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Coal mining has uprooted many indigenous communities, forcing them to leave their ancestral lands, even as migrants move to the state for livelihood opportunities created by the mining industry.
The ASHAs of Kerala receive a meagre honorarium though they play an indispensable role in the State’s healthcare. They are seen as ‘volunteers’ and the Centre refuses to classify them as ‘workers’, but the State government has failed to meet their immediate demands for fair pay and social security.
The fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats is threatened by deforestation, quarrying, and largely unplanned development. The escalating pressures of climate change expose this unique natural heritage to even more degradation and destruction. With political will faltering, scientists are urging local communities to take the lead on conservation and climate action.
In 90% of all death penalty sentences in 2024, trial courts imposed sentences in the absence of adequate information about the accused, finds a recent report.
The popular discourse around the notion that laws enacted to protect women are being ‘grossly misused’ seems to have reached a fever pitch. The Supreme Court itself, in the past, has called it “legal terrorism”. But where are the statistics to remotely establish any such conclusion?
Aurangzeb, who died in 1707, and his rather modest grave, have become the subject of heated debate, tensions and even an excuse for violence in 2025. A discussion with historian Dr Ruchika Sharma and author Parvati Sharma about the Mughal ruler’s life and policies, and the growth of propaganda claiming to be history.
The fact that the ruling-class oligarchy is now openly wielding power on the national and international stages as part of the Trump regime shows that the overwhelming political influence of the capitalist class is no longer in dispute as this alignment pushes the country deeper into neofascism.
Donald Trump is portrayed as a “populist” committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires — including Elon Musk, the world’s richest oligarch — and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor through tariffs.
‘Surrendering to Authoritarianism’: Liberal institutions, including universities, traditionally surrender without a fight to the dictates of autocrats. US institutions are no exception. Also: ‘More Than 1,800 Academics Say They Will Boycott Columbia—and the Number is Growing’.
‘The Costs of Trump’s War on Federal Workers’: Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have fired tens of thousands of federal workers, with more to come. Also: ‘Five Things Elon Musk Doesn’t Want You to Know About Social Security’.
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