined, arguing that they form an under-recognised...

22.05.2026 30

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Sunil Mani

When Proximity Is Not Enough

India’s efforts to maintain its primacy and remain a sole Vijigishu (a central power) in the South Asian Mandala, through its “Neighbourhood First...

22.05.2026 30

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Sarafaraj ahmed

From US Embargo to Blockade

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...

20.05.2026 30

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Remy Herrera

Intertemporal Dynamics of Household Consumption and Inequality

Examining household consumption data to track intertemporal changes in consumption patterns since 2011–12, inequality across economic groups is...

20.05.2026 40

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Vachaspati shukla