Over 400 crimes against children happened every day in 2021; 16% increase compared with 2020
‘A consequential but ultimately tragic figure’: last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Why the data block?
From snake charmers to agricultural labourers: A case of Haryana’s Saperas
In Memoriam: Eminent Gandhian Kishore Bhai was ahead of his time
He has left us all with a great responsibility – to feel the crisis that is on hand and face it ...
Why are nuclear weapons so hard to get rid of? Because they’re tied up in nuclear countries’ sense of right and wrong
States' motivaton for keeping nuclear weapons is rooted in hard-nosed security strategy, by which morality is irrelevant
Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president
In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers advice on freebies
The prime minister’s call to the youth to be careful about political parties bribing them with freebies for votes ...
Only a piglet in Russia’s war on patents
Post-Ukraine, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite a law to punish unfriendly countries
Will President Murmu protect tribal and women’s interests? Only time will tell
If the already prevalent impression of a PM being authoritarian increases and gains wider currency, a tribal woman as ...
Great Expectations: What will tribal India’s ask be from President Droupadi Murmu
The tribal communities of India hope that as president, Murmu will be able to ameliorate their suffering caused due ...
Moving mountains: Here is how India’s upland regions can be sustainably developed
The approach to direct mountains towards sustainable development should evolve by drawing attention towards a disciplinary perspective, governance legitimacy ...
Conservatives in US Supreme Court deal blow to climate action
Joe Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonise economy held hostage by Republican majority in Supreme Court
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
In some countries, abortion can be performed later in pregnancy based on the health of the foetus
World Trade Organization steps back from the brink of irrelevance — but it’s not fixed yet
It is the first WTO treaty with environmental protection and sustainability as its objective
Inadequate compensation of villagers for ecosystem services weakens conservation efforts
Situation of villagers in Palampur village, Himachal Pradesh is a good case study
50 years of Watergate: Woodward and Bernstein didn’t bring down a president – but the myth that they did lives on
Like most media myths, the heroic-journalist interpretation of Watergate rests on a foundation of simplicity
COVID-19 response: Inclusion of women must for more resilient post-pandemic India
Policy responses should also aim to build women’s ability to cope with future shocks
From zardozi workshop to school: Sewing success, one stitch at a time
On World Day against Child Labour 2022 we look at Halima Khatun’s inspiring story and why all our children ...
Sabhas we listen to
On the 30th year of Panchayati Raj, the rise of the Gram Sabha holds the hope of making local-government accountable
Stockholm+50: Measuring progress will be a big deal
Sustainability will command top priority when the world meets to review Stockholm; post-pandemic recovery must be inclusive
Intellectual Property: Why is India silent, as a compromise deal on COVID-19 therapies is worked out
The fact is, Indian and South African interests have diverged; India is not in desperate need of vaccines anymore and ...
Will Biden dare to use march-in rights?
Health advocates are asking Washington to use laws that allow patent override on drugs developed with public funds
The end of Roe vs Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians
Overturning Roe vs Wade would put the US Supreme Court out of step with public sentiment
Global non-cooperative movement
Insecurity in the supply of basic materials, from energy to food, is making countries shun global interdependence and shut ...