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Many practical solutions on sanitation fail because they ignore cultural and social attitudes, and the role of caste. Therefore, promoting behavioural change…

Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic availability.

The first-past-the-post system, once useful, now struggles to fit India’s complex socio-political landscape. It is time for India to rethink its electoral…

India needs more focus on supporting adults with autism & their caregivers. While early diagnosis is important, autistic individuals need lifelong care.…

India’s new wood certification scheme hopes to lead to greener forests. However, studies show limited market value gains for certified products. Certification…

Evaluations of Karnataka’s dispute resolution policies of 2011 and 2021 reveal that the concept of “efficient and responsible litigation” has been missing…

Youth anger in India has changed from collective action for a better society to competitive religiosity and hatred.

There are two interconnected root causes for the travails of Bihar’s school education system—a paucity of resources and ineffective policies. There is a…

Andhra Pradesh has taken a significant decision to give formal ownership titles to the holders (mainly Dalit farmers) of lands assigned to them decades ago.

The “average farmer” label does not mean much in India when income levels vary greatly across farming families in states. When we put down how much different…

High temperatures have unequal impacts on household consumption across India and thus widen socio-economic inequality. To fight this, the country’s climate…

A caste census may not transform the course of electoral politics. But bringing caste contradictions to the fore could give the social justice parties a…