Articles by EPW Engage

Since 2002, there have been two threads of dissent regarding Bt Cotton. One paints it as a triumph for farmers, resulting in higher yields and returns while the other, the “anti-GMO” (genetically modified organism) narrative has claimed that Bt seeds are akin to “suicide seeds,” responsible for debt, despair and suicide. This compilation examines these twin narratives and also attempts to trace this the history of Bt Cotton in India including studies examining its economic viability and efficacy.

Studies on sexual harassment complaint committees over the years highlight how committees, even when instituted, often do not function as they should.

Employment growth in India slowed down drastically during the period 2012 to 2016, after a marginal improvement between March 2010 and March 2012, according to the latest available employment data collected by the Labour Bureau.

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Even though the outrage over the riot-like situation at Noida’s Mahagun Moderne gated complex—over the alleged maltreatment of a domestic worker, Zohra Bibi, by her employers— has died down, it is important to think about how the incident exposes the fault lines and tensions underlying urban life.