Professor Bina Agarwal received the First Global Inequality Research Award at a ceremony held at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) on 19 March 2025 for her “groundbreaking work in the field of ...

IMAGE: The rally by ASHA workers prior to their protest at the secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala \| photo: Shyam G ...

Though Sri Lanka is no exception to the extraordinary severity of shutdown but given the immense significance of dependence on tourism of a large segment of population spread all over the island its ...

It is noteworthy that West Bengal did not figure in the list of top 8 corrupt states in India, according to the India Corruption Survey 2019, an independent survey which sought around 1,90,000 ...

The Modi government and its kept media have gone to town blowing their trumpet over getting home on Thursday April 10 night Tahawwur Husain Rana, one of the co-conspirators in the 26/11 Mumbai terror ...

But what do we mean by being ‘Indian’? What is actually ‘India’? Is it only a geographical concept? India has been a land of diversity since ancient times. There have been thousands of languages, ...

In this paper, we underscore the acute drinking water distress in West Bengal, highlighting the promise of the United Nations’ SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). In every summer season, groundwater ...

Pakistan’s 1971 war with India, which led to the secession of territory and the creation of modern-day Bangladesh, marked a turning point for Pakistan’s future. Faced with the reality of the ...

Clearly, brazen hypocrisy coupled with domestic political factors are the main reasons the United Kingdom has moved against former Sri Lankan army commanders Shavendra Silva and Jagath Jayasuriya, ...

(Author: Surbhi Nagpal, Delhi School of Economics Email ID: surbhinagpal555[at]gmail.com. Abstract. Violence is not merely an act of aggression but a deeply entrenched structure t ...

Since 2015, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) of Nepal has spearheaded the demand for Nepal to be declared a Hindu State and for the restoration of monarchy. The Shah dynasty ruled Nepal for 240 ...

While several deeply committed social activists were highly involved in these struggles and efforts, Medha Patkar in particular attracted widespread acclaim and appreciation because of her tireless ...