Working and living on the edge

Working and living on the edge
Though sex workers now earn more, they continue to live on society's margins. Bringing them within the tax bracket could liberate the community, writes Pradipti Jayaram
Though sex workers now earn more, they continue to live on society's margins. Bringing them within the tax bracket could liberate the community, writes Pradipti Jayaram
Dignity & Design provides livelihood to scavengers
More than two decades after manual scavenging was banned in India, a combination of grassroots movement, legislation and corporate help is finally bringing back the pride of a discriminated community, writes Preeti Mehra
By using the unique land acquisition model to build Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu might have sold his vision to the people. But the real test lies ahead, reports V Rishi Kumar
Mandate is for a world- class capital: APCRDA Commissioner
The guidelines are in place, but India's first International Financial Services Centre will need gumption to become a reality, writes Rutam Vora
Sometimes when her heart felt heavy, H Jayanthi would sit on the floor of her house and sing. Mostly, it would be about lost love and the pains of ...
The Sunshine Orchestra creates music and jobs, one of the biggest challenges: AR Rahman
The NCR real estate market's dubious delivery record has left customers shattered. Will the new Bill help? Navadha Pandey reports
Today’s encryption technology will be putty in the hands of those running the post-quantum world. How equipped ...
Rocketship’s Anand Rajaraman on getting pitches from places like Rameswaram and Patna
Bengaluru-based Archeron group plans to open five banks that are run entirely by AI and quantum technologies
Ably skippered by N Srinivasan, India Cements is upping its post-Covid-19 game by expanding capacity
Fiscal stimulus, friendly monetary policy and firm commodity prices point towards normalcy, says the MD and ...
Price correction is a good opportunity for long-term investors to take the plunge
Q4 earnings, along with progress in controlling Covid-19 spread, will be in focus
Do keep in mind that premium may go up in case one of the members has a pre-existing condition
In an age of falling female workforce participation, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, policy makers and ...
Of an injured baby goat, young men on motorcycles and political tensions
It’s the birthday of Muttiah Muralitharan — the man who took a staggering 800 test wickets. What better way to ...
An ode to writer and great-uncle Ved Mehta, and Ekarat, the friend who wrote and quit on his own terms
Marketers are padded up, sponsorship deals have been struck, and campaigns are rolling out. Now let the games ...
And what marketers can possibly do to bring it back in our lives
The agency has changed form over the years but its lustre has not dimmed
Media Factory has purchased the majority stake held by Sam and Lara Balsara of Madison World in Madison Media ...
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of companies are altering the prospects for wooden toys of ...
Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...