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Accountability
Oxfam Kit A Sole Acknowledgement of An ASHA’s Work During COVID-19 Pandemic
The nature of Vinita’s job took a drastic turn as she went door-to-door while people stayed indoors — some fearing a police crackdown; others...
Disaster risk reduction
Grim Situation in Assam Following Floods
54 lives have been lost due to the floods across the state since the monsoon season began on 6 April. Assam’s Brahmaputra valley is...
COVID-19
Discrimination, Debt and Depression: Delhi’s Transgender people through COVID-19
A sense of trepidation hung wordlessly in the air as volunteers milled around corridors when Aarohan’s doors reopened for staff, volunteers and members of...
Bangladesh
After Bangladesh, river meetings in India address riparian challenges
River meetings – or 'Nodi Boithoks' – empowered under-threat and overlooked river communities in Bangladesh to have a say in critical conversations about their...
COVID-19
Pro-rich policies buoy billionaires’ rise in India
In contrast to the callous treatment meted out to internal migrant workers, the government spared no costs in arranging special flights to fetch students...
Civil society
Inequality doesn’t kill. Destitution kills.
From the perspectives of developmental economics, economic equality is not the greatest of virtues; neither is economic inequality the worst of vices.
By Anuj Kumar...
Civil society
Richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 55.2 crore people: Oxfam
The richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 552 million people, the India supplement of Oxfam's Inequality Kills report of 2022...
Climate change
As millions remain affected, experts warn a health crisis awaits cyclone-hit Philippine
The cyclone that hit Philippines has affected millions and could give rise to a medical emergency. Now, people are having to depend on a...
Latest news
Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat...
Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is...
