‘Village for Sale’: Maha Hamlet Protests Decades-Long Water Crisis
Around 7,000 residents of Tulshi village in Maharashtra’s Solapur district have put up a striking banner declaring “Village for Sale,...
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Pratirodh Bureau
Nepal’s Himalayan Disaster Calls For Climate Justice, Not Charity
The recent floods in Nepal have exposed the growing vulnerability of Himalayan communities and the widening gap between the scale...
For Hijra Women, Rising Heat Comes With Dangerous Trade-Offs
It is three in the afternoon at a traffic signal in New Delhi on a hot summer day. Every time...
The Iran Crisis Runs Through Banks As Much As Oil Routes…
Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter on Monday, September 14, as a planned meeting between Iran and other Gulf states...
Whose Water Is AI Drinking In India?
Every tech giant in the world is interested in building AI data centres in India. Late last year, Microsoft, Amazon...
“PM, Shah, CEC ‘Traitors’, Gyanesh Kumar Must Quit Immediately”
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on September 24, 2026, sharply escalated his confrontation...
Why AI Increasingly Resembles A Charismatic Religious Leader
People are turning to artificial intelligence for a seemingly unending variety of reasons. Many ask AI what to cook for...
Lessons For The 21st Century From A 200‑Year‑Old Book
Even if you have never read it, you know the story of Mary Shelley’s second great work of political science...
Yadav On ECI: A Grievous Charge Against A Constitutional Institution
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s latest salvo on the Election Commission of India (ECI) has brought an old but fundamental...
Mumbai’s Falling Trees Are Turning The Monsoon Into A Deadly Hazard
Concretisation and repeated excavation are damaging tree roots, weakening their ability to withstand strong winds and heavy rain. Unscientific pruning...
Russia-Ukraine War Fuels Race For Autonomous Drones
A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian...
What The Jamui Horror Reveals About Patriarchal Violence In India
In the fading light of a September evening in Bihar’s Jamui district, two Class 10 students—a boy and a girl—were...
Floods Affect Millions Of People In Bihar Despite Rainfall Deficit
Floods have affected around 5 million people across 15 districts of Bihar, even as the state records a 35% rainfall...
Climate Change Also Poses A Threat To Cultural Heritage
When we talk about climate change, the debate usually centres on energy, biodiversity, carbon emissions or the economic costs of...
IWT At A Crossroads: A 66-Year Pact Faces Its Biggest Test
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a 66-year-old agreement that has survived wars, diplomatic crises and decades of India-Pakistan hostility, is...
This Is Why Far-Right Ideas Appeal Beyond The Fringe
We hear a lot today about the pile-up of overlapping problems like climate change, war, financial stress, and inequality. Together...
“U’khand Altered 84 Tender Rules For Adani In Rs 1.6 Lakh Crore Deal”
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera on Thursday alleged that the BJP government in Uttarakhand altered 84 tender rules to favour...
Transgender Women Gain Respect But ‘Hijras’ Still Face Stigma
The confirmation of Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender federal official in the U.S., as assistant secretary to Department of...
MP’s Ken-Betwa Link Project: The Politics Of Contest & Compensation
Many families being displaced by the Ken-Betwa link project in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, allege that their names are not included...
Miscarriage Of Justice: The 87-Day Ordeal Of Bengal’s Jalil Akhtar
In the border districts of West Bengal, where identity, documents, and suspicion often collide, the case of Jalil Akhtar stands...
What Is End Times Fascism And What’s The Role Of Big Tech Here?
“A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm...
Researchers Rediscover An Endemic Plant In Assam After 180 Years
Researchers have rediscovered an endemic plant species Rungia mastersii, in Assam, after 180 years. British botanist J W Masters had...
MP Govt Announces Measures Amid Outrage Over Tribal Child Deaths
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a series of measures to strengthen healthcare facilities in Balaghat district amid outrage over...
Planting Trees In The Wrong Places Is Not A Climate Solution
A recent United Nations report has stated the world will likely overshoot the 1.5 C target by 2030 set out...
Nepal’s Flood Disaster Puts Global Loss-And-Damage Fund To The Test
Nepal has approached the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for quick relief following the August 26 floods. Himalayan...
