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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

The protests that paralysed Noida’s industrial belt in April 2026 exposed not only worsening labour conditions but also the growing tendency of the state to treat democratic labour mobilisation as a law-and-order problem

WB: Compensation a far cry for Murshidabad’s Deceased Migrant Labourers

Covid lockdowns and economic backwardness of the district have pushed many daily wagers in the district to various parts of the country. Many of them die due to work risks and other factors, and the families find it challenging to receive compensation amount.

Manual Scavenger Dies While Cleaning Well, no Case filed After a Month

A month has passed since Kalidas died, and a case has still not been filed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act, 2013.

Differences Over Labour Codes, Trade Unions Demand Tripartite Conference

According to unions, the ]multi-stakeholder consultations planned by the Centre cannot replace Indian Labour Conference meetings, whose session has not taken place since 2015.

Zomato Workers win Back Benefits After 4-Day Strike in Thiruvananthapuram

Weekly incentives would be calculated under three new slabs and the rain surge percentage has been reinstated.

80,000 Outsourced Health Employees in UP Not Paid For Months

Agencies that hired these employees claim that the departments concerned have not released the budget for this financial year.

Delhi Police attacks terminated anganwadi workers and helpers

The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union of Delhi in...

You promised 50 lakh houses, give us one: Ahmedabad migrant women’s plea to Modi

Women display letters containing rakhi for PM  Poor labouring families,...

UP: Mid-day Meal Workers Not Paid Honorarium For 5 Months, Forced to Borrow for Daily Needs

Of the 3.25 lakh cook-cum-helpers, 90% are women, mostly single women and widows, who are solely dependent on their monthly honorarium

‘Grossly inadequate’: NREGA allocation 0.29% of GDP, World Bank recommended 1.6%

A civil society tracker, seeking to periodically analyse the...

TN: Rural Workers Unite to Demand Jobs, Social Security and Housing

Nationwide call with a 28-point charter of demands; more than 50,000 workers staged demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on August 1

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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

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Cracks in Indian Environment Jurisprudence: An examination of High Courts of central India

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Flood of Fake Narratives & Misinformation: How TVK’s propaganda machine is attempting a re-write of TN’s governance history

Claims of being first, the innovator of significant schemes like the “Naan Mudhalvan” to other policy decisions—are not borne out by facts; yet these were the concerted focus of a well-oiled social media machine orchestrated by the winner, TVK Vijay; the real issue however is, is the commercial, read can the corporate media be held responsible when it only dishes out mis-information?

UAPA: ‘99% Possibility of Acquittal’: What the SC said on Conviction Rates

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India Economic & Social Justice Report 2025: First-ever study measures constitutional justice across union and state governments, have they delivered?

India Economic & Social Justice Report, 2025, Author: Prof K S Chalam, published by: Institute for Economic and Social Justice, Vishakhapatnam, price: Rs 500, Pp: 180 (A-4 Size): This report is first of its kind to measure and indicate where both the Union and State governments stand in providing constitutional guarantees of Justice --both economic and social--- equally and to all citizens of the country.