Inequality | Inequality and access to urban resources |

‘People being picked up and cases slapped; who listens
to the poor?’

It has been around three weeks that tens of protesting workers from Manesar and Noida were arrested. Their demands were basic – revision of minimum wages, improved working conditions, double pay for overtime, mandatory weekly offs, medical coverage, and timely…

The great AI debate: Taking all jobs, some jobs or being used as cover for layoffs?

Artificial Intelligence may not be the only factor for the restructuring seen in work and job markets, but it cannot be overlooked…

People vs people: How to read protests and fissures

Protests have been happening but all protests are not equal; some seem more legitimate, have more impact, than others. Which people are…

How India’s cities are making protests invisible

Across Indian cities, protests are being confined to designated sites with strict rules, making them easy to be ignored and disengaging protesters…

Why must trans people prove themselves to the
city, every day?

Despite the nation-wide protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, it became the law. But protesters were also…

Determined voices continue to fight for rights, land, ecology

Against all odds, average Indians are pushing back against projects that threaten their livelihoods and environment, or raise their voice to demand…

Millions are protesting but boycotts are key to change policies

Despite the large numbers who marched at the “No Kings” marches in 2025, research indicates that massive turnouts may not be enough…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination, says renowned medical practitioner and columnist Dr Sanjay Nagral. The Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme, while beneficial for the…

‘Coping with heat isn’t an individual problem, it’s a systemic challenge’

The unequal impact of heat on the marginalised in India’s cities is no longer in question. The chasm is deepening between those…

How Delhi’s poor and homeless beat the heat on their own

The country’s capital recorded this year’s first heat wave in early April, with temperatures touching 40.2 degrees Celsius. With summer making an…