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Sin taxes, sacred duties: Redirecting India's tobacco revenue

Hyderabad, June 9 -- By Chirag Begwani and Anandini Gupta India is the second largest consumer and producer of tobacco in the world. Each year, the Indian government earns over Rs. 70,000 crores from... Read More


Gulzar Houz fire: Victims allege harassment, extortion by electricity officials

Hyderabad, June 6 -- Reported by Abhinand Prijith and Shambhavi Choudhary Hyderabad: The victims of the fire near Gulzar Houz, just two weeks after losing 17 family members in a massive blaze, have a... Read More


Pads, Pride, and Policy: Building equity 'one period' at a time

Hyderabad, May 30 -- By Lubna Ludheen Imagine a young girl in rural India dropping out of school because she cannot afford sanitary pads, or a woman in an urban slum enduring infections due to lack o... Read More


Caste data:Gateway to identity politics?

Hyderabad, May 10 -- The recent release of Karnataka's Socio-Economic Educational Survey (SEES 2015) findings, popularised as the Caste Census 2015, has been drawing nationwide attention particularly ... Read More


Degrees without direction: Reforming education to empower and employ

Hyderabad, April 17 -- By Lubna Ludheen India today stands at a critical juncture as it is home to the world's largest youth population, according to the UNFPA State of World Population report of 202... Read More


The invisible subjects of justice

Hyderabad, April 15 -- India's criminal justice system is founded on a constitutional framework of liberty, equality, and dignity. Yet for many, particularly the poor and marginalised, these ideals re... Read More


Regulatory Maze: Reform or Redesign?

Hyderabad, April 15 -- Regulation is often viewed through a narrow lens-as a shield protecting citizens from market failures, corporate misconduct, and unsafe practices. However, it serves a much broa... Read More


Development or prosperity? Hyderabad's forests ask a bigger question

Hyderabad, April 12 -- By Anjana Divakar Somewhere between the sleek glass towers of Hyderabad's IT corridor and the ever-expanding urban sprawl lies a vanishing piece of the city's soul-its forests.... Read More


The other side of digital India: Exclusion, inequality and politics of access

Hyderabad, April 9 -- By Moumita Barman As India races to digitise everything from welfare delivery to citizenship documentation, the promise of Digital India is proclaimed as a great equaliser-bridg... Read More


Nitish Roy is now a legend; his bond with Benegal going strong

Hyderabad, March 30 -- By Uma Magal For film viewers, art direction is a much-forgotten part of filmmaking. We take it for granted when it is done well, but subconsciously sense the lack of it when d... Read More