Month: June 2019

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Fighting Air Pollution Is Everybody’s Responsibility: UN India Agency Heads

Atul Bagai, Henk Bekedam, Rene Van Berkel, Shoko Noda and Tomio Shichiri 05/06/2019

India will need a mix of schemes to incentivise...

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After Andhra Pradesh Hikes Wages, Maharashtra’s ASHA Workers Protest for Better Pay

The Wire Staff 05/06/2019

In line with his campaign promise, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy hiked...

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The Closed Doors of Caste in India

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee 05/06/2019

Payal Tadvi’s suicide underlines Ambedkar’s statement on the nature...

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Environmental Journalism Is a Crucial Component of Emerging Democracies

Eric Freedman 05/06/2019

Holding powerful and corporate interests accountable to the public...

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How Neoliberalism Fragmented Our Universities and Staved off Student Unrest

Malhar 05/06/2019

What better way to steer clear of mass student...

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Life in the Garbage Heap

T.R. Shankar Raman 05/06/2019

In the waste thrown out of home and market,...

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The Significance of the 1819 Allah Bund Earthquake, 200 Years on

C.P. Rajendran 05/06/2019

The Allah Bund is a monument to the power of...