Energy Transition In India Requires A Delicate Balancing Act
There are less than 40 days to go until the Conference of Parties (COP28). This also marks the halfway point...
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Can Israel And Hamas Be Held To Account For Crimes Against Civilians?
International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed...
KKHH: Decoding 25 Yrs Of The Illusory Appeal Of Conformism
The cult romantic film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has just completed 25 years this year. When it released in 1998,...
More Small Hydel Projects In Hills Has Ministry For Environment Worried
Raising concerns over the increasing number of proposals for smaller hydropower projects with capacities below 5 MW in hill states...
Extreme Downpours Trigger Flooding Across The World
Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece and Spain and flooded parts of Hong Kong and...
Reasons Why Stereotyping Increases During Economic Crises
It’s been almost exactly 15 years since Lehmann Brothers declared bankruptcy, marking the height of the financial crisis. Since then,...
New Report Says Nijjar Told Trudeau In A 2016 Letter He Was Innocent
A recent news report claims that in a letter addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016, slain Khalistani...
Why The World Needs Carbon Removal To Limit Global Heating To 2℃
2023 is proving to be a year of climate and weather extremes. Record-busting global air and ocean temperatures, unprecedented low...
The Curious Case Of The Killings In Canada
The recent news coming in from Canada of two Khalistani terrorists being killed has shocked observers of politics and international...
Why Are Intense Storms, Erratic Rainfall Events More Frequent Now?
The Northern Indian Ocean has been experiencing an increasing trend of severe cyclones and extreme rainfall with significant impacts on...
A Village Waits For Justice For Over 3 Decades
Strolling on the streets of Bichhri village, one sees water containers of all sizes kept outside or hung on the...
The Violence In Manipur Casts A Long Shadow ….On 2024
As the 2024 general elections approach, large sections of Indian women are secretly nursing a grouse against the leader of...
Glamourised Violence In Films: Why We Cannot Look Away Any More
The other day, I saw a movie based on a persecuted individual who goes on to avenge the wrongs done...
‘One Nation, One Election’ In India: Charting A Wary Course
There are just a few months left for assembly elections in five states; general elections are scheduled to be held...
Tackling Food Loss And Waste For Climate And Food Security
Reducing food loss and waste could improve food security but it may not necessarily lead to expected environmental benefits, according...
A Look At How Indian Constitution Advances Hindu State
A cursory glance at recent news reports suggests India is a very different place today than it was a decade...
Should Rural India Drink Urban Wastewater?!
It is early August and Kolar is shades of brown and green. Unexpected showers in the previous months have lifted...
Is Use Of Cuss Words To Blame For Violence Against Women?
Growing up, I would dread train rides, especially the part where I would have to visit the train loo. Apart...
Himachal Landslides: Myopia, Greed Has Led To Current Situation
The shocking visuals are back. In July, it was vehicles bobbing away in turbulent river waters and roads being eroded...
Oppenheimer: An Exercise In Assuaging Guilt That Fails Thoroughly
The reactions to the movie 'Oppenheimer' have been revealing. Some viewers have used the epithet 'great' to describe it, others...
Residents Near AP Uranium Mine Fear Health Issues From Contamination
For a decade, the uranium tailings pond near Tummalapalle and other villages in the YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh...
ICEs vs. EVs: Learning From The Past To Boost Sustainability
Lithium mining environmental footprint at Salar del Hombre Muerto, Argentina. Demand for EVs is driving up sourcing of a host...
Uniting Tech, Activism To Monitor Sand Mining In India
A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform – India Sand Watch – which aims to monitor every...
Ruminations On Barbie Movie: Why We Are Just Getting Started
After watching Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day, and then reading some people's reactions to Barbie, I was left...
Hiroshima At 78 & Its Lessons Of Unnecessary Mass Destruction
It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging in Japan. An American B-29...
