Calculating The Carbon Footprint Of The Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first compatible with the Paris climate...
Month: July 2024
Didi Contractor’s Journey Through Architecture That Is Ecologically-Sensitive
Lakshmi Swaminathan’s book, ‘A Call to Return: A Journey with Didi Contractor’, chronicles her time learning from the architect Didi...
B’desh: Battle Between Democracy & Autocracy
The crisis in Bangladesh can be seen as a battle for the soul of Bangladesh’s political future. On one side...
Paris 2024: Most High-Risk Games In History?
France’s volatile political climate and global tensions pose major security threats to the Paris Olympics, prompting unprecedented security measures. The...
Kullu Valley Flood Risk: Unregulated Tourism May Be The Cause
A new study looks into the flood vulnerability of Kullu Valley by integrating both geo-environmental and socio-environmental analyses. The researchers...
Media Attacks On Kamala Harris Tend To Follow A Bleak Pattern
Scrutiny of Kamala Harris highlights persistent themes of sexism, racism and conspiracy theories, echoing attacks faced by other women leaders...
Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?
As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic...
Empty Promises & Broken Taps In Uttarakhand
Basanti Devi sits in her courtyard, surrounded by plastic containers, most of them empty. She points to a tap, held...
History’s Key Role In Students’ Deadly Protests
In their struggles against authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s students have always relied on their history’s many artefacts. To better comprehend the...
Is India Ignoring Its Athletes’ Mental Health?
Normalising conversations around mental health in sports is the gateway for positive mental wellbeing and the best performance by Indian...
Urban Fumigation: What’s Killing The Buzz?
The need to control disease-causing pests will rise with urbanisation and climate change. Insect fumigation uses harmful chemicals that have...
No Respite From Heat For Workers In India
In June, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of ‘severe heatwave conditions’, sixty-year-old Mohd Zaffer fed fuel to the...
Does The Value Of The Olympic Games Still Justify The Cost?
A country doesn’t host the Olympic Games to make a profit. So why do they bother? South Korea held the...
A Day In The Life Of A Farmer Widow
Widows grapple with hardships post farmer deaths related to agricultural distress in Marathwada. This story follows the day in the...
Warning: Your Smartphone May Be Messing With Your Mind
Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, is the first cohort to grow up as digital natives. With the pervasive...
A Sure Way To Help Teachers Be More Inclusive
Bindu* works as a teacher within a special needs department in a private school in Bengaluru that segregates students based...
A Blooming Tale Of Transformation
A Coonoor-based civil society group took over the town’s solid waste management five years ago, transforming the open municipal dumpyard...
How Art Therapy Can Empower Neurodivergent Students
Interventions like art therapy in schools benefit neurodivergent students and their neurotypical peers by promoting empathy and different ways of...
Rethinking Master Plans For Our Growing Cities
India’s share of the urban population has more than doubled over six decades, with some estimates highlighting that India’s urban...
Major Global IT Outage — Expert Explains What Happened And Why
A major IT outage recently hit businesses across the world, grounding planes as well as affecting banks and the healthcare...
Massive IT Outage Spotlights Vulnerabilities In Global Info Ecosystem
The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the...
Shedding Light On Asia’s Racism Problem
South Korean racism may grab headlines in Asia, but racism is more widespread. Fame is no shield from racism. Lalisa...
Automatic Ice Stupa Offers Hope For Farming In Rural Ladakh
An automated ice reservoir is built in Igoo village in Ladakh. Fitted with sensors, valves, a control panel and an...
India’s Polluted Rivers Are Becoming A Global Pollution Problem
Towering landfills are testament to poor waste segregation practices in India that have persisted for decades. But India’s mounting, untreated...
Nomadic Changpas Struggle Amid A Changing Climate
Pashmina shawls, known globally for their warmth and luxury, are made from the fine wool of Changthangi goats in Ladakh....
