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India’s manufacturing story can’t be built on cheap labour alone
April 19, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
For the past few days, Noida, UP, has been rocked by industrial workers’ protests large enough to disrupt industrial functioning and civic life. The UP govt has already agreed to one of the main demands…
April 19, 2026, 5:00 AM IST
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Balancing scale and context in India’s classrooms
January 18, 2026, 11:13 AM IST
Resolving the tensions between designing for millions and responding to the needs of individual classrooms can be difficult. Here are lessons that can help. Both of us started our journeys in education at the grassroots…
January 18, 2026, 11:13 AM IST
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Reimagining elderly care in India
January 17, 2026, 9:02 AM IST
Building community networks of caregiving can help us move away from artificial, privatised care. The house is in chaos. Lata, caregiver to 95-year-old Vinata, has chosen not to return. She is the fourth caregiver to…
January 17, 2026, 9:02 AM IST
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India’s mission mode schemes: Built to scale, but are they built to last?
January 16, 2026, 11:08 PM IST
Mission-mode programmes are celebrated for delivering immediate, tangible outputs at scale. But lasting social change depends on whether institutions, capacities, and accountability survive beyond the mission. Mission-mode programmes are government initiatives designed to achieve specific, high-priority…
January 16, 2026, 11:08 PM IST
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In Tamil Nadu, climate extremes are reshaping maternal well-being
January 9, 2026, 11:35 PM IST
Rising temperatures and pollution in Tamil Nadu are pushing maternal mental health to the brink. Targeted state action that supports the well-being of mothers and their children is essential. Parvathy,* mother to an 18-month-old, says,…
January 9, 2026, 11:35 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Parliament, it’s time for a Bail Act
January 8, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
“Bail is the rule, jail the exception” reflects the constitutional commitment towards protecting personal liberty. In recent years, the Supreme Court has appeared to give renewed force to this principle.In UOI vs KA Najeeb (2021)…
January 8, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
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The right to information in practice
November 7, 2025, 5:22 PM IST
October 2025 marks 20 years since the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. A landmark piece of legislation that was the result of a grassroots movement for transparency and accountability, the act gives every Indian citizen…
November 7, 2025, 5:22 PM IST
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Beyond conflict: Intergenerational trauma and resilience in Kashmir
October 17, 2025, 9:51 PM IST
Decades of unrest and violence in Kashmir have resulted in a psychological toll that passes from one generation to the next. How do Kashmiris cope, and what else needs to be done? For decades, the…
October 17, 2025, 9:51 PM IST
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Why CSR funding for environmental conservation needs a rethink
August 9, 2025, 1:58 AM IST
CSR funding continues to favour quick wins and visible outcomes, leaving little room for the research and sustained effort that environmental conservation truly requires. Ever since the passage of Companies Act, 2013, which requires corporations to set…
August 9, 2025, 1:58 AM IST
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How a central scheme allows private agencies to influence FRA
August 2, 2025, 6:52 PM IST
One of the key aims of the Forest Rights Act has been to decentralise forest governance by conferring powers on the gram sabha. DAJGUA, a new umbrella scheme for forest-dwelling communities in India, may upend…
August 2, 2025, 6:52 PM IST
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Moving towards rights-based development paradigms
July 28, 2025, 9:50 AM IST
India’s development journey has often oscillated between two approaches: a social welfare model—welfare schemes delivered at the discretion of the government based on their priorities, assessments, and promises—or through a rights-based framework—rights and entitlements mandated…
July 28, 2025, 9:50 AM IST
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What does community-led climate planning look like?
July 27, 2025, 5:30 PM IST
The realities of heat exposure in informal settlements are often absent from climate plans. A community-led approach, from data collection to low-cost innovations, ensures that solutions are relevant to people’s immediate needs. India’s cities are…
July 27, 2025, 5:30 PM IST
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Queer and trans people still face systemic exclusion
June 30, 2025, 10:00 AM IST
Despite growing discourse on inclusion, queer and trans people are still systemically excluded from institutions, livelihoods, and decision-making spaces. While conversations around diversity and inclusion have gained visibility in recent years, queer and trans individuals—particularly…
June 30, 2025, 10:00 AM IST
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Tuning in: Community radio in digital age
June 27, 2025, 2:39 PM IST
Community radio remains an accessible media platform for underrepresented communities. It must be preserved, strengthened, and expanded. Big tech’s grip on information is slipping, marked as it is by eroding credibility, unchecked misinformation, and algorithmic chaos….
June 27, 2025, 2:39 PM IST
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Why many marginalised students can’t access scholarships
June 13, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
Each year, hundreds of government and private scholarships are announced across India to make education more accessible to students from economically or socially disadvantaged communities. But how many of these actually reach the students who…
June 13, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
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How peer-led teacher training is reshaping classrooms
May 26, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
Here’s how peer learning, alumni networks, and institutional support are reimagining top-down teacher training models. “Government teachers aren’t interested in teaching.” This is a commonly held opinion in India. However, the problem is not that…
May 26, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
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Bridging the gap in aftercare for India’s youth
May 24, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
India’s aftercare system is meant to help young people transition out of institutional care, but most of them lack this support. Here’s why this needs to chang For most 17-year-olds growing up in a family,…
May 24, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
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India needs persons with disabilities in politics
April 11, 2025, 2:33 PM IST
Ensuring the political participation of persons with disabilities is not merely about making the voting process accessible. We must go a step further to ensure that persons with disabilities are not only voters but also…
April 11, 2025, 2:33 PM IST
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What could a rights-based approach to education look like?
April 5, 2025, 12:48 AM IST
In education, success is often measured through outcomes, which can result in the exclusion of marginalised communities. Here’s how a rights-based approach could help. Discussions on outcomes-based funding (OBF) in the social impact sphere are constantly…
April 5, 2025, 12:48 AM IST
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Low emission zones: A roadmap to cleaner air in India
March 27, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
With vehicular emissions driving India’s air pollution crisis, low emission zones (LEZs) offer a viable solution to improving air quality, reducing congestion, and creating healthier, liveable cities Air pollution has escalated from an environmental issue…
March 27, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
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