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Health Services through Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) - 1952

Health Services through Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) – 1952

The promulgation of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), by the Parliament, was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in its early stages, and the country was heavily reliant on a variety of imported goods from developed or rapidly developing countries.

Communities

Science by, of and for Communities

Water is a theme that I am keenly interested in focusing on. I have attempted to engage with water systems and treatment in various ways; During my internship at WELL Labs in Bengaluru (2025), I worked on irrigation mapping in Raichur, Karnataka, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Experiences of Urban Infrastructure and Development from a Sociological Lens

Experiences of Urban Infrastructure and Development from a Sociological Lens 

The administrators and the privileged (haves) sing the chorus of development, in the symphony of this  choir the 'have nots' lose their melody ( 'haves' are the wealthy class, while 'not haves' are the  disadvantaged groups). This is to say that development means different for all, and must be  acknowledged.

Soil Health Card Scheme: Cultivating Sustainability in Indian Agriculture

Soil Health Card Scheme: Cultivating Sustainability in Indian Agriculture

The Soil Health Card Scheme was inaugurated by Hon’able Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi Ji on February 19, 2015 at Suratgarh, Rajasthan, with the motto “Swasth Dharaa, Khet Haraa” (Healthy Earth, Healthy Farm)

researchers

Uplifting Marginalised Researchers: National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF‑OBC) 2014

Policy UpdateTanmyi Anthwal Background: Back in 2014–15, the Indian government established the National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF-OBC) program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to increase the chances for OBC students to pursue higher education and…

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