Critics said the unlawful conversion order approved by the cabinet of Uttar Pradesh state, run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, was aimed at... Read more »
"The UK faces real financial challenges but cutting aid would do huge harm to the world's vulnerable people while making little difference to the... Read more »
"We need to avoid at all costs a scenario of a two-speed world where only the richer can protect themselves against the virus and... Read more »
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 aimed to recognise the rights of at least 150 million indigenous and rural people to inhabit and... Read more »
"There is a huge risk that millions of women and girls around the world are already going hungry," Sarah Fuhrman, a humanitarian policy specialist... Read more »
Despite the constitution abolishing untouchability in the country, I am asking you, people, do you shake hands with them? The answer is no. That... Read more »
Even before COVID-19 hit, access to vaccines was deeply unequal with around 20 million children not receiving vaccines that could save them from serious... Read more »
"This is a setback ... they will not be recognised as full-fledged citizens of the country, having full access to various citizenship documents and... Read more »
"When you create a society where you have extensive monitoring of citizens all the time, you also create a situation where people start self-sanctioning... Read more »
"If lower-income people were simply ignoring the trend towards physical distancing, we would have expected them to continue going to places like supermarkets, liquor... Read more »
According to Delhi government's Corona application, only 19 per cent of the ICU beds with ventilators are vacant across the city, 22 per cent... Read more »
"They have been facing a number of challenges which include those from the decades-old armed conflict in the region, shrinking grasslands and the challenges... Read more »
The newly created Department of Military Affairs headed by General Bipin Rawat has proposed to increase the retirement age of officers of the Indian... Read more »
Forty-six per cent people borrowed money to make ends meet followed by 27 per cent for paying their EMIs and 14 per cent suffered... Read more »
An Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi, note on special talk by Prof Babu P Remesh on Labour Migration in South Asia Read more »
The decision to include women empowerment in the curriculum of Basic Education and Secondary Education has been hailed by parents. Read more »
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), India is home to 29.6 million orphaned and abandoned children. Another study by an international children's... Read more »
"This was my own struggle ... I know how (migrant workers) are harassed," said Sahni, who was an electrician on building sites in Delhi... Read more »
The "Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework" will tackle the "increasing frequency of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, water scarcity and drought-like conditions", according to the government. Read more »
"The pandemic has hindered the ability of the U.N. to respond effectively to human rights issues." Read more »