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Transgender Lives in India: What the Law Promises and What Daily Life Looks Like
Since the 2014 NALSA ruling India has recognised a third gender, and 40,618 certificates have been issued. What the law...
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Understanding MGNREGA: India's Largest Employment Guarantee
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Curitiba's BRT: How Bus Rapid Transit Outperforms Metro in Mid-Sized Cities
Curitiba's Bus Rapid Transit system delivers 80% of metro capacity at 10% of the cost. With only 9 functioning BRT corridors in India and several abandoned, this is the transit model India's tier-2 cities need most urgently.
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