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Learning Gains, Falling Numbers
This week, learning in India's private & government schools, UP's efforts to protect its wetlands, the effect of US tariffs on Bhadohi's carpet industry
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Health Systems Under Stress
This week, Kerala's battle against repeated Nipah spillovers, the trouble with Ayushman Bharat, global plastic talks stalemate and more
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Chronicles of a Disaster Foretold
This week, the disaster in Uttarakhand's Dharali, how panchayats formulate development plans, and the rising incidence of viral diseases
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Laws, Loopholes & The Lives They Impact
This week, plastic waste laws diluted, the recycling argument, growing counterfeit currency hauls, and the untold struggles of infertility
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The Inequality Puzzle
This week, explaining India's income and consumption inequality, the mental health crisis in India's prisons, and UP's uneven monsoon experience
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July 2025

Dementia's Hidden Crisis
Also this week, the diminishing demographic dividend and India's jobless growth, how Kerala is dealing with Nipah again, how women TB patients battle…
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The Cost of Climate, Consumption and Collapse: A System Under Strain
This week, India's silent bidi crisis, the burgeoning debt of Indian states, how climate is impacting UP's mango farmers, and more
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Heat, Waste, and the Fight for the Vote
This week, studying the govt's AC temperature limits, Himachal's waste crisis, and how Bihar's voter list drive could disenfranchise millions
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The Double Shift
This week, urban women's care work burden, how stigma is derailing TB elimination, how tribal children drop out of school, and more
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June 2025

Mango Farmers Count Losses
Also this week, what a caste census could reveal about inequality, and how Kashmir’s tourism industry is struggling since the April 22 attack
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Workplace Bias Pushes Queer Indians to New Careers
Also this week, the gendered digital divide, why Indians delay seeking healthcare, how UP's heat action plan is playing out, & a look at Delhi's first…
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The Gender Gap at Home
Also this week, the changing nature of Indians' savings and debt, and the impact of unseasonal rains on Lakhimpur Kheri's banana crop
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