Featured

  • Featured

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…

2 months ago
  • Featured

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,…

2 months ago
  • Featured

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…

2 months ago
  • Featured

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…

2 months ago
  • Featured

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…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Two Decades After Civil Unrest, Wildlife Makes A Steady Recovery

Between the late 1980s and early 2000s, civil unrest impacted wildlife in Assam’s Manas National Park. Twenty years after the…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Orwell’s Opposition To Fascism Was Rooted In His Support For Workers

George Orwell’s dystopian novels “Animal Farm” and “1984” have remained popular in the U.S. ever since their initial publication in…

2 months ago
  • Featured

India All Set To Participate In The World Cup For Trash Collection

India is set to participate in the Spogomi World Cup in Japan for the second time, this October. Spogomi is…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Can India’s Disaster Preparedness Be Termed As Inclusive Enough?

A new study notes that among vulnerable populations, people with disabilities (PWDs) are often disproportionately affected during disasters, yet their…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Bihar Polls: Vote Theft Vs Illegal Immigration

The electoral slugfest in the north Indian state of Bihar seems to be headed for a no-holds-barred fight. The contest…

2 months ago
  • Featured

‘Violence Cannot Stand Before Non-Violence’

As the Voter Adhikar Yatra enters its final phase, the Congress party has faced a violent attack on its Bihar…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Despite Dams & Water Schemes, Tribal Villages Live With Drought

Tribal women in Maharashtra’s Melghat region walk several kilometres uphill every day to access water and carry water pots on…

2 months ago
  • Featured

For Scores Of Consumers In UP, Rooftop Solar Panel Dreams Turn Sour

Uttar Pradesh (UP) has set an ambitious target for rooftop solar under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli (PMSG) scheme.…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Why Do Cloudbursts Occur And How Can Risks Be Reduced?

A cloudburst is an extreme weather event defined by the IMD as sudden rainfall of 100 mm or more within…

2 months ago
  • Featured

‘Confidential’ Report On Great Nicobar Island Plan Challenged

A recent submission in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has challenged the confidential status of a report which clears the…

2 months ago
  • Featured

How India’s Stance Helped Scuttle The Global Plastics Treaty

India has opposed limits on the production of primary virgin plastic in the name of development and industrialisation. It thus…

2 months ago
  • Featured

‘PM Modi Bowed To Trump, Stopped Op Sindoor Within 5 Hours’

On Wednesday, August 27, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Brain Drain To Brain Gain: Reclaiming Scientific Talent From The US

As American politics casts a long shadow over its reservoir of scientific talent, India, a talent exporter to the world’s…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Himalayan Governments Must Put Springs On The Agenda

In a small Himalayan village in the northern Indian district of Pithoragarh, I came face-to-face with one of the quietest…

2 months ago
  • Featured

‘Why Weren’t Nuclear Energy Bills Tabled In The Monsoon Session?’

On August 26, the Congress party expressed significant concerns regarding the government's commitment to amend two existing laws that would…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Ch’garh Ethanol Push Sparks Concerns About Food Security, Environment, Health

Chhattisgarh, widely known as the ‘rice bowl of India’ has received government approval for several ethanol plants. The decision, however,…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Protecting India’s Geriatric Population From The Rising Heat Burden

This year, around 2,300 people died during the heatwave that affected 12 major European cities between June 23 and July 2.…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Should Animals Also Be ‘Persons’ In Law?

The recent Supreme Court judgment directing municipal authorities to remove stray dogs from the streets of Delhi NCR has now…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Adopting A Whole-System Approach To Cooling In A Warming World

Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal workers, women, and elderly individuals.…

2 months ago
  • Featured

Trump’s Tariff Playbook And What It Holds For Trade With India

On August 27, the tariffs imposed on India by US President Donald Trump are set to double from 25 percent…

2 months ago

This website uses cookies.