Center-left alliance challenges the ruling right alliance in India’s national elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may still be popular after a decade in power but his government’s failures to address basic livelihood issues for the majority of the people may give an advantage to the opposition.
The suffocation of democracy in India
Attacks on the progressive Indian news outlet NewsClick coincided with the suspension of 141 opposition members of Indian parliament, both constituting serious attacks on Indian democracy
KK Shailaja on battling COVID-19, transforming Kerala’s healthcare, and her life as a comrade
Former Health Minister of the Indian State of Kerala KK Shailaja talks about the State’s effective and inspiring response to COVID, the model of development that enabled it, and her life as a communist
India’s job situation has improved? Not so fast!
September’s unemployment rate fell to 6.43% from August’s 8.3%. However, behind this statistic lies the fact that the share of the working-age population that is actually working is still less than in pre-pandemic times
As lumpy skin disease virus affects cattle, Indian farmers demand action
India’s tryst with the cattle-killer disease so far has been similar to earlier experiences of outbreaks in the Middle East and Africa. This should worry authorities at home
Resist neoliberal offensive of new labor codes
Four labor codes are set to be operationalized by the government soon. These laws will benefit big corporates at the expense of workers and make organizing more difficult
Ominous economic distress in India: No buying power, no jobs, rising prices
The government is ignoring people’s distress and the worsening crisis – and it has no solutions
Lauded by WHO, India’s frontline health workers are still fighting for basic rights
Over one million Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers have been awarded the WHO’s Global Health Leaders Award, recognizing their role in ensuring access to care in a health system that is still widely inaccessible, and increasingly privatized
Definition of COVID-19 death and its importance from a public health standpoint
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talk about how a clear definition of a COVID-19-related death is essential for good public health policy
Pandemic vs endemic debate: A brief explanation
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha take a look at the debate around when the COVID-19 pandemic might turn endemic
Are COVID-19 cases plateauing in major Indian cities?
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha review the COVID-19 situation in India, and also talk about the possibilities of the Corbevax vaccine
Omicron cases and rising positivity rate in major cities of India
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath discusses the rising number of Omicron cases in major countries, as well as the high positivity rate in metropolitan cities in India
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