Vividhta Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the annual cultural festival held at Amrit Udyaan Rashtrapati Bhavan in March, showcased rich South Indian culture, giving connoisseurs a treat. Aimed at making the Rashtrapati Bhavan a hub for cultural exchange, it brought India’s vibrant heritage closer to its citizens. The second edition of South India’s cultural vibrancy celebrated the artistic legacy of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. With over 500 artisans and craftsmen as participants, this edition presented handloom designs, ancient crafts, performing arts, and regional heritage. The brainchild of President Smt Draupadi Murmu, the event was started in…

The Bhalswa landfill in Delhi has operated since 1994 and reached its capacity in 2008, but garbage trucks continued to dump more waste daily. The landfill is located on land owned by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Due to the overflowing waste at the landfill, the people living near Bhalswa Village, Jahangirpuri, and Mukundpur have started facing health and sanitation issues daily. Under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) jurisdiction, the Bhalswa landfill sees around 2,500 metric tonnes of garbage dumped daily. According to Mr. Rajiv Gupta, the officer-in-charge of waste management at the landfill site, the smell of rotting garbage fills the…

In a very short span, thousands of gig workers have become the backbone of Delhi—delivering food, driving people to their destinations, making e-commerce deliveries, and taking up many other lesser-known jobs. The 2025 Budget promises a number of social welfare benefits to this unorganized sector, ranging from the issuance of ID cards to their inclusion in health care schemes.  The Voices talked to a cross-section of gig workers in Delhi, learning about the avenues the new budgetary provision opens for them and their expectations from it. Most gig workers run multiple jobs to make ends meet, offering flexible schedules but lacking the…