Policy & Governance
Government policies, schemes, and public administration.
MGNREGA Completes 20 Years: A Data-Driven Assessment of Rural Employment
Two decades of India's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme — what the data reveals about wage trends, participation, and economic impact across states.
PM Fasal Bima Yojana: The Claims That Never Reached Farmers
Investigation into delayed and unpaid crop insurance claims across six states.
Digital Personal Data Protection: India's Privacy Law Comes of Age
From the landmark right to privacy judgment to the 2026 amendments, India's journey toward comprehensive data protection legislation has been long and contentious.
Education Budget: Widening Gap Between Spending and Learning Outcomes
India's education budget has grown 40% in five years, but learning outcomes continue to decline — raising fundamental questions about expenditure efficiency.
Who Really Gets the EWS Quota? An Investigation into UPSC's 104 Selections
An investigation into all 104 candidates selected under the 10% EWS quota in Civil Services 2025 finds IIT graduates, private school alumni, and business family children — raising fundamental questions about targeting and due diligence.
The Satluj Files: Censored, Released, Removed — The 48-Hour Life of India's Most Controversial Film
Diljit Dosanjh's biopic of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra survived 127 CBFC cuts, three title changes, and a pulled TIFF premiere — only to be taken down by ZEE5 within 48 hours of release. An investigation into India's censorship machinery and the story it tried to bury.
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Diljit Dosanjh's biopic of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra survived 127 CBFC cuts, three title changes, and a pulled TIFF premiere — only to be taken down by ZEE5 within 48 hours of release. An investigation into India's censorship machinery and the story it tried to bury.