Society
MPs call for swift justice in acid attack cases
April 7, 2025
With repeated incidents of acid attacks being reported from across India, experts including parliamentarians, lawyers, human right activists and social workers urged for stricter implementation of laws and swifter justice in acid attack cases. This call was made at a round table ...
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RSF and human rights coalition urge congress to pr...
April 3, 2025
A coalition of 36 human rights organisations, led by Reporters Sans Frontier (RSF) a leading global press freedom and national civil society organisations, has urged the United State Congress to take immediate action to safeguard journalists affiliated with the United States Agen...
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Sleepless India: Hidden toll of chronic sleep depr...
March 29, 2025
The clock struck 12 to indicate it was midnight, yet 26-year-old Sanjana Agrawal, a UX researcher at an insurance healthcare startup in Bengaluru remained glued to her screen, binge-watching The Adolescence, a British Netflix series. Hooked on what would happen next, she had lost...
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Supreme Court mandates breastfeeding spaces in pub...
March 27, 2025
In an historic and much-needed judgment, the Supreme Court of India has taken a bold step toward ensuring the dignity and rights of women and infants. In the case of Maatr Sparsh an Initiative by Avyaan Foundation versus Union of India & Others, the apex court has directed th...
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RSF demands immediate release of Pakistani journal...
March 26, 2025
Days after the abduction of Pakistani journalist Ahmad Noorani’s two brothers from their home in Islamabad on March 19, Reporters Sans Frontier (RSF) a leading global press freedom and national civil society organisations has demanded their immediate release and condemned the i...
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70 pc waste pickers in Delhi faced severe income l...
March 24, 2025
For decades, waste pickers have been the invisible backbone of India’s waste management system, sifting through landfills, streets, and bins to collect recyclables, reducing the environmental burden of the country’s ever-growing waste problem. Delhi alone has an estimated 200...
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Concerns over Allahabad High Court ruling on attem...
March 24, 2025
In a recent decision, the Allahabad High Court ruled that certain actions, specifically, grabbing a minor girl’s breasts, breaking the string of her pyjama and attempting to drag her beneath a culvert do not amount to an attempt to rape. Instead, the court categorised these...
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World Water Day: Pollution aggravates water scarci...
March 22, 2025
India is home to a vast number of revered rivers, deeply embedded for centuries in the country’s cultural, spiritual, and socio-economic fabric. These rivers, such as the Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada and Godavari, are not only sacred to millions but also serve as a critical source of...
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Five years on, Delhi riots victims continue to awa...
March 20, 2025
Survivors of the 2020 Delhi riots continue to face an uphill battle for justice and compensation, with little to no support from authorities. Bureaucratic red tape, prolonged delays, and government inaction have left many struggling with financial ruin, displacement, and trauma. ...
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Higher education in India: The disconnect between ...
March 20, 2025
In India, the unemployment rate for those aged between 15-29 years increased to 10.2 pc in 2023-24, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. This is largely due to the poor linkages between the academic institutions and the employment market as most of Indian education system...
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