Algorithms are the new managers that evaluate workers through customer-generated five-star ratings by platforms. This paper studies rating systems used by ride-hailing companies, such as Uber and Ola.

Given the high dependency of India on coal to power its growth, India suffers from an energy paradox. This article highlights the challenges associated with increasing the share of renewables and ...

Since the passage of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, there have been several judicial deliberations on whether this law can be broadly ...

Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, released in 1957, is “decidedly revelatory, deeply unnerving, characteristically melancholy, purposefully sardonic” (Chakraborty 2022). This article attempts to examine the process ...

The musical sequences in Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey are narratively significant and cater to the film’s reconfiguration of gendered subjectivities.

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Jharkhand assembly has completely reversed the Lok Sabha outcome in the state.It underscored a victory of effective grassroots-level electoral design and well-knit coalition that unified varied ...

India’s death registration system faces significant challenges, including regional disparities, gender inequities, and incomplete data capture. These gaps, exacerbated during COVID-19, undermine ...

Mapping Sustainable Development Goals for Children in India: Progress and Present Challenges by Swati Dutta and Khanindra Ch Das, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2024; pp XXV + 210, €96.29. The EPW ...