In the bustling cities and quiet corners of India, an invisible workforce exists - the domestic workers who tirelessly toil behind closed doors, cleaning, cooking, and caring for households. Despite being an integral part of society, these workers remain largely unregulated, unrecognised, and deprived of essential social security benefits, Rageshree Sengupta writes for The Probe.

In Delhi, a pressing crisis looms beneath the surface. The national capital’s Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), entrusted with the crucial task of purifying wastewater, have fallen into a dire state, sparking alarming concerns. A majority of the STPs in Delhi have failed to conform to prescribed standards, posing serious concerns for public health and the environment.

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 has been a subject of intense scrutiny and debate, as stakeholders and experts voice their concerns about various aspects of the proposed legislation.

From risking their lives in hazardous conditions to enduring caste-based discrimination, sanitation workers, who form an integral part of our society, grapple with a deeply entrenched system that perpetuates their plight.

The abominable practice of virginity tests and the two-finger tests are carried out even today in India. While some communities practice it with impunity, in many cases, law enforcement agencies, medical practitioners routinely carry out the tests and even a few courts have institutionalised it through their orders, reports Pavitra Utgikar.

As the LGBTQIA community has been expanding in India, so have its problems. Discrimination, homophobia, indifference, and institutionalised apathy are just some of the many challenges faced by the community. This news documentary reveals the real life struggles of some of the LGBTQIA+ persons in India.

The PMGKAY Scheme: Government disclosures and ground realities unveiled. Saksham Agarwal reports for The Probe.

As the Delhi and Haryana governments indulge in a blame game over Yamuna river pollution, the water crisis in Delhi deepens with residents being provided with water contaminated with high levels of ammonia. Poor water management and treatment, polluting industries not being reined-in, and an ineffective anti-pollution body - all add to Delhi’s water woes.

A gallantry award-winning army man has been stuck in jail in Jaipur since 2006 and has already served more than a life sentence for a case for which the verdict has yet to be delivered. Nearly five crore cases are pending across courts in India, and our judiciary is clogged with pending cases with no immediate solutions in sight.

India, as a data economy, can no longer afford a lackadaisical approach to dealing with intermediaries that compromise citizens’ data, writes Medhavi Mishra