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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicSocial work

Topic: social work

Why calls for fresh survey of devadasis have ignited both hope & despair in Karnataka 

The devadasi practice continues in some parts of the state despite a ban. There have been demands to conduct a survey of such women so they can access govt aid.

Trial By Fire’s Rajshri Deshpande is a fighter on screen and in 30 Maharashtra villages

From playing Ismat Chugtai in Manto to Subhadra in Sacred Games, Deshpande is a widely-known name in the industry. But she’s more than that.

Hidden agendas, corruption, tokenism—why social work and politics cannot survive together

In ‘The Slum Queen’, visual artist Rouble Nagi documents the journey of her ‘Misaal India’ campaign and how she painted slums in Mumbai.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.