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Fraud in Vehicle Emission Testing: How Fake Certificates Worsen India’s Air Pollution Crisis

Emission testing fraud isn’t just an environmental crime — it’s a betrayal of public trust. Across India’s cities, centres have been caught handing out certificates prepared in advance, faking tests by merely attaching nozzle pipes, and rigging results to let toxic vehicles stay on the road. Air pollution is choking our cities, and vehicles are […]

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Driving Against the Odds: The Socio-Economic Realities of Women Taxi Drivers in Delhi

The entry of women into Delhi’s ride-hailing and taxi sector embodies both empowerment and precarity. On one hand, it challenges patriarchal norms and creates new pathways for financial independence, but on the other, the structural inequities continue to limit this empowerment. Gig work in India is marked by deep precarity, and within this, the ride-hailing

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West Bengal Floods and the Women Who Lead: SHGs Building Resilience in the Sundarbans

In the Sundarbans’ socio-economic milieu, where banks rarely reach and formal institutions falter, resilience is not built overnight or left to the government alone. The story of Shitama SHG exemplifies this: ordinary housewives who, armed with a ledger and a loudspeaker, map out lanes of hope and readiness long before a government Jeep or NDRF

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Right to Education Act and Disabled Students: The Unfinished Struggle for Equity

Disabled children under the Indian education system have been systematically “othered,” struggling to integrate with the mainstream. The educational journey of these children often begins with anxiety—finding a nearby, affordable school in itself is a challenge. Admission becomes harder due to a lack of proper guidance for their needs. Poor infrastructure further limits opportunities in

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India’s Tightrope: Leading the Global South or Pleasing Trump?

India’s challenge in 2025 is not about choosing between the Global South and the United States. It is about managing contradictions and maximizing influence without abandoning its principles. India is currently navigating a complex strategic landscape as it balances its role as a leader of the Global South with the challenges posed by President Donald

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