What Is AI Good For?
Doomsday predictions around AI are in ready supply, but if put to the right use, it could help solve a...
Month: May 2024
Beyond Curry, Cricket And Commonwealth
Australia-India relations were long confined to the 3 Cs of curry, cricket and Commonwealth. The continuing rise of a fourth...
Securing Biodiversity By Curbing Militarisation In The Himalayas
The Himalayan region, with unresolved border disputes involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China and Bhutan has seen extensive deployment of military...
Green Or Gimmick? Are Eco-Friendly Products As Green As They Say?
With a growing demand for environmentally friendly products, India’s advertising council and the government are taking steps to regulate environmental...
Modi Will Not Be PM After 4 June: Rahul Gandhi In Varanasi
On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Narendra Modi will not become the next prime minister, calling it a...
What It Would Be Like To Live Permanently In Antarctica
On October 25, 1991, I made my first trip to the US’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. I vividly remember landing...
Cutting Forests For Solar Energy ‘Misses The Plot’ On Climate Action
In many places, solar power projects are being sited on natural forestlands, even in America’s greenest state, Vermont. This ignores...
How India’s Politics Is Reshaping International Cricket
India's dominance in cricket has made the IPL and upcoming World Cup central to the sport. However, as cricket grows,...
Advancing An Ecosystem-Based Approach For Yamuna River Mgmt
India's national capital, Delhi, has developed over many centuries, encompassing a rich and diverse history. Each successive regime that ruled...
Female Voters Are A Growing Force And The Parties Know It
India’s political parties have their eye on female voters this election. Women are a growing political force, with 471 million...
Science Has Stagnated On Modi’s Watch
There is little reason to believe that a third term for Modi will result in the revival of Indian scientific...
Restoring Himalayan Mountain Ecosystems Is A Global Imperative
Mountain ecosystems, including rangelands, wetlands, peatlands and both alpine and temperate forests, are unique habitats characterised by complex geography and...
India’s Intimate Partner Violence Demands An All-In Response
India is behind in handling intimate partner violence. Getting on top of the problem requires reform in law, health policy...
India’s Mid-Term Mitigation Action Plan Needs Ambitious Targets
A recent working paper advocates for India to set more ambitious mid-term emissions reduction targets by 2035, aligning with global...
BJP Lays Siege To India’s Education System
The National Education Policy provides the BJP and RSS ample scope to reshape the institutional architecture of education. An overhaul...
Polls Will Test Modi’s Politics Of Exclusion Of Muslims
Aspiration of an inclusive India has been under threat in the Modi regime. Inclusion and exclusion of social groups is...
Many State Reports Documenting “Unclassed Forests” Are Incomplete
State government reports, recently made public, reveal gaps in documenting unclassed forests, raising concerns about the effectiveness of central government...
Could Bird Flu Lead To The Next Pandemic?
The detection of a case of the widespread H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Australia is a cause for concern....
Hard Foreign Policy Choices Await The Next Indian Government
India’s global standing and its capacities beyond its borders are becoming part of the aspirations and identity of a small...
Justice Served Cold For Acid Attack Survivors
Indian law needs clearer definitions regarding punishment, degree of regulation of acid sales, and concrete visions for rehabilitation programs. Rima*,...
ICC Arrest Warrants Unlikely To Bring Justice
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has requested that the court’s judges issue arrest warrants for Israeli and...
Dwindling Forest Commons Leave Tribals With Little To Celebrate
Many tribal rituals and festivals in Odisha’s Koraput district are rooted in the collection and consumption of shared natural resources...
The Fraught Relationship Between Museums & Colonialism
This year, International Museum Day, which fell on May 18, was themed on “Museums for Education and Research”. According to...
Why We Need Biodiversity In Our Cities
Increasing the amount of nature in our cities can provide many benefits as long as it's done with biodiversity in...
The Role Of Museums In Telling Missing Stories
On May 18, 1942, Denzo Umino stood before the Aliens Tribunal in the remote town of Hay, New South Wales...
