Free and fair elections are of prime importance for the healthy functioning of democracy. In recent times we see that money power has come to play a major role in Indian elections which is harmful for the democratic fabric of our country. Corruption caused because of unchecked inflow of political Read more…
On 23 March 2020, a nationwide lockdown was instituted to contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19 in India. At one stroke, almost in a baptism by fire, all educational institutions were closed and so, more than 1.2 billion children around the world were abruptly out of school. Schools and Read more…
Persistence of extensive hunger is one of the terrible and nasty happenings in a world of unprecedented prosperity. In what is seen as a race between the two, is food production really losing the race with the population growth? With overlong queues at food banks, produce left rotting and unpicked Read more…
Education allows people to live a dignified life, improve quality of living and participate in the national development (UNESCO, 1990; 1996., DFID, 2006). But the Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the education system in India, more so for the adolescent population.
“Why are you making my innocent child stand in the rain even after his death?”. This line from the Memories of a Father by T.V. Eachara Warrier points to the agony and deprivation caused by arbitrary state action not only on the rights of an individual but also on their Read more…
Are you someone who throws garbage out on the road? If not, do you throw it in dustbins? Do you dispose the garbage in the municipality’s garbage van or give it to a waste-picker or a rag-picker? Do you wonder where all the solid waste from your households, shops, public Read more…
Online Fantasy games are the new craze and are gaining popularity in the country. Various online gaming platforms are attracting virtual players where players can create virtual teams to play fantasy games. Earlier these online games were provided free on the internet and were considered a good source of entertainment Read more…
As a child, I had a problem. I used to question a lot. There were many doubts in my mind and my favourite question would be – “Why?”. While this annoyed people around, it was an involuntary thirst for an answer to my natural curiosities. But I know I Read more…
Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that the Earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed. Today man in order to fulfil his endless desires is putting a huge burden on mother nature and is compromising the health of the planet for future generations. The adverse consequences of man’s greed Read more…
Analyzing the time-use data, The OECD Development Report states that every minute more that a woman spends on unpaid care work represents one minute less that she could be potentially spending on market-related activities or investing in her educational and vocational skills. The unpaid care work, which keeps a household Read more…