The Silent Crises

This week, the high costs of drugs for rare diseases, and the perils of drinking untreated tap water

Feb 21 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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The Heat Tax On Women Workers

This week, how women lose incomes due to rising heat, and the tyranny of high drug prices

Feb 14 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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More Money, Same Problems

This week, insights from the budget for India's social sector, with a special focus on public health

Feb 7 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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January 2026

Beyond Delhi’s Smog

How northeast India is turning into a pollution hotspot, and how India counts its tigers

Jan 31 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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Do Indians Exercise Enough?

This week, who exercises and when, and why India needs to reuse construction waste

Jan 24 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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What Happens When Design Ignores Disability?

This week, how schools are failing children with special needs, and the devastation of Assam's pig farmers

Jan 17 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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When Trees Disappear and Cities Turn Into Ovens

This week, the Urban Heat Island effect that's bound to get worse, and an interview on research into what could turn out to be the next pandemic

Jan 10 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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December 2025

The Year That Was

This week, India’s public data landscape, the climate emergency, and the faceless ‘volunteers’ who count nearly everyone

Dec 31, 2025 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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Plate Half Empty

This week, how climate change is affecting India’s nutrition security, and the trends in CSR spending

Dec 20, 2025 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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Women, Water & Waiting

This week, scarcity in the ‘land of abundant water’, and the impact of poor public transport systems on women’s choices

Dec 13, 2025 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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The Age of Cyber Crime

This week, data deep dives into India’s rising cyber crime incidence, and how geography dictates food prices

Dec 6, 2025 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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November 2025

The Hazy Picture Of Delhi’s Pollution

Also in this edition, the takeaways for India from COP30, the global climate conference

Nov 29, 2025 • Karthik Madhavapeddi

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