The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme has transformed India’s Public Distribution System by making food security portable across states. While the initiative has significantly benefited migrant workers, challenges related to awareness, technology, and implementation continue to shape its future.
India has approved Qdenga, its first-ever dengue vaccine, marking a major milestone in public health. While the vaccine offers protection against dengue for people aged 4–60, it will initially be available only through the private market, raising questions about affordability and equitable access.
On 17 July 2026, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Investment Friendliness Index (IFI)’, a key measure to consolidate India’s federal structure. Instituted on directions of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in July 2024, this Index was also announced by the Union Budget 2025-26 and aims at establishing…
The 10th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad highlighted Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’s transition from infrastructure creation to sustainable rural water service delivery. Districts shared successful models focused on community participation, technology-driven monitoring, and long-term water security to achieve permanent Har Ghar Jal coverage.
Neha Dixit’s The Many Lives of Syeda X chronicles the life of an invisible migrant worker to reveal three decades of India’s social, political, and economic transformation through powerful narrative journalism.
Peepli Live remains one of India’s most powerful social satires, exposing the realities of farmer debt, media sensationalism, migration, and agrarian distress. Fifteen years later, its portrayal of rural hardship continues to reflect the ongoing crisis faced by India’s farming communities.
Ask most people what Surat is known for, and they will say diamonds, or silk, or perhaps the fact that it is one of India’s cleanest cities. Almost nobody will say the real answer: Surat is, more than anything else, a city built entirely by people who came from somewhere else. At various points over…
Aruna Roy left the Indian Administrative Service to work alongside rural communities, leading a grassroots movement that resulted in the Right to Information Act and influenced MGNREGA. Her journey demonstrates how citizen-led activism reshaped transparency, accountability, and democratic participation in India.
With the 2030 deadline for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fast approaching, India finds itself in a complicated position. Looking closely at the country’s progress shows a mix of massive success in infrastructure alongside deep inequalities between different states and a huge funding problem. The latest UN Sustainable Development Report 2026 places India at the…
Prolonged hunger strikes can lead to severe medical complications, including heart failure, neurological damage, and refeeding syndrome. They also present complex ethical and legal challenges regarding patient autonomy and force-feeding.
