This is the other side of migration. Bihar has long sent its labour to wealthier states because work at home is scarce. Makhana cultivation creates local employment, but the industry remains limited.

The agitation, spearheaded by the Bihar Revenue Service Association United (BiRSA-U), resumed as the striking officials accused the state government of failing to honour assurances given by deputy chi ...

Sharmila Thakurii, president of Nepal’s Female Economic Journalist Association, reports on co-op efforts to tackle the country's caste system ...

Every Women’s Day comes with the same promise: celebration. Panels, Instagram posts, the occasional exhibition about “female creativity.” But the interesting part isn’t the celebration. It’s the shift ...