How Community-Based Warnings Saved Lives During Nepal Floods
During Nepal’s devastating August 2026 floods, an important lesson emerged: community-based warnings were often faster and more effective than the...
Month: September 2026
Odisha Bauxite Mining Transforms Living Hills Into Emptiness
An unjust approach to bauxite mining in Sijimali, Odisha, raises fears of repeat of long-standing conflicts witnessed in Eastern India...
Delhi PG Building Collapse Exposes Dangerous Student Housing Crisis
A five-storey building being used as a paying guest (PG) accommodation for students collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday,...
Drought, Fodder Shortages Leave Bundelkhand’s Farmers Vulnerable
In drought-prone Bundelkhand, livestock often bear the earliest and harshest impact of extreme weather. Repeated droughts, shrinking grazing lands and...
Q&A: ‘There Was A Gap Between Alert And Action’ In Nepal Floods
Following the devastating floods that swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, over 1,000 people have been confirmed dead,...
Is India Gradually Drifting Towards China-Style Authoritarianism?
India’s democratic trajectory is increasingly the subject of debate. The question is not whether India has already become like China—it...
Study Links Female Legislators To Faster Forest-Cover Growth
A recent study reveals that the gender of elected representatives can significantly shape environmental outcomes, particularly forest conservation in India....
Nepal’s Mountain Collapse Signals More Devastating Floods Ahead
On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed. A huge...
NSA Detention Quashed, But Aakriti Chaudhary Remains In Jail
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the National Security Act (NSA) detention of 25-year-old Delhi University graduate and activist Aakriti...
Communities Rebuild Together After Losing Everything In Floods
Hearts across the globe are aching for communities along the Nepal-Tibet border. Last Wednesday, a catastrophic flash flood ripped apart...
Migration Is Not A Crisis Or A Cure-All. It Just Needs To Be Managed
Migration can transform lives and enrich societies. It can also generate genuine pressures and vulnerabilities. The question is not whether...
‘GDP Growth Can’t Conceal Falling Rupee And Unemployment In India’
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government, questioning its celebration...
China’s Control Of Tibet Hinders Himalayan Disaster Preparedness
Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on...
From Partnership To Penalty: US Tariffs Shadow India Trade Deal
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor recently claimed that the US-India trade agreement is on the verge of finalisation and...
“New GDP Data Is ‘Statistical Gymnastics’”
A day after the government celebrated India’s 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in the April-June quarter as evidence of...
When Youth Revolt Becomes A Force For Hope…
Youth anger as reflected in Gen Z protests has set South Asia ablaze. Beginning in Sri Lanka and spreading to...
Himalayan Floods, Climate Crisis & The Need For Disaster Diplomacy
On 8 July 2025, the rapid outburst of a supraglacial lake on the Purugu Glacier in Tibet caused widespread devastation...
