The Election Commission’s push to link voter ID with Aadhaar has sparked new concerns over privacy, citizenship, and voting rights — Himanshi Dahiya explains why. Meanwhile, as extreme heatwaves loom, a new report questions whether Indian cities are taking Heat Action Plans seriously — read Anoushka Rajesh’s detailed report. Urban Company’s ‘Insta Maids’ service raises questions about gender stereotypes in domestic work. “The name — ‘Insta Maids’ or ‘Insta Help’ — reinforces gender stereotypes with the term ‘maid’ invariably evoking the image of a woman,” Deepanshu Mohan opines. Plus, we celebrate The Quint’s Athar Rather and Vishnukant Tiwari for winning the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for their groundbreaking docuseries from Jharkhand!
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