From Policy To Pushback, India’s ‘Greenlash’ Over Ethanol-Blended Petrol
India achieves an early E20 ethanol blending milestone, but consumers cite concerns about mileage loss, engine wear, and a lack...
Pratirodh Bureau
Rights On Demand: Asia’s Gig Economy Gets A Legal Upgrade
Gig work, symbolised by crowd work, on-demand work and freelancing, has expanded rapidly worldwide. The convenience of being able to...
Arbitrary U.S. Tariffs Set To Threaten Revival Of India’s Traditional Crafts
The U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products are impacting exports and cutting orders, endangering livelihoods. The U.S. is...
The Ganges River Is Drying Faster Than Ever – Here’s What It Means
The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented...
Study Maps The Most Unstable Slopes Along An Important Himalayan Highway
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the region’s main arterial road, is among the most landslide-prone highways in the Himalayas. A new...
‘Govt Of Stolen Mandate Has No Legitimacy’
Setting the stage for the Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress party has unleashed a fierce multi-pronged assault on the BJP...
A Tough Life: Rebuilding Women’s Jobs In The Himalayan Hinterland
The plight of women in Uttarakhand is reflective of the broader malaise of unemployment and underemployment of women in India....
Collective Action Transforms Farming & Forests In Odisha
A collective of 41 villages in Angul district of Odisha has ushered in progress and profit to its farmers. Through...
Gen-Z’s Challenge To Elite Dominance In South Asian Region
In the tenuous history of Nepal’s still-emerging democracy, September 8, 2025, the first time young demonstrators broke into the prime...
‘GST Cuts A Political Move Following BJP’s ’24 Electoral Loss’
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday, 22 September, alleged that the Centre’s decision to slash GST rates on...
What UK, France & Others’ Recognition Of The Palestinian State Means
Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, 2025, when world leaders...
‘India’s Palestine Policy In Preceding 20 Months Lacks Moral Rectitude’
As Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom moved to recognise Palestine as a state, the Indian National Congress sharply criticised...
This Is Why India Needs A Marine Litter Policy
Plastic debris and derelict fishing gear are disturbing corals reefs in the Andaman and Nicobar Island, found a survey. Plastic...
Communities Near Petrochemical Plants Pay The Price For Plastic Convenience
Plastics may be affordable and convenient but their production burdens people living near the refineries. Fossil fuel extraction and the...
Goa Activist Rama Kankonkar Brutally Attacked
Social activist Rama Kankonkar was left grievously injured after a brutal assault by a gang of six armed men near...
In C’garh, Expansion Of Elephant Range Fuels Human-Wildlife Conflict
Chhattisgarh now hosts a metapopulation of 250-300 elephants that have moved in from neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand. While this expansion...
Returning To Identity Politics In Assam
Seven months before elections are held in Assam in March-April 2026, the BJP government in the state approved a regulation...
‘Form 7 Misused To Mass-Delete Voters Before 2023 Polls’
Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday, 18 September, accused the previous BJP government of orchestrating large-scale voter deletions ahead of...
What Happens When Floods Leave Deep Scars On A Nation’s Children
Azan “has seen everything. He knows his parents are gone. He just doesn’t yet understand how to live without them.”...
Villagers In Maharashtra’s Kalyan Oppose Adani Group’s Proposed Cement Plant
Residents of Mohone and nearby villages in Maharashtra’s Kalyan town have voiced strong opposition to a proposed Rs 1,400-crore cement...
Caught Between Laws And Loss
Indigenous families living in Mumbai’s forested belt fear the possibility of eviction after the Forest Department served notices labelling their...
Is AI Revolutionising The Fight Against Cancer And Diabetes?
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be revolutionising how scientists study cancer and Type 1 diabetes and discover ways to fight them....
In Gaza, Israel Faces Formal Genocide Claims From UN-Backed Experts
A panel of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has released a detailed report accusing...
Human-Animal Conflict: Intensifying Efforts To Tackle The Threat
Kerala has declared human-wildlife conflict a state-specific disaster, with compensation mechanisms, draft legislation, and multiple forest department missions underway. Experts...
When Compassion For Tigers Means Letting Go
The recent capture of Chhota Matka, a famous tiger in Tadoba, reignites the debate over whether unwell wild tigers should...
