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PLFS Microdata Report 2024–25

data story 7 Apr 2026 Abhinav Kumar

A contextual labour-market report built from 1.15 million PLFS records, with direct access to the full interactive story.

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11 May 2026 reflections Adarsh Kumar

Can We Think in the Age of AI?

In the age of AI, everyone appears to be thinking. But are we really thinking, and what is the future of thinking? How do we maintain independent thought when algorithms shape our thinking?

2 Apr 2026 essays Abhinav Kumar

Who Pays for the AI Transition?

Oracle’s layoffs show how the AI transition is being financed: by cutting labour to fund capital-intensive cloud and data-centre buildout — with the contradiction especially sharp in India.

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Platform Work

Gig work, delivery, ride-hailing, labour process, and worker organisation.

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AI and Labour

Automation, workplace AI, labour displacement, hidden labour, and governance.

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Algorithmic Management

Ratings, incentives, performance metrics, and data-driven workplace control.

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Digital Labour

Online and location-based work, labour intermediation, and digitally organised informality.

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Worker Organisation

Collective action, unions, associations, and worker resistance in changing labour regimes.

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Policy and Regulation

Labour law, welfare, social protection, and regulation of labour-tech systems.

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