South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve…
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Being Ravish Kumar & Knowing When To Quit
Veteran TV journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his job at NDTV India. He did…
Will Stand And Fight Again: Bilkis Bano
(Source: PTI) “I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what…
Are There Enough EVs In Chandigarh To Meet Ambitious Targets?
The north Indian union territory of Chandigarh, in its electric vehicle policy released on September…
Planting Tomatoes & Its Link To Climate Change
There’s a piece of gardening lore in my hometown which has been passed down for…
Ending VAWG And Not A Day Too Soon
Today, November 25, is marked as the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women…
Saying An Emphatic No To Domestic Violence
The Shraddha murder case has sent shockwaves through the nation. Its brutality can be termed…
Are Women’s Rights Still Chimerical?
In the past few days, two news reports caught my attention. One of them said…
Melting Glaciers: Who Is Responsible?
As the world’s glaciers melt rapidly, almost without exception, the global response to this existential…
Fed Up Young Climate Activists Say Adults Are Not Listening
(Source: AP) The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too…
COP27 Opens With Little Hope Of Success
The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on…
Crisis Weighs Heavy On COP27 But Climate Opportunity Awaits
The world is much less stable than it was 12 months ago at COP26, but…
Opinion: India Unprepared, Under-Resourced For Plastic Ban
Every year, as the seasons start to change, pandals appear all over Kolkata. Many organising…
Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan
(Source: IANS) India is the world’s second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average…
Opinion: Liz Truss’ Tenure Amid Deep Misogyny
Yesterday afternoon, Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She had been…
School Dropouts At ‘All-Time High’ In Climate Change-Hit Ganga Delta
Banani Deb looks wistfully at her old notebooks from 10th grade and reminisces about her…
Ben There, Done That: A Nobel Conundrum
Earlier this week, an announcement in the news sphere took me completely by surprise. It…
Himalayan Avalanches: Huge Challenges Ahead
Earlier this week, on October 4, an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers from the…
Damocles’ Sword Of Development Hangs Over Great Nicobar Island
To my eye, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were home to a relatively undisturbed ecosystem,…
Constitutional Monarchy? Why Britain Can Do So Much Better
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022. She…
Some Solid Steps To Manage & Recycle Waste In Our Hill Towns
I have been a regular, enthusiastic visitor to the mountain towns of our country. I…
Billionaires In Boats And Other Oddities
‘Billionaires in boats’ — if you were to read this phrase on any given day,…
Teesta: Surviving A Trial By Fire And Brimstone
The Supreme Court, on Friday, September 02, finally granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad,…
How Can Justice For Anyone End Like This?
The outrage over the decision to grant remission to 11 life convicts in the case…
Bilkis Bano Case: Grave Miscarriage Of Justice
The government of the day has taken yet another controversial decision. However, calling it just…