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Authored by: Shubham Singh ABSTRACT The agriculture sector in India has witnessed continued distress in recent years with net investments in agricultural assets decreasing along with the sector’s share in the economy. Farmers have been grappling with stagnant incomes in the absence of true price realisation at the farmgate level, while paying a high retail […]
Authored by – Sitara Srinivas In a two-part publication, SPRF looks at sustainability in the fashion industry. Watch our explainer video below. ABSTRACT The fashion industry has seen several cultural changes over the course of history, in line with larger social and political contexts. Currently, fast fashion brands hold a monopoly with consistent growth […]
Authored by – Soumya Cover and Website Photo by V. Rai and S. Alluri from the photo essay ‘Urban Assault’ – Part of the SPRF Photo Archive Project. ABSTRACT With 1.82 million homeless people, India has one of the largest homeless populations in the world. There is no singular all-encompassing definition of homelessness. While it […]
Authored by: Neymat Chadha ABSTRACT In 2005, the Government of India declared that India had eliminated leprosy as a public health issue. However, according to the WHO, 1,25,000 new cases of leprosy continue to be reported in India every year, with 60% of the world’s total new leprosy cases being in India. This paper seeks […]
Authored by – Vidhi Rupal Cover Photo Attribution – Prime Minister’s Office (GODL-India) ABSTRACT This paper intends to provide an overview of the RCEP trade deal and look at India’s trade with ASEAN countries to understand how its performance under ASEAN influenced its participation in the RCEP negotiations. The various factors that may have influenced […]
Authored by : Neymat Chadha ABSTRACT This paper explores the rise in hysterectomies (a medical procedure to remove a woman’s uterus) among sugarcane labourers in the Beed district of Maharashtra. Employing an intersectional lens, the paper examines how bodies of female labourers in the region are imbued in a complex set of relations shaped by […]
Authored by: Diksha Pandey ABSTRACT Over the years, India has emerged as a major producer and exporter of opium. However, only a small percentage of the total domestic cultivation of opium is utilized to meet the medical needs of patients in India, an issue which lies at the core of the opioid paradox facing the […]
Authored by: Jitendra Bisht Website Cover Photo by: Uday Vir Garg ABSTRACT Crop stubble burning in Northern India, though a common practice among farmers across the country, has made headlines in recent years owing to its association with Delhi’s winter pollution levels. Notwithstanding the media and political narratives on the issue, currently available data shows […]
Authored by: Jitendra Bisht & Arunav Chetia ABSTRACT Over the last couple of decades, the Indian economy has been on a sustained high growth path. This has led to positive economic outcomes for a significant share of the country’s population. However, this period of sustained high growth has seen stagnant job creation and low absorption […]
Authored by: Sitara Srinivas ABSTRACT For centuries, Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen have fished in the waters of the Palk Bay – a waterway that connects both countries. However, this space has become a subject of contention due to multiple factors, including territorial issues over the island of Kachchatheevu, the intrusion of Indian fishermen into […]
Authored by Diksha Pandey ABSTRACT India, like most low and middle-income developing countries, is witnessing the phenomenon of nutrition transition. Economic development, rising incomes and rapid urbanization have altered lifestyles, in particular, the dietary patterns, of its population. As a result, today, an emerging problem of obesity and obesity-related diseases coexists along with high levels […]
Authored by: Anhad Chaudhry ABSTRACT As India continues to emerge as a dominating force in the international arena in both socio-political and economic terms, one field where it continues to lag behind is sports. From its initial domination in hockey for over 30 years, to winning merely two medals at the 2016 Olympic Games, India’s […]
Authored by: Sitara Srinivas ABSTRACT The conventional idea is that, for an army to perform well in battle, physical fitness is vital. Emphasis is rarely placed on the mental or psychological health of the soldier, which could be impacted by prolonged exposure to situations and threats of extreme violence in sustained military actions as well […]
Authored by: Anhad Hundal In India, the last decade has seen major legal battles being held in the fight for LGBTQIA rights, ones that have brought these issues to the forefront of public discourse. The fight for self-determination and equality goes beyond framing the legal definitions of inclusiveness and dignity, as it goes on to […]