All Indians Matter

India’s creator economy is on fire, fuelled by easy content creation and consumption devices as well as cheap data access. But most of the revenues go to a small pool of creators, while the others struggle. What lies ahead for India’s creator economy? Will it continue to boom or will there be a reckoning? What about sustainable revenues? And how will its evolution as a marketing tool play out? Meghna Mittal and Gaurav Dagaonkar, co-founders of GSharp Media, speak to All Indians Matter.

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India has made several international commitments to shift to cleaner sources of energy. Yet, it continues to burn coal in ever increasing volumes and open up more mines. The domestic coal requirement is expected to rise to 1,018.2 million tons by 2031-32 from 678 million tons in 2021-2022 – an increase of 40%. India justifies this by pointing out that other fossil fuels are expensive and it needs cheaper power to fuel its growth. Meanwhile, emissions continue to rise.

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The Centre is displaying a disturbing tendency to undermine federalism. For instance, increasing the monetary share of states in centrally sponsored schemes, imposition of demonetisation, outsourcing statutory functions of the Smart Cities Mission, delays in transfer of GST compensation, Government of National Capital Territory Amendment Act, etc. There is a concerted move to weaken states’ autonomy, which is dangerous for the country. KK Kailash, who’s with the Department of Political Science at the University of Hyderabad and whose research focuses on political parties and elections, coalition politics and processes and issues of federalism in contemporary India, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Ravish Kumar’s exit was to be expected after the Adani Group, which is close to the BJP, took over the channel. What does this mean for Ravish’s journalism? What did Ravish teach us about a duty that is increasingly under siege? And why does his voice matter? Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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It is estimated that 70% of Indians’ calories come from carbohydrates, most of them of poor quality. These include sugar, flour-based products, snacks loaded with starch, loaves of bread and white rice. Shockingly, the average Indian consumes an estimated 15 teaspoons of sugar in the form of juices, sweets, sugary drinks and snacks every day. What’s going wrong with our diet and how do we fix it? Senior nutritionist and health food entrepreneur Apoorva Gururaj speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Two and a half years after his arrest, Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde has finally got bail. But it’s been much delayed and a huge price has been paid for it. Activists and lawyers say the message from the government is clear: dissent will not be tolerated and the Dalit movement must be crushed. What does this say about the state of the nation? Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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There are an estimated 7 crore stay dogs and cats in India, and several other homeless animals. They face unimaginable cruelty – from maiming to sexual abuse – on a daily basis. In addition, India’s urban areas are not animal-friendly at all. What can we do to make life better for our animals? Animal rescue and rehabilitation veteran Aditi Nair, of the Mypalclub Foundation, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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From the sensationalism in the coverage of the Shraddha Walkar murder to the shockingly insensitive memes and the brazen Islamophobia, we have failed to give her dignity in death and exposed our malfunctioning social compass. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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The climate crisis is also a justice crisis. Across India, in the name of development, the government refuses to listen to communities most affected by climate impacts – tribals driven out of their forest homes for mining projects, rural populations who have seen their farm yields dwindle, riverine populations who’ve seen their rivers change colour and die due to industrial pollution. We won’t solve the climate problem without understanding the justice problem. Camellia Biswas, a senior doctoral fellow at the humanities and social science discipline of IIT-Gandhinagar who works on the political ecology of climate disaster, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Nowhere is the impact of climate change more stark than in the plight of India’s internal climate refugees – those displaced and forced to migrate within the country due to extreme weather events, such as floods, landslides, droughts and forest fires. India is highly vulnerable to climate change with 80% of the population living in districts at risk of extreme hydro-met disasters. It is estimated that India will have 5 crore climate refugees by 2050 and close to 50 lakh Indians were displaced in 2021 alone due to climate change and natural disasters. Is India cognisant of its internal climate refugees and what is it doing for them?

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