A Sovereign Guarantee For Jobseekers
The jobs situation in the country is grim. If the Modi government needed a reminder, India’s youth has given it in the form of Agniveer-related protests. Modi’s advisors want him to emulate the much-criticised MGNREGA scheme in urban areas along with universal basic income, an idea that Rahul Gandhi proposed in 2019. Can a job guarantee scheme hit the bull’s eye in towns and cities?
Kamalika Ghosh - June 29, 2022
Jo Tik Gaya Wo Tikait
Rakesh Tikait successfully led the year-long farmer protests against the new farm laws, forcing the Centre to repeal them just ahead of the assembly elections
Vikas Pathak - November 28, 2021
Far from a free bird
Twitter has received multiple regulatory requests from the Indian government about the content it hosts on Farmers’ Protests
February 12, 2021
Autocracy meets too much democracy
Indian farmers are protesting to safeguard their rights, and the collateral damage could increase
December 18, 2020
Water-ways
The Rs.349.25 billion Ken Betwa river linking project is stuck due to disputes between state governments and protests from environmentalists
May 29, 2019
Time For Populism?
In an election year, the government could succumb to farmers’ demands and risk a rising deficit
June 06, 2018
Unwelcome Overture
RRPL’s refinery could well shape up only on paper given the opposition from landowners
May 21, 2018
Which way will the wind blow?
Protests against GM Mustard from scientists and farmers could throw a spanner in the works for India’s first GM food crop
August 03, 2017
An Uncanny Uproar
The suspended TN farmers' protest in Delhi failed to address the vexed issue of loan waivers
April 24, 2017
Socially relevant
An Android app that helps upload audio-visual content to protest for a social cause
Meghna Maiti - April 18, 2015
