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Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Budget 2021 hasn’t done enough to fix India’s employment crisis, say experts
The budgetary allocation for 2021-’22 for the rural jobs programme is 35% lower than the 2020-’21 revised estimate.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com & Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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As India’s courts went virtual, lack of technology in jails became a major hurdle to justice
About 40% of prisons had no video conferencing facilities, a new report says.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com & Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Gender pay gap and occupational segregation have followed Indian women into gig economy
The deep-seated issues prevalent in traditional labour markets have carried over into the digital marketplace.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Rizvi Saif, IndiaSpend.com
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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India’s official data sources fall short in addressing critical issues of women and girls
Lack of sex-disaggregated data is resulting in a limited understanding of gender issues and poorly designed policies and programmes.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Fourteen years on, no Indian state has fully complied with Supreme Court-ordered police reforms
Only Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh have complied with most of the directives, reveals a new analysis.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s strict lockdown pushed its Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis deeper into debt
The loss of income and livelihood forced India’s marginalised groups to take fresh loans, shows a survey.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Sadhika Tiwari, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Nick Jonas releases 1980s – and Priyanka Chopra Jonas – inspired pop track, ‘This Is Heaven’
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Watch: Police constable regulates traffic with a baby in her arms
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Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail
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‘The man with no nose’: Watch comedian Alasdair Beckett-King spoof ‘every Spaghetti Western film’
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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94 million Indians are at greater risk from coronavirus because of lack of access to clean water
Poor sanitation in community toilets and open defecation will also exacerbate the problem.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com & Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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In 2018, India reported a stalking case every 55 minutes. The actual number may be even higher
The number of cases reported in the country has been rising since 2015.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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In public schools across Bihar, students are growing their own vegetables in ‘nutrition gardens’
The Ankuran programme was launched by the state government along with UNICEF India.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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In Mumbai, much of the police force lives in tiny crumbling apartments
There are not enough houses for India’s police personnel and those who do have accommodation are highly dissatisfied with it, said a recent report.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Climate change will worsen India’s farm crisis and increase income inequality, find studies
If all countries manage to achieve all their climate commitments, the Earth will still get 3°C warmer by 2100.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com