Behind the surge in EPFO numbers lies an uncomfortable question: are we measuring new jobs or merely recording existing ...

Court orders affirm statutory safeguards and personal liberty, exposing inequalities that prevent many Indian undertrials from securing equivalent protections. Court orders affirm statutory safeguards ...

As far as US President Donald Trump is concerned, all his attempts at tariff diplomacy have been stymied by the local courts. Consequently, he has periodically used Section 301 (unfair trade practices ...

Political inaction and big tech’s reluctance to protect users leave Australians vulnerable to a murky world of digital misinformation going into the election. Political inaction and big tech’s ...

The availability of educational infrastructure is highly uneven between the rich and the poor, urban and rural areas and between different castes. The availability of educational infrastructure is ...

Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky. Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business.

At least 11 million children are trafficked for labour in India. Poor implementation of laws and training of stakeholders hinder efforts to curb the practice. At least 11 million children are ...

Faced by an enemy with military superiority and deep resources, Ukrainians have adopted innovation to defend their country. Faced by an enemy with military superiority and deep resources, Ukrainians ...

China has the biggest influence on Myanmar’s civil strife but Russia also has sway, supplying arms to the military junta. China has the biggest influence on Myanmar’s civil strife but Russia also has ...

Nature provides essential inputs to the economy through ecosystem services. In Asia and the Pacific, accelerating biodiversity loss is eroding these services, increasing vulnerability to shocks, and ...

Economic shocks, social strains, and rising inequality have unsettled democracies everywhere. In this atmosphere of fear and anger, immigration has been cast as the culprit, offering populists a ...

Myanmar’s ruling junta is currently vulnerable after sustained fighting by a range of dissident groups, so who are the groups behind the recent unrest? A year-long offensive by opposition groups, ...