A New World Order Is Here And This Is What It Looks Like
On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event...
Pratirodh Bureau
11 Yrs After Fatal Floods, Kashmir Is Hit Again And Remains Unprepared
Since August 20, Jammu and Kashmir has been lashed by intermittent rainfall. Flash floods and landslides in the Jammu region...
A Beloved ‘Tree Of Life’ Is Vanishing From An Already Scarce Desert
The social, economic and cultural importance of the khejri tree in the Thar desert has earned it the title of...
Congress Labels PM Modi’s Ode To RSS Chief Bhagwat ‘Over-The-Top’
On Thursday, 11 September, the Congress party launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent tribute to Rashtriya...
Renewable Energy Promotion Boosts Learning In Remote Island Schools
Solar panels provide reliable power supply to Assam’s island schools where grid power is hard to reach. With the help...
Are Cloudbursts A Scapegoat For Floods?
August was a particularly difficult month for the Indian Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Multiple...
‘Natural Partners’, Really? Congress Questions PM Modi’s Remark
On 10 September, the Congress party took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks describing India and the...
This Hardy Desert Fruit Faces Threats, Putting Women’s Incomes At Risk
Ker, a dry fruit from Rajasthan, has been a source of income for women of the region who pluck and...
Lives, Homes And Crops Lost As Punjab Faces The Worst Flood In Decades
Punjab is facing its worst floods since 1988. Around 1,900 villages are submerged with loss of lives and damage to...
Nepal Unrest: Warning Signals From Gen-Z To Netas And ‘Nepo Kids’
The recent youth-led protests in Nepal against the entrenched political system and its leaders have sent a powerful message to...
Explained: The Tangle Of Biodiversity Credits
Properly funding nature’s recovery on a global scale will require a staggering amount of money. In 2021, The Nature Conservancy,...
The Dark Side Of Bright Lights In India
LED light overuse is pushing brightness up 10% each year, faster than the global average, threatening wildlife, human life and...
Great Nicobar Project A “Grave Misadventure”: Sonia Gandhi
In a strongly worded op-ed published on 8 September in The Hindu, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi reiterated her...
Tiny Himalayan Glacial Lakes Pose Unexpected Flooding Threats
On 8 July, floodwaters surged into the Bhote Koshi River along the Nepal-China border. At least nine people in the...
Hashtags Hurt, Hashtags Heal Too
On the night of September 1, 2025, Indonesian police forcibly detained Delpedro Marhaen, Executive Director of the Lokatatu Foundation, a...
11 Years Of Neglect Turning MGNREGA Lifeless: Congress Warns Govt
As the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), once celebrated as a vital lifeline for rural India, marked...
HP Flood Control Plans Could Open Doors To Unregulated Mining
Himachal Pradesh is contemplating a dredging and river-training policy to control floods in the state and has sought environmental exemptions...
Green Credit Rules Tweaked To Favour Canopy Cover, Remove Trade Provision
The green credit programme incentivises corporations and other entities to participate in eco-restoration activities by awarding them credits that can...
Cong Decries GST Overhaul, Seeks 5-Yr Lifeline For States’ Revenues
The recent sweeping reforms announced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council have been hailed by the government as...
Behind The Shimmer, The Toxic Story Of Mica And Forever Chemicals
Mica, used for glitter in cosmetic products, is linked to illegal mining in India that involves hazardous child labour. Specific...
How American Capitalism Is Being Remade By State Power
Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of...
Bogey Of ‘Illegal Migration’ & Weaponisation Of Indigeneity
The issue of so-called “illegal migration” in Assam must be situated within a layered historical, political and socio-economic context. Assam,...
Artificial Intelligence Has A Hidden Water Cost
Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water – a single-serving water bottle – for...
Street Dogs In The Spotlight As Rabies Deadline Comes Closer
In August, the Supreme Court reignited the national debate on managing street dog populations, highlighting tensions between animal welfare and...
Dismay As Delhi High Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Umar Khalid, Others
On Tuesday afternoon, a bench of Justices Naveen Chawla and Shailender Kaur dismissed the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel...
