Pratirodh Bureau

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‘Our Rule Of Law Is Under Attack From Our Own Government…’

On a crisp winter morning in February 2023, I meet one of my South Delhi neighbours, a lawyer in India’s…

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Agritech Aims To Address Challenges In Indian Agriculture

Agricultural technology or agritech, is spearheading a transformation by addressing many challenges in Indian agriculture. Satellite technology to enable financial…

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Bollywood Is Playing A Large Supporting Role In India’s Elections

As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024, political…

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The Fear Of Love And Loving In India

The sanctity of a marriage provides no protection to interfaith couples and those in live-in relationships are even more vulnerable.…

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Why Elderly Women Are Better Off Living With Their Daughters

Asia faces a unique demographic crisis. By 2050, the continent will have over a billion elderly people, the most in…

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“‘Anti-National’ Should Be A Badge Of Honour”

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, in an extended interview to news agency PTI, has claimed that the Modi government is "roaming…

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Live-In Lover Law Could Open Door To Attacks On Freedoms

India’s new code throws into doubt whether its citizens are truly protected from the arbitrary exercise of power by public…

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Integrating Climate Diplomacy & Water Mgmt In South Asia

Water in South Asia has always had a complicated history, right from early civilisations to the present day, where rivers…

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Ghost Nets Trap Creatures Small And Great

An international team has spotted 144 animals belonging to 35 species across India trapped in derelict fishing gear, as part…

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Youth Taken For A Ride By BJP’s Double Engine Govt In UP: Congress

On Tuesday, April 9, the Congress alleged that the youth have been "taken for a ride" by the BJP's "double…

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Uttarakhand’s UCC Breeds A Surveillance State

Efforts to address social issues risk being co-opted for political gain or used to further divisive agendas. When the state…

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War-torn Gaza: Can It Be Rebuilt?

Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as virtually unlivable, adding that it would require…

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Artists Can Expose The Reality Behind AI

There’s no need to read a lengthy academic paper to understand the shortcomings of Artificial Intelligence. You can just look…

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Unemployment Imposed By BJP Biggest Issue In LS Polls: Kharge

On Sunday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the biggest issue in the Lok Sabha elections is the unemployment "imposed…

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In Kashmir, Upcoming Elections Do Not Inspire Much Hope

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favoured to win a third term in office when the country holds its massive…

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Overwhelmed By The News? You’re Not Alone

Continuous bad news is causing people to disengage. Compassion may hold the key to staying informed and trying to fix…

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Total Solar Eclipse: A Cosmic Spectacle Well Worth The Hype

Eclipse fever has gripped North America, where many people are talking, worrying and obsessing about the April 8 total solar…

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‘Angry, Hopeless, Depressed’: Rohingya Voices From Cox’s Bazar

Despair and hopelessness envelop the 13 square kilometre space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which makes up the world’s largest refugee…

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Is AI Enabling Our Next Renaissance?

Walking through the streets of Florence, there is a resounding beauty that still echoes into contemporary society. Much of Florence…

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Early Warning: Sharing Tech To Combat Climate Change In South Asia

Early in 2023, monsoon rains hit hard in Nepal’s Koshi Province. The cascading nature of the flood damaged hydropower infrastructure…

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Walls Come Down To Make Way For Elephants

Following Gauhati High Court’s order, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd has started demolishing its boundary wall that had been obstructing a critical…

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NCERT Texts Drop References To Babri Masjid, Gujarat Riots, Hindutva

Among the latest set of revisions in school textbooks made public by the National Council of Educational Research and Training…

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Election ’24: Experts Call For Public Awareness To Mitigate Heat Impacts

This year’s general election coincides with a period of unusually high heat, spurring warnings from government departments to protect against…

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Access To Water Is A Crisis For The Powerless

Almost 100 years ago, around 3,000 Dalits, or “untouchables”, dared to drink from a public water tank in Mahad, Maharashtra,…

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The Growing Danger Of Humanitarian Work In Conflict Zones

President Joe Biden said he was “outraged” by the Israeli military’s attacks that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers…

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