How the women of one Jharkhand village built their own bathrooms
The collective effort by all the women of Telleya has made it a model village in the entire Gumla district
‘Imposter syndrome’ explains why first black leader of South Africa’s main opposition party quit
‘Imposter syndrome’ is a state of mind in which a successful and competent person doubts their achievements and harbours a persistent …
Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit
It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion
Jharkhand govt must engage with Khunti citizens, protestors demand
Activists want withdrawal of FIRs, sedition charges in response to Pathalgadi movement
The Indian stray dog debate: Nobody is looking at the pets
The Animal Welfare Board of India’s ABC policy ignores pets and randomly vaccinates and sterilises some homeless dogs. This policy has …
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Countries with poorer governance didn’t necessarily have a worse environmental outcome
Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality
Our economies are built on millions of hours of unpaid labour carried out every day by women; freeing up women's time would go a long way towards …
One per cent of Indians hold 51.53% of the country’s wealth
The world's top 26 billionaires now own as much as the poorest 3.8 billion, according to Oxfam International. For its part, India added 18 …
Metro, AC buses remain out of bounds for low-income group people
Experts at the two-day International Conclave in Delhi call for policy changes for making public transport affordable
Govt's agenda for developing pedestrian-friendly cities does not translate into action
Smart City Mission has allocated only 8 per cent of the Rs. 20,500-crore budget for creating 'walkable localities’
Effect of Brexit on unitary patents
The UK’s divorce from Europe will reduce IP protection and may result in an increase in the cost of protection of IP rights on the continent
How to douse the flames
The challenge facing India today is in many ways the biggest challenge facing the entire world
Identity crisis
11-year-old Santoshi Kumari allegedly died of hunger in Jharkhand as the family could not receive ration under the state's public distribution …
Stop cow vigilantism; take urgent steps to end violence: Supreme Court tells Centre
The apex court also asked chief secretaries of each state to consult DGPs to keep highways safe from cow vigilante groups
SC issues notice to Centre for changing NGT appointment rules
Changes in the composition of the selection committee for NGT appointments and in qualification and removal of chairpersons were brought about …
Relief for meat, leather traders as Supreme Court stays Centre’s ban on cattle slaughter
The Centre will revise the rules on cattle trade by August after getting inputs from states
Elected democracy: democratic enough?
Global trends reveal that people are no longer finding this popular governance mechanism effective
Debunking myth of Naga customary laws
Studies show there is no homogeneous body of customary laws among Naga community. What does this mean for reservation for women in elections to …
Tamil Nadu on boil as pro-Jallikattu protesters clash with police
Protesters in Chennai set Ice House police station on fire after they clashed with police in front of Parthasarathy Temple near Marina Beach
Cabinet clears Road Safety Bill, proposes heavy penalties
It is a major step towards bringing down fatalities on roads by 50 per cent in next five years
Debate over domiciles
The announcement of a domicile policy by the Jharkhand government has triggered protests, and a debate on how to define natives of the land
'I want to be like Uncle Sam'
Nearly three quarters of India's Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) has been directly lifted from the United State's Supplemental Environmental …
Brexit exposes globalisation's fatal flaw
It is clear that the world desperately needs a globalisation model that will work for all and not just some
Notes from the field: Rural transformation and MGNREGA
MGNREGA has been successful in Madhya Pradesh. Can the scheme also provide solutions for the current drought in the region?
Aadhaar Bill finally becomes law
Opposition moves amendments to the Bill and questions government on its 'hurry' to pass the Bill; the latter however, overrides the objections to …