Aarefa Johari
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What it takes for a city to end manual scavenging
Banning manual scavenging isn’t enough. Cities make progress when they recieve funds to purchase machines, as Vasai-Virar in Maharashtra shows. → Read More
How Rajkot made progress in ending manual scavenging – and why it still has a long way to go
The fourth part in a series that investigates claims by municipal authorities in western India about eradicating the hazardous work of manual scavenging. → Read More
How to cover up manual scavenging: Dhule municipality gives cash to workers but denies they exist
A five-part series on the failure of municipal authorities in western India to eradicate the hazardous work of manually cleaning drains and tanks. → Read More
Manual scavenging deaths in Ahmedabad result in out-of-court settlements – not punitive justice
The second part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging. → Read More
Manual scavenging deaths in Ahmedabad result in out-of-court settlements – not punitive justice
The second part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging. → Read More
Manual scavenging killed 19 people in Mumbai in past five years. But BMC records show zero deaths
The first part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging. → Read More
The historic injustice served to care workers by India’s highest court
Anganwadi staff are vital to ensuring the wellbeing of India’s children. Yet in 2006, the Supreme Court refused to recognise them as government employees. → Read More
Why it’s not really shocking that a young woman is involved in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case
The Mumbai Police has arrested 18-year-old Shweta Singh as the prime suspect in a case involving an ‘online auction’ of Muslim women. → Read More
Why it’s not really shocking that a young woman is involved in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case
The Mumbai Police has arrested 18-year-old Shweta Singh as the prime suspect in a case involving an ‘online auction’ of Muslim women. → Read More
The decisions that led to India’s worst offshore disaster
New evidence shows that in the quest for profits, a maze of companies, including the government-owned ONGC, left hundreds of workers in Cyclone Tauktae’s path. → Read More
This 7-year-old is doing online classes but his mother is worried he isn’t learning much
With schools closed, the parents of primary school children have had a tough time keeping them engaged. → Read More
Cyclone Tauktae deaths: Owner of tugboat Varapradha booked for culpable homicide
The FIR claimed the vessel capsized because its owner had not fixed problems of rusting and corrosion, leading to the death of eleven crew members on board. → Read More
‘Bodies after bodies are coming’: Death and devastation in Delhi
Crematoriums and burial grounds are running out of space in the capital. → Read More
Why is Gujarat forcing hospitals to only accept Covid-19 patients coming through ‘108’ ambulances?
Several Covid hospitals in Ahmedabad are not admitting patients who arrive in private vehicles. → Read More
Three migrant workers tell us why they went back home as second Covid-19 wave batters cities
Last year’s lockdown wiped out their savings. They came back to the cities to rebuild their lives. But a second wave has pushed them out again. → Read More
India’s health workers left without government insurance cover as Covid-19 second wave hits country
The scheme ended on March 24. The government says it is in talks about providing a ‘new dispensation’ for health workers. → Read More
Migrant workers have learnt their lesson from last year’s lockdown, but state governments have not
Even without strict lockdowns during the second wave of Covid-19, urban India is witnessing an exodus of daily wage and informal workers again. → Read More
As the dead pile up in Gujarat, the state’s media is on a warpath with the government over Covid-19
Media reports from Gujarat allege that the government is severely undercounting Covid-19 deaths in the state. → Read More
As Gujarat tries to scuttle protests, farmer groups form new platform to oppose agricultural laws
The Kisan Sangharsh Manch intends to organise district- and block-level agitations. → Read More
Why people in Maharashtra are unfazed by fresh Covid-19 wave
They think the virus is no longer dangerous – a misconception, according to health experts. → Read More