The Nari Shakti Vandan Act, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, came into effect nationwide on April 16, 2026. Although the law was passed in 2023, it was notified by the Union Law Ministry nearly two years later. However, the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which related to…
Before the monsoon reaches Odisha’s uplands, seed work begins indoors. In many millet-growing villages, women sit on mud floors with baskets of finger millet panicles stored from the previous harvest. Panicles are opened carefully, grain by grain. Some seeds are set aside because they are bold and mature early. Others are rejected because they are…
On March 24, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed its Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The stated purpose was the same as in Uttarakhand, which passed its own code in February 2024: to give women equal inheritance rights regardless of religion. It is a specific, measurable claim. There is now enough data to test it. Start with…