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...
Year: 2026
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...
‘Samudra Manthan Scheme Will Benefit Adani With Public Funds’
The Congress on Monday demanded the immediate scrapping of the proposed Rs 84,084-crore ‘Samudra Manthan Yojana’, alleging that the offshore...
Moving Beyond Annual Flood Relief With District-Level Planning
More than 2.5 million hectares of cropland have been affected, over ₹400 billion in damages incurred and 1,215 lives lost...
How Ice And Rock Triggered Nepal’s Catastrophic Flood
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely...
The Himalayas Warn Us: Rethink Development Before Disaster
This year, it is Nepal. Last year, it was Himachal Pradesh. Before that, Uttarakhand. The locations change, but the pattern...
Farm Ponds Offer Hope For Farmers In Bundelkhand, However…
A strengthening El Niño has raised concerns over rainfall and agriculture, prompting the government to prioritise farm ponds and other...
A Tsunami Of Dirt: What Caused The Deadly Glacial Flood In Nepal?
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock...
Amnesty Evidence Questions Police Account Of July Protest Crackdown
Amnesty International has alleged that police used excessive and, in some cases, potentially unlawful force against protesters in Delhi and...
Audit Exposes Fundamental Flaws In Green India Mission’s Execution
A CAG audit found India’s Green India Mission achieved only around 5% of its afforestation target and missed more than...
A ‘Super El Niño’ Could Make India’s Monsoon Drier Yet More Dangerous
India is currently in the middle of its summer monsoon, but this year’s rainfall presents an interesting paradox. Much of...
