The problems faced by migrant workers are not new or unknown. To address them, the government's policies need a rethink.

As multiple state governments contemplate reserving jobs for 'locals', this sliver of history is worth remembering.

Gig workers in India have reached a tipping point, as they are taking to the streets demanding better pay and working conditions. The government and managements can remain aloof to their existence but to their own peril.

At a time when a cohort of global millionaires have requested their governments to tax them so that welfare measures for the poor may be paid for, India's rich show no such tendency.

A number of indicators have shown that India is still reeling under the adverse impact of lockdowns and job losses necessitated by the pandemic. Any cut in food subsidies will push millions into starvation.

Years of stigmatisation and harassment have pushed members of the Pardhi and other Adivasi communities in Bhopal to come together and protest police impunity.