A pre-pandemic survey of time use in India showed that in both urban and rural areas, girls and women aged 6+ were several times more likely than boys and men to do care work and especially domestic work — and the ones who did spend several times as long doing it. These multiplying disparities mean domestic work takes up about 10 times as much of girls’ and women’s time.

The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on electoral bonds, marks a critical step towards transparency in political funding. Despite its limited impact on the imminent elections, it lays a crucial foundation for future reforms but the battle for complete transparency and accountability in electoral finance, however, is far from over.