Month: October 2017

There are very few agricultural fields remaining in Perumbakkam in the southern reaches of Chennai, with high-rise apartment complexes dotting the skyline. Credit: Author provided

Parched Chennai Suffers as Water Mafia Tightens Hold

Sibi Arasu 31/10/2017

Increasing encroachments on all water bodies combined with over-extraction...

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US Pushes India on Trade Deficit, Price Caps on Medical Devices

Seema Sirohi 31/10/2017

The Trade Policy Forum – the first such meeting...

ASHA workers protesting in Vadodara. Credit: Damayantee Dhar

Gujarat ASHA Workers’ Protest Ends, But Not Their Struggle for Better Conditions

Damayantee Dhar 31/10/2017

Close to 50 ASHA workers and two leaders of...

Beyond Fireworks in Delhi and on Twitter, India’s Stance on Air Pollution Deaths Is Hazardously Hazy

Aruna Chandrasekhar 31/10/2017

The Indian government’s response to international reports on air...

An estimated 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016. Credit: PTI

India Has Highest Number of New TB Cases Reported in 2016, Says WHO

India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria...

Policemen are seen in a public park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi

New Global Report Furthers Bad Outlook for India on Climate Change, Health

Anoo Bhuyan 31/10/2017

The report, The Lancet's second one this month, covers...

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If There Are Few Women in STEM, There Could Be Fewer in Economics

Madhvi Gupta and Pushkar 30/10/2017

Women aspiring to be professors of economics, whether at...