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India’s rapid economic expansion is accompanied by an increasingly concentrated distribution of wealth, raising fresh questions over how fheadline GDP figures reflect the economic reality of ordinary Indians. A two yearold social-media post by former bureaucrat Anil Swarup , founder chairman of Nexus of Good , has resurrected a debate over the gap between India’s aggregate economic size and the wealth held by its richest citizens. Swarup argues that looking only at GDP per capita can obscure the extent to which wealth is concentrated among a small section of the population.

I have visited deserts in India, one of them being the Rann of Kutch , which is home to the rare wild ass. It has an ecosystem of its own. The vast expanse of the Rann is mostly barren, with wild asses moving around in groups. There are a few bushes and scattered patches of water bodies. I have travelled across the Rann not once, but half a dozen times.

A new paper by Prof. Vibhuti Patel , former professor at the Advanced Centre for Women's Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences , and former head of the Economics Department at SNDT Women's University, examines how technology has reshaped women's work across industry, agriculture, and allied sectors in India, and argues that the gains have been sharply unequal.

By Jag Jivan   A recent New York Times opinion piece titled "This Teen Took on a $10 Trillion Industry. We Might All Be Healthier Because of Him", by Julia Belluz, co-author of "Food Intelligence," has highlighted what a senior expert believes is a pivotal moment in the struggle for a healthier food environment . The article focuses on the case of Bryce Martinez , a 20-year-old who developed Type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease at age 16. Martinez filed a personal injury lawsuit against 11 major food manufacturers, including Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé, alleging that their ultra-processed products caused his chronic illnesses.

  Currently living in Los Angeles, I find myself missing Ahmedabad . Not because I miss living through the city's recent devastating floods—which, experts say, resulted from a combination of extreme meteorological events and chronic urban infrastructure bottlenecks—but because I am unable to make an on-the-spot assessment of the disaster.

Global civil society alliance CIVICUS has placed India on its latest CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist , citing what it describes as a rapid deterioration in civic freedoms during Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's third term in office. The organisation says the move reflects an escalating crackdown on activists, journalists, civil society organisations and critics of the government through restrictive legislation, censorship measures and expanded state powers.