Once-Cool Kashmir Valley Offers Little Respite From Heatwaves
Nitin Jain, a resident of New Delhi, had travelled with his family to Kashmir to escape the summer heat. But...
Pratirodh Bureau
The Next Pandemic – Are We Better Prepared?
The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with...
Is The Earth Really Getting Too Hot For People To Survive?
Many countries have seen extremely hot weather lately, but in most of the inhabited world, it’s never going to get...
Busting 5 Myths About Eco-Friendly Eating
“Organic beef”, “GMO-free” and “100% natural” are just some of the countless claims designed to attract the eyes of eco-conscious...
NREGA Plays Important Role In Forest Cover
A study based in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, found that after a certain threshold, employment generation schemes like NREGA led to...
Water Shortage Feared As Snow In HKH Hits A Record Low
According to a new report, the Hindu Kush Himalaya is experiencing significantly lower snow persistence in 2024, raising serious concern...
Climate Change Adds To Water Woes In The Andaman Islands
As clouds gathered on the horizon one morning in late May, the residents of Kadamtala in India’s Andaman Islands were...
Why The ICC Warrant Against Netanyahu Has Baffled The West
A US politician allegedly said the ICC was 'built for Africa and thugs like Putin' and in a way they...
India And Pak May Bicker, But Climate Disasters Won’t Wait
Pakistan-India relations are so often described as hostile that it is easy to lose track of the few efforts at...
Finding A Faster, Cheaper Way To Curb Misinfo
The spread of misinformation and disinformation is the most severe short-term risk facing the world, according to the World Economic...
Delhi LG’s Nod To Prosecute Author Arundhati Roy Under UAPA
Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under...
Focus On Declaring War Criminals Can Leave Victims Behind
The journey to justice in the international criminal court is long and complex, and the appeal to blame individuals can...
Obituary: A ‘Giant’ In Conservation Is No More
Indian ecologist and wildlife biologist, AJT Johnsingh, died on June 7. In this obituary, Johnsingh’s friends and fellow scientists share...
Can Sustainable Strategies Quell The Problem Of Microplastics?
India knows it has a plastic waste problem, but the urgency and coordination to meaningfully address it hasn’t been present....
Gaza War Is Not A Failure Of International Law
Action from the world's top courts against leaders of Israel and Hamas has proven we are in a new age...
Kolkata’s Overlooked Air Pollution Crisis
Delhi’s air pollution problems often receive global attention, but Kolkata’s air quality often ranks among the world’s worst. Data show...
How To Build A Circular Economy
Microfactories, an innovative approach to extracting value from waste materials, point the way to sustainable production and consumption. At a...
Modi’s Election Slip A Watershed Moment For Indian Politics
During a recent undergraduate class, a student posed a question that has now assumed political salience: “When and why does...
Identity And Disordered Eating Among Women In India
“Look how thin she is, she is so weak (bahut kamzor, bahut patli hai), she should see a doctor.” This...
Pawar Questions If Modi Has Mandate For Third Term As PM
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath of office for a third successive term, NCP (SP) president Sharad...
Indian Election Was Awash In Deepfakes, But…
As India concluded the world’s largest election on June 4, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess...
India’s New Govt Faces Job Creation Challenge
The election results have proven that "Modi's guarantee" is no longer enough. The people of India want stronger policies on...
Farmers Pin Hopes On New Agri Calendar
Faced with multiple extreme weather events, Wayanad farmers create a new agricultural calendar harnessing traditional farming knowledge in a bid...
Urban Growth Fuels Warming In Indian Cities
Cities in India are warming at a rate almost twice that of the surrounding non-urban and rural areas, influenced by...
How Slum-Dwellers Bear The Brunt Of Summer Heat
The millions of people living in slums across Asian cities are already facing a disproportionately higher share of urban hazards....
