India Hate Lab Reports 74 Per Cent Hate Speech Spike In 2024
A recent report by the India Hate Lab, a project of the Washington D.C.-based Center…
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The Reasons Why Social Media Fact-Checking Promised Too Much
Fact-checking has gone out of fashion, at least for much of the social media ‘broligarchy‘…
How Trump’s Pursuit Of Cheap Oil Will Impact India’s Energy Security
To fulfill one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil (‘drill baby drill’),…
How A Border Village Learns To Co-Exist With Migratory Elephants
Once the epicentre for human-elephant conflict, an eastern Nepal village along the Indian border has…
Pune’s Zika And GBS Outbreaks Call For Better Use Of Surveillance, Data
Pune has witnessed both Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreaks in the past one year….
Democracy Hangs By A Thread. Who Is Going To Save It?
The year 2024 was anticipated to be pivotal for democracy worldwide. From India’s vibrant and…
Why The BJP Is Confident Of Being In Power For A Long Time
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asserted that it will be in power for…
Coal Dust Chokes Plants, Trees In Mining Areas
A recent study in Odisha used remote sensing and on ground sampling methods to find…
Can Prebunking Outpace Fake News?
Prebunking emerges as a key tool in the fight against misinformation, equipping people to resist…
Should Climate Be A National Security Issue?
Ever since the modern state rose in the 17th century to become the principal actor…
What Donald Trump’s Exit Indicates For Global Green Transition Efforts
Trump’s “Drill Baby Drill” not only marks the US’s departure from the Green Deal and…
Climate Lessons From The Societies Past
For the first time in geological history, the rising level of greenhouse gases caused by…
Allahbadia Row: NCW Seeks Prompt Action To Curb Lewd Online Content
A controversy has erupted over comments made by influencer Ranveer ‘Beer Biceps’ Allahbadia on a…
A Nagaland Activist Is Reviving Trad Practices To Combat Climate Change
Seno Tsuhah, an activist from Nagaland’s Chakhesang tribe, has been leading initiatives to revive millet…
Fisherwomen Ride The Rough Waves While The Blue Economy Blooms
India’s fisherwomen face not only economic instability but also the shrinking availability of open spaces…
How India Can Navigate Global Trade Shifts In Trump 2.0
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda is in full swing. Shortly after taking charge,…
Is DOGE A Cybersecurity Threat?
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), US President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing…
Political Stir Follows Expert Panel’s Approval To Rebuild Teesta Dam
A centrally-appointed committee approved plans to rebuild the Teesta III Hydro Electric Project dam, 14…
Why India Needs To Incentivise Water Reuse
While treated wastewater in India is often discharged into water bodies or used for non-essential…
India’s Coastlines Are Eroding As States Fail To Plan Properly
Munai Beach lies at the eastern tip of Rameswaram Island, in southern India’s Tamil Nadu…
Deporting Irregular Indian Immigrants From The US Will Have Blowback
In January 2022, four members of a family, from the western Indian state of Gujarat,…
Illegal Mining Imperils A Slender Loris Reserve
Walking along a pebble-strewn footpath to the Valayarumbu Aruvi waterfall in Tamil Nadu, we see…
Making Women’s Work Count, In Real Time
Claudia Goldin, Nobel laureate and American labour economist, calls it ‘greedy’ work. This is work…
Donald Trump Wants US To ‘Take Over’ Gaza. Is This Legal?
In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States…
Empowering Street Vendors To Transition From Single-Use Plastics
With the intergovernmental negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty now over, it is opportune to…