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Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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How Indian women are being held back by patriarchal perceptions of violence and safety
Women choose lower paying jobs and face restrictions on the kind of careers they can choose because of concerns around their safety.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Casual sexism, ‘wife jokes’ and discrimination: Why women struggle to stay on in Indian workforce
In a country with an abysmal female labour participation rate, companies are not succeeding in introducing women to the workplace or retaining them.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s women farmers are losing jobs and savings despite the boom in agriculture
Since the reverse migration sparked by the 2020 lockdown, farm owners prefer male returnees over female workers.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Adani Group losses continue as shares fall by up to 20%
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Vikas Khanna’s new novel: A chef visits India to rekindle her love for cooking after losing her son
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Tigers are being farmed in South Africa – often for their body parts
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Women’s groups that helped rural India through the pandemic are themselves struggling to survive
Nearly 7.6 crore members of self-help groups have helped in managing the health and nutrition crises in the villages amid Covid-19.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Denied visibility in official data, millions of transgender Indians can’t access social benefits
Nearly all major official data sources provide sex-related data in a binary male-female format, excluding people with non-binary identities.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s eight poorest states may have to spend 30% of their health budgets on Covid-19 vaccines
The central government has sufficient funds in its budget allocation to buy doses for all adult citizens and yet the states have been made to bear the expense.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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Watch: Telangana Governor felicitates ‘Naatu Naatu’ composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose
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Covid-19: At the current pace, India will need another 13 months to vaccinate 60% of the population
The central government has fast-tracked emergency approvals for foreign-produced vaccines.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Kriti Kapur, IndiaSpend.com
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In India, most large employers flagrantly ignore the legal requirement to provide creches
Meant to boost women's participation in the workforce, the creche rule lies unenforced and unimplemented.
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
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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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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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
The Field
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Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Karen Khachanov to reach second Grand Slam final
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, IND vs NZ semifinal live: Mannat Kashyap, Titas Sadhu strike early
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Indonesia Masters Super 500 quarterfinals live: Lakshya Sen goes down against Jonatan Christie
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ISL: Iker Guarrotxena’s hat-trick takes FC Goa up to third in the table after win over East Bengal
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Watch: Sania Mirza’s speech at Australian Open – ‘No better arena to finish my Grand Slam career’