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Author: Yamin Chowdhary Editors: Riya Singh Rathore and Soumya Singhal Water Seekers’ Fellow 2021 – SPRF India and Living Waters Museum Traditionally, the hijra households in parts of India follow unique kinship patterns based on the principle of discipleship. Abandoned by their biological families and society for not following the gender assigned to them at […]

ABSTRACT Despite carrying the disproportionate burden of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, women are often excluded from policy planning and implementation efforts. Policies and programmes in WASH must not only be gender-sensitive, but also challenge gender norms, power inequities, and empower women to drive social transformation. In this context, this paper assesses how […]

India has witnessed a major policy and social shift in its approach to menstrual health since the 2011 launch of the Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (MHS) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This initiative marked a landmark attempt to destigmatise menstruation at a national level, by targeting adolescent girls aged 10–19 with subsidised sanitary […]

Introduction: Contexts and Contingencies The discourse around one of the key labour issues in India, today, adequately typifies a major objective in writing this paper. This relates to the ongoing conflict between the central government’s attempt to notify the four new Labour Codes, which were announced in 2020, and have been met with consistent protests […]

The recent decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) to include caste enumeration is monumental  (The Indian Express, 2025). It has been unanimously welcomed as a major step towards a fuller understanding of caste based inequalities to better formulate policies. But the 16th decennial census is also loaded with  aspects that make it […]

Introduction The global beauty industry, per a McKinsey analysis, reached USD 446 billion retail sales in 2023, outperforming other consumer sectors. This marked a 10% growth from 2022, majorly driven by price increases rather than volume increases; the global volume rose only 2%. The market, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around […]

The beneficiaries receive formal recognition through a PM Vishwakarma certificate and an identity card, validating their expertise. The scheme offers skill upgradation through both basic and advanced training programs, during which participants are provided a daily stipend of ₹500 to support their learning process.

Several small streams, channels of flowing water and rivulets drain to constitute one larger and broader mainstem stream in the form of a river. The drainage or catchment of a river becomes a significant area where the dynamic interaction between two vital natural resources that make life possible on earth—soil and water—take place. The interface […]

Most discussions surrounding ‘Naari Shakti’ (women’s power) have focused on one term: the Gender Budget. Headlines across news channels claim a massive increase in the gender budget—from ₹2.38 lakh crores in 2023-24 to ₹3.27 lakh crores under the 2024-25 Union Budget—an increase of ₹89,000 crores, or 37%. But what do these numbers mean? Compared to […]

500 million women and girls around the world suffer from period poverty, according to World Bank estimates. In India, one can estimate numbers on the basis of different national level datasets which shed light on different aspects of the menstrual management practices of the country’s female population.

Introduction When we think of the term “forced eviction”, it often leads to a visual characterisation of something violent, including the use of physical force or encompassing an ensuing struggle. It is formally defined as “the permanent or temporary removal against the will of individuals, families, and /or communities from the homes and/or land which […]

At the beginning of October 2023, the glacial-fed Lhonak Lake in the northern part of the state of Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin. The flash floods have claimed 74 lives, and more than 100 people have been reported missing.  The disaster unfolded due to a cloudburst that led to a […]

Author: P. Shalini Most cities and civilisations have grown on the banks of the rivers. The identity of the city and its people is closely tied to the river’s history. Hyderabad city, built around the river Musi, is no exception. River Musi is also called the Moosa, Muchkunda and Musinuru, a tributary of river Krishna […]

Author: Mitali Kumar Modern Development is said to be synonymous with the use of concrete (Watts, 2019). Developments in India post-90s saw a boost in the material in the building and construction industry (Tappin, 2002). Unfortunately, natural ecosystems like rivers were also impacted by this phenomenon, the concretisation of River Gomti in Lucknow being a […]