Shirin Akhter

The NEET scam and the NET-UGC paper leak are stark reminders of the pervasive and damaging effects of systemic corruption.

Meritocracy to Moneyocracy: Unseen Costs of Exam Fraud

Shirin Akhter

Students shield themselves from the heat with a scarf on a hot summer afternoon in Meerut, UP. Image Courtesy: PTI

Divided by Class: How Heat Waves Expose Socio-Economic Fault Lines

Shirin Akhter

Many Reasons Why Price Cap on Russian Oil Exports Cannot Work

Many Reasons Why Price Cap on Russian Oil Exports Cannot Work

Shirin Akhter

women workers paid.

How to Curtail Double Burden that Keeps Women out of Paid Work

Shirin Akhter

gender parity

Can a Tax on Organised Private Firms Help Achieve Gender Parity?

Shirin Akhter