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Beneficiaries attend an event to distribute assets under the Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana at Torpa in Ranchi on September 23, 2024.
CONTROVERSY

Random enforcement of KYC rules is denying the poor their own money and dignity

Banks are freezing accounts without warning, forcing people to make costly trips to distant branches and pay bribes just to access pensions and wages.
Jean Drèze,Vipul Paikra,Natasha Trivedi
LABOUR ISSUES

The decline of trade unions in Tamil Nadu

The winds of liberalisation have shaken the foundations of labour welfare across the country, and Tamil Nadu is no exception.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
LABOUR ISSUES

What did the striking Samsung workers want?

Their demand was simple—registration of the union under the Trade Unions Act of 1926. But Samsung used its name as a shield against worker rights.
NGR Prasad,KK Ram Siddhartha
Global Hunger Index

India’s 2024 GHI rank: Marginal improvement masks deep-rooted nutrition crisis

Child wasting, stunting, and undernutrition still remain formidable challenges, compounded by the lack of critical data.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Economic Perspectives

2024 Economics Nobel winners sanitise colonial history through economic theory

Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson’s thesis on institutional development ignores colonialism’s systematic exploitation and wealth transfer.
C.P. Chandrasekhar

More stories from Economy

Through ups and downs the US economy has held the title of the biggest in the world, regardless who is President.

How did the US economy do under Obama, Trump, and Biden?

No matter who was in the White House the past decade and a half, the American economy has mostly outshone its rivals.
Deutsche Welle
Members of CITU staged a protest at Vannarpettai in Tirunelveli on October 1, 2024, in support of Samsung’s workers. The strike lasted for over a month with the workers agreeing to return to work on October 17, 2024.

Samsung workers end 37-day strike in Tamil Nadu, union recognition still pending

While union registration remains sub-judice, workers secured commitments for dialogue on demands and protection from punitive action.
Siddarth Muralidharan
Maratha Kranti Morcha staged a protest near the collector’s office in Bandra during a day-long bandh demanding reservation.

Maharashtra: A State in flux

As the State’s Assembly elections approach, will it be able to confront pressing issues like urban decay, agrarian crisis, and political instability?
TEAM FRONTLINE
The young people surveyed expressed a deep longing for happiness and community.

Understanding Gen Z, the generation without history

Raised in post-liberalisation era, they are hyperconnected yet alienated. They seek value in a world of information overload and economic instability.
Rama Bijapurkar,Mathangi Krishnamurthy
New graduates at KLE Technological University in Hubballi, in 2019. There is a downward mobility in the market, with candidates having advanced degrees being forced to take up low-end and low-paid jobs. 

Overqualified and underemployed: India’s graduate crisis in the AI era

Outdated curricula, underfunded education, and the rapid advancement of AI are creating a perfect storm of unemployability for young graduates.
Sujoy Chakravarty
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