A list of good reads
- Reuters has an investigative report on Apple supplier Foxconn’s discriminatory practice of not hiring married women in India.
- Vandana Menon in ThePrint reports on the fascinating story of female waste pickers who fought and won against the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
- CNN has an interesting feature on the largest migration of land mammals that takes place in war-ravaged South Sudan every year.
- Hakai Magazine looks at India’s ambitious plan to form a mega water grid to tackle water shortages in the country—by connecting rivers.
- India Spend highlights the incredible lack of data and documentation on India’s gig workers, which leave them extremely vulnerable.
- NiemanLab has a thought-provoking essay on the crisis in journalism, which has been marred by high rates of burnout and layoffs.
- Vox has an interesting piece on the impact of the summer SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, and how to tackle it.
- Korea Times takes an entertaining look at the changing nature of dating-based Korean reality TV shows with the advent of elements like fortune-tellers.
- Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNCricinfo writes a lovely profile on Rashid Khan—the heart and soul of Afghanistan’s cricket team.
- The Guardian has an exclusive report on Israel’s massive PR campaign in the US to reshape the discourse around the war on Gaza in colleges.
