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100			_aMahapatra, Sushanta Kumar and Meher, Madan _960268
245			_aDigital platforms, green services and new informal work: Opportunity or trap?
260			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
300			_a 61(8), Feb 21, 2026: p.23-25
520			_aIndia’s low-carbon transition is driving the emergence of new forms of “green” work, including solar installation, energy-efficiency retrofits, recycling, and circular-economy services, many of which are now facilitated by digital platforms. These platforms promise efficiency, transparency, and scalable service delivery; yet, emerging research shows that they rarely transform the structural precarity faced by informal workers. Evidence from waste systems, renewable-energy labour markets and platform-work studies indicates that while platforms can improve visibility, price discovery and access to formal contracts, they often reproduce existing hierarchies, fragmented employment relations, and exclusionary onboarding requirements.-Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/8/commentary/digital-platforms-green-services-and-new-informal.html
773			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
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