In this issue

Kerala appoints Dalits as temple priests

Aarushi murder: Talwars acquitted

Jantar Mantar off limits for protesters

In Maharashtra, pesticide spraying kills farmworkers

The Cow Menace

The BJP governments’ holy cow policy has given rise to the phenomenon of large herds of unproductive cattle abandoned by their owners creating social, economic and environmental crises across northern India.

10+ mins

For Pastures New

Sant Gopal Das takes on the Haryana government for failing to protect cows and to keep its promise to provide grazing land.

8 mins

Running Roughshod Over Livelihoods

Developments following the “cow protection” efforts of the government and other social organisations have not only crippled an already beleaguered livestock sector but also resulted in the proliferation of stray cattle, raising serious economic and ecological concerns.

10 mins

Blurring Divides

Kerala makes a silent revolution by appointing Dalits and other non-Brahmins as priests in temples.

10+ mins

A Blow For Child Rights

The Supreme Court rules that sex with a minor wife, despite consent, is rape, but activists call for a more realistic perspective to prevent child marriages and also to uphold the rights of young couples.

10 mins

Killer Spray

The death of nearly 20 farmworkers who sprayed pesticides on Bt cotton crops in Maharashtra puts the focus on the risky practice and on the claims about Bt cotton not needing pesticides.

5 mins

The Golden ‘Diwali Gift'

The ability to evade identification while purchasing large quantities of gold and other precious jewellery is a move aimed at favouring some relatively richer groups while denying ordinary people their basic  socio-economic rights.

5 mins

Devastated Puerto Rico

Three weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, Puerto Ricans continue to lead perilous lives, without access to water or electricity, and relief packages have only exacerbated the country’s serious debt problem.

5 mins

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