Social Issues

Malnutrition and Child Deaths in India

Context: In 2021, over 70% of child deaths in India were linked to malnutrition, emphasising the urgent need to improve...

State Changes In Rape Law

Context: Amid protests over the rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata, West Bengal’s Assembly passed a Bill...

Joint Bank Accounts and Nomination Rights for Queer Partners

Context: Recently, the Union Government issued an advisory on August 28, 2024, clarifying that LGBTQIA+ individuals can open joint bank...

Himachal Pradesh Raises Women’s Marriage Age to 21

Context: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, raising the minimum marriage...

Cocktail Drugs

Context: According to a gazette notification issued under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940, the Union...

Glass Ceiling

Context: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as the Democratic Party’s presidential...

Manual Scavenging

Context: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) recently held a meaningful discussion on manual scavenging through its Policy and...

Institutional Stigma on Dalit Business Owners

Context: According to the 2023 World Inequality Lab report, the top 1% of Indians received 22.6% of national income in...

Corporatisation of Science Research

Context: During the inaugural address of the 107th Science Congress in Bengaluru in January 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined...

Women and Men in India 2023

Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, released the 25th issue of its publication titled...

UP’s Anti-Conversion Law

Context: The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which...

Alcohol Consumption and Prohibition in India

Context: The States of Delhi, Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Kerala are or were mulling plans to allow...

Institutional Gender Violence

Context: The latest concluded Lok Sabha election revealed a stark contradiction despite 642 million voters, over half of whom are...

The Case for Investment in Nutritious Foods Value Chains: An Opportunity for Gender Impact Report

Context:  “The Case for Investment in Nutritious Foods Value Chains: An Opportunity for Gender Impact” Report by Global Alliance for...

CIL ASHIS Scheme

Context: Coal India Limited (CIL) has launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative named CIL ASHIS (Ayushman Shiksha Sahayata)...