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Studies have proposed that work on digital labour platforms is precarious. This paper argues that there is heterogeneity of ...

Australia’s new legislation banning social media access to children below the age of 16 is the first legislative attempt in the world to do so. It comes after years of research on the harmful effects ...

City bus services in Mumbai are deteriorating as the BEST undertaking is facing financial hardships, a declining fleet strength, and a poor modal share. The authorities are deploying electric buses, ...

Despite strong mobilisation efforts since 1953 and numerous private member bills, domestic workers in India remain unrecognised as a sector requiring welfare and protection. This paper examines the ...

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A Kaleidoscope of People, Culture, and Nature edited by Paul Hockings, Orient BlackSwan, 2023; pp 292, `975.

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Conventional history writing identifies historically “significant” events and weaves them into a coherent chronology. This process lends a sense of fixity to the events—both temporal and spatial. This ...

The paper analyses the patterns and trends in the labour markets in India spanning over four decades from 1983 to 2024. It also examines the long-term trends in labour force participation rates with a ...