Sandeshkhali And The Exploitative Aquaculture Of The Bengal Delta
The Bengal Delta is undergoing significant changes, characterised by rising salinity levels. As the world’s largest delta – and home...
Pratirodh Bureau
Who Are Today’s Climate Activists? Dispelling Three Big Myths
As Earth Month 2024 gets underway, climate activists around the world are planning rallies and other events over the coming...
Sexualised Deepfake Abuse: Legal Loopholes Don’t Help Victims
Sexual deepfake abuse silences women causing lasting harm, and laws to protect them are inconsistent. In early 2024, pop megastar...
Will Electric Bikes Cut Smog, Energy Use And Congestion Globally?
The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular...
Think Global, Act Local To Avoid A Day Zero
In terms of navigating, not solving, a water crisis, South Africa’s 2018 Day Zero is often viewed as a gold...
Putting ‘Justice’ At The Heart Of Conservation
Indian ecologist and international environment policy expert S. Faizi awarded the Alliance World of Scientists (AWS) 2024 Planet Earth Awards...
Probe Agencies Should Pick Their Battles, Says CJI Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said they must pick their battles and concentrate efforts on crimes that...
Converting Pine Needles From A Fire Risk Into A Livelihood Opportunity
Dry pine needles in Jammu’s forests form a combustible mat, posing fire risks during summer that damage vegetation, wildlife habitats,...
‘Bhrasht Janata Party’: Uddhav Slams BJP Over Electoral Bonds
On Sunday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray attacked the BJP over the electoral bonds issue, terming it "Bhrasht Janata...
How Uncertain Weather Makes That Pinch Of Salt Dearer
Gujarat produces 80% of India’s salt. Most of it is produced in coastal areas which are impacted by unpredictable rainfall...
How The Rohingya Mobilised Digital Solidarity
In January this year, a raging fire spread through crammed Rohingya refugee settlements at Kutupalong in Bangladesh’s coastal district of...
When You Can’t Trust Your Eyes Anymore
Deepfakes are threatening privacy and security. Detection methods using deep learning aim to combat this but there’s a long way...
‘Seems Country Being Run Not By Govt But By A Criminal Gang’
On Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "strangling" democracy and said it seems the country...
Forest Laws Muddle Access To Safe Drinking Water For Tribal Groups
For many tribal villages in and around Jharkhand’s Saranda forest, traditional chuas or shallow pits are the only source of...
Is AI Enabling Our Next Renaissance?
Europe’s Renaissance sparked a flowering of free thought and new ideas in the arts and elsewhere. AI could too. Walking...
Green Companies Deal In Electoral Bonds!
Some of the biggest purchasers of electoral bonds are involved in sectors like mining, infrastructure, and energy, holding government contracts...
‘Human Beings Are Not Illegal’
The international community can do much more to help Rohingya. Rohingya refugees face an impossible situation; unable to return to...
Unplanned Coal Mine Closures Hit Dependents, Especially Women
The closure of ten mines in Bijuri and Kotma municipalities of Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, has left around 5,000 people unemployed,...
From Sun To Plate: India Yet To Embrace Solar Cooking Benefits
Majority of Indians rely on biomass or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking meals, which adds to India’s emission burden....
‘Amrit Kaal’ Has Turned Into ‘Maut Kaal’ Under Modi Govt: Congress
On Thursday, the Congress alleged that the 10 years of the Modi government have proven to be a "maut kaal...
Bio-Briquettes Tackle India’s Climate, Pollution & Poverty Challenges
Surjeet Kaur is a 38-year-old farmer whose family has tilled land for generations in Patiala district in the Indian state...
Rohingya Refugee Women Survive On The Edge
Eking out a living is a huge challenge for hundreds of thousands of women living in the bleak camps in...
Land Restoration Champions Drive Impact: Op Models For Sustainable Growth
Land restoration-based enterprises help protect forests, restore agricultural lands and common lands that are facing multiple challenges such as degradation,...
Activists Say New Goa Airport Work Has Hit The Availability Of Water
Local residents of North Goa routinely face water shortages that they allege is due to the airport construction on the...
Winter Snow Deficit Poses Growing GLOF Risk In The Himalayas
Glaciologists warn that the reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes, which pose a growing risk of lake outburst...
