All Indians Matter

Increasing demand and rapid urbanisation has resulted in an exponential rise in wastewater generation. Metros generate a staggering 220 litres per capita per day of it, and, 70% of urban wastewater flows untreated into rivers and seas. Pravinjith KP – who has more 29 years’ experience working on more than 350 projects across infrastructure, energy and the environment –is an expert on wastewater. He speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Banking the unbanked is critical to India meeting its financial inclusion targets. However, the unspoken cost of opening a bank account is a deterrent for the poor. Did you know it can cost them as much as a day’s earnings? There are other pressures, such as long commutes to a bank branch and dealing with complex documentation. Financial inclusion isn’t just about the economy; it has social ramifications and so we must get it right. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

Banking the unbanked is critical to India meeting its financial inclusion targets. However, the unspoken cost of opening a bank account is a deterrent for the poor. Did you know it can cost them as much as a day’s earnings? Please listen to the latest episode of @allindianscount.

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Education, especially higher education, fosters an egalitarian society. However, a large number of students from marginalised communities continue to be excluded from higher education, thus cutting them off from key economic, social, political and cultural opportunities. Prashant Chavan, Co-founder of Eklavya, a grassroots organisation that provides mentorship to first-generation learners from underprivileged communities to promote higher education among these students, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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The recent Global Nutrition Report and the National Family Health Survey show India is performing abysmally on anaemia, especially among women, and childhood wasting. There’s more – India is not on course to meet seven of the 13 global nutrition targets, the report warned. These are serious issues that have human, economic and social repercussions. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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While tensions with China continue to simmer, albeit on a lower heat, trade with the Dragon is on fire. So, is China a threat? A vital trade partner? Or something else altogether? Manoj Kewalramani, chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme and head of China studies research at the Takshashila Institution, speaks to All Indians Matter.

There were at least 305 attacks targeting Christians in the first nine months of 2021. Community leaders say such violence is on the rise, especially in BJP-ruled states. Where is the government? Where are our courts? And what lies ahead? Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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As India’s mega businesses push to exploit our forest wealth, Adivasi communities pay the price. They have lost their lands, their homes and their way of life. From the fire of this saga has emerged a rich cache of resistance literature and poetry. Jacinta Kerketta, a young Adivasi poet and independent journalist from the Oraon Adivasi community in West Singbhum district in Jharkhand speaks to All Indians Matter.

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The killing of innocent Naga villagers in a botched special forces operation is only the latest bloody incident in a conflict that has been raging for over six decades. What sparked the troubles in Nagaland, why is it so tough to resolve and what lies ahead? Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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The lockdown imposed in 2020 forced many families into debt and poverty. Unable to care for their children, many considered the weddings of their underage girls as necessary for survival. According to the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, from the last week of March up until June 2020 alone, authorities received 5,584 phone calls to prevent underage marriages across India. Child rights activists believe many ceremonies have gone unreported. Reetika Revathy Subramanian, a PhD candidate and Gates Cambridge Trust Scholar at the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies, who is researching the links between early marriage and economic hardship, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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A string of Munawar Faruqui shows have been cancelled after threats from groups such as the Bajrang Dal. Various judicial bodies, including the Supreme Court, have waxed eloquent about the need to preserve freedom of speech. Yet, stand-up comedians continue to be targeted, often with the state turning a blind eye to it. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.