Govt hikes Rabi crops’ MSP minimally

Increase in MSP of wheat is the lowest in the last six years

Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir

The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities

Will access to toilets guarantee women's security in rural India?

The Badaun rape incident shows how vulnerable women are to sexual violence when there are no toilets in homes

Spread of GM plants out of control in many countries, says report

German-based non-profit says transgenes from species such as bentgrass, oilseed rape and cotton have already escaped permanently into the …

After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims

Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required

Women’s Day can be special when women are safe

We need a special national police force and sustained public campaign to avert a potentially explosive situation

Tackling rape and sexual violence

It is time we had a national body, not merely our politically appointed, generally toothless  Womens' Commissions, with trained, dedicated …

Housing and toilets: exclusions

Who gets access to toilets, and how, is linked to their position in the hierarchy of citizenship

Loneliness in the glitzy capital

Delhi’s city plan has dehumanised public spaces, inviting violence like the recent gangrape of a 23-year-old girl