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R. RAMAKUMAR Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is rooted in its long dalliance with IMF-imposed conditionalities and has been aggravated by the Rajapakse government’s quixotic organic farming adventure. Without a course correction, more misery is in store for the country…. Continue Reading →
A joint statement issued by major women’s groups and the International Women’s Federation “Korea still has a long way to go in terms of women’s rights We, 116 global civil society organizations, call on Yoon Suk-yeol, the president-elect of the… Continue Reading →
It empowers police, governments to conduct such intrusive investigations with little accountability and few legal guidelines Written by Aditya Sharma , Christophe Jaffrelot |Updated: April 5, 2022 9:05:44 am It is common enough for law-enforcement agencies the world over to… Continue Reading →
A lecture series hosted by SASAS Germany and DBAV Women, Trans, Non-binary People’s Collective in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi, Vimukta, and other anti-caste communities in South Asia, have long-standing histories of fighting against caste oppression. In… Continue Reading →
I look at my little girl and think of the world I’m leaving her to embrace; the society that is actively working against her rights.” Rob GalvinApril 1, 2022 It was Tuesday, March 8th, International Women’s Day in New York… Continue Reading →
Guardian investigation finds labourers – including those on World Cup-related projects – were left with huge debts Supported by About this contentPete Pattisson and Pramod Acharya in Kathmandu and Muhammad Owasim Uddin Bhuyan in DhakaThu 31 Mar 2022 12.28 BST Low-wage… Continue Reading →
The Goa Foundation today accused the of continuing to patronize and support open theft and illegal transport of mineral ores at the expense of the state exchequer and welfare of citizens in the state. Protests of villagers at Mayem and… Continue Reading →
Jaggi Vasudev, the Indian spiritual Yogi also known as “Sadhguru,” is riding a motorbike thousands of kilometers to raise awareness about soil degradation. But questions are being asked over the campaign’s effectiveness. Vasudev’s ride is part of his Save Soil… Continue Reading →
By Abhishek Sekharan Employment guarantees could be a way to combat insecurities associated with dynamic and piecemeal earnings | Picture courtesy: PixaHive NEW DELHI, Mar 24 2022 (IPS) – According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the unemployment rate in urban India… Continue Reading →
By Stephen Devereux The writer is Research Fellow at the UK-based Institute of Development Studies and member of its Food Equity Centre. Women harvest wheat. Bangladesh. Credit: Scott Wallace / World Bank Photo ID: SW-1BD11010 CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 25 2022 (IPS) – The situation in… Continue Reading →