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A Diamond in the Rough: Replacing the UGC and AICTE in India

  The Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA) was proposed by the Narendra Modi led NDA government in June 2017. It was intended to replace...

India’s Sportswomen – A Brighter Future

  In the recently concluded 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, India's Women in Blue came astonishingly close to winning their first ever World Cup....

Blood on India’s Sand Trail: Part II

Written by Sourya Reddy Updated on 09/09/18  India uses an estimated 450 million cubic meters of concrete annually. On average, one tonne of concrete is used...

Inclusion of the Margins – Primary and Secondary Education for the Disabled in India

  In 1995, the Indian legislature passed the Persons with Disabilities Act (PwD), ushering in a new conception of institutional support for children with disabilities....

Why Subjectivity is Essential for the Media’s Objectivity

Researched and written by Aarathi Ganesan "It was hard to paint the world and men and, at the same time, to live with them.” ─Albert Camus,...

The Rise of the BCCI as India’s Sports Behemoth

  The Bastion: In-Depth   While the Indian cricket team has been delivering impressive performances on the field, the Board of Cricket for Control in...

Jal, Jangal, Zameen: Adivasis Amidst Bauxite Mining in Rayagada, Odisha

Baphlimali is a small hill, hidden away in Kashipur block in Odisha’s Rayagada district. In areas surrounding the hill live the Jhodia, Paraja, Penga...

Educating India’s Daughter: Has the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana Worked?

  Structural and socio-cultural limitations entrenched in modern India have prevented innumerable young girls from attending school across the country. Lack of access to education...

Analysing the FA’s policy for growing footballers in their backyard

  In June 2017, England's U-20 national team defeated the Venezuelan U-20 side in the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in a tense...

Blood on India’s Sand Trail: Part I

Written by Sourya Reddy Updated on 09/09/18 Sumaira Abdulali, one of India’s foremost campaigners against illegal sand mining, revealed in a documentary how she was physically...