Beyond the Floods: The Hidden Public Health Crisis of Heavy Rainfall in India
India’s monsoon season brings more than floods—it also triggers a surge in waterborne diseases, mental health challenges, and public health emergencies.
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Grassroots to global arena: Volleyball to change lives in Assam
Sport in India is now transforming from solely an entertainment activity to an actual instrument for social development. From the upliftment of women to the enhancement of local relations, sports at the local level increasingly demonstrate how they lead to education, build self-confidence, and help individuals climb the socio-economic ladder. Let us take the example…
The Hidden Labour Behind Modern India
In the story of India’s rise, one form of labour remains largely unseen: unpaid care work. As Indian women advance in education, careers, and public life, they continue to be assigned primary responsibility for day-to-day cooking, cleaning, the care of the elderly, the young, and the disabled, and for household coordination. That concealed labour is…
Going the Extra Mile: Is a New CSR Initiative Backing to Help India Groom Its Next Sports Generation?
India’s latest CSR initiative encourages CPSEs to prioritize sports funding, potentially reshaping grassroots development, athlete support, and India’s Olympic ambitions.
Breaking the Silence: Reasons for Gender-Based Violence Being the Most Crucial Societal Problem in India
The problem of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) does not only exist in terms of newspapers and crimes. Still, it is an ever-existing societal problem affecting countless women and girls in India, daily in different environments, from the house to school, workplace, public transport, and even online space. Although India has made considerable efforts in terms of…
CLEAN ENERGY, INDIAN STYLE: Why India’s Updated NDCs Matter More Than Ever
Climate discourse often treats decarbonisation like a universal one-pot recipe: add renewables, subtract fossil fuels, stir in net-zero targets, and serve before 2050. But for countries in the Global South such as India, still navigating poverty alleviation, industrial growth, and reliable energy access simultaneously, the transition cannot be copypasted from the Global North template. India…
Early Action, Lower Cost – Impact of a new UN study on India’s Steel Workers and Exporters
If India lags in switching to a more climate-friendly steelmaking method, a recent United Nations report finds that its top steel exports could decline by up to 30 percent by 2035 as key trading nations impose a carbon-content-based border tax. But if India moves early, then it can trim the decline to just 10 percent….
India’s Hidden Crisis: Understanding Child Trafficking Beyond the Headlines
In 2022, as per the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 2,878 children who were victims of human trafficking in India; however, several ministries at the Union level have stated in Parliament that there are thousands of children who go missing every year, but none of them are ever traced to the crime of human…
Why Do Indian Cities Face Floods and Water Shortages at the Same Time?
Every year, the same Indian cities make headlines twice over. In June, newspapers report bone-dry reservoirs and residents lining up behind water tankers. By August, the same streets are underwater, cars floating past flooded metro stations. Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi have all lived through this strange double crisis: too little water one season, too…
When the Surgeon’s Screen Gets Smarter, Who Benefits?
India’s prostate cancer surgeries are getting more precise. Whether patients can reach the operating table at all remains a separate, and far less technical, problem. As recently as 1990, the rate of prostate cancer was 11th in India, while today, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme, it is the third most common in the…