Why ‘Pronatalist’ Politicians Want Women To Have More Babies
JD Vance has long been concerned with declining fertility rates. From decrying “childless cat ladies”…
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New Urban Governance Bill In B’luru Faces Flak
The recently tabled Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill proposes to split the municipal corporation into smaller…
Atleast 196 Environmental Defenders Murdered In 2023
Atleast 196 land and environmental defenders were killed last year while trying to protect the…
The Harris Campaign Tries To Beat Trump At His Own Game − Ridicule
In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her…
Studies Flag Food Insecurity As A Threat In The Himalayas
A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change…
Indian Cities Witness A Growing Momentum For Climate Action
Latur, a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra with a population of around 500,000,…
Here’s How Agriculture Has A Plastic Problem
Plasticulture, the application of synthetic polymer-based technologies in agriculture, has found wide-ranging uses, making it…
J&K Enters A New Phase With Elections
The voters in Jammu and Kashmir have begun the process of electing their representatives for…
Birds, People And The Urban Dilemma
Birds have enjoyed mutualistic associations with people for thousands of years. The association has persisted…
Women Film Workers Fight Back Against Sexual Harassment
It seems art imitates life in the Malayalam film industry. The award-winning film Aattam tells…
Malaria Cases In Indian Forests Feared To Rise Due To Climate Change
In 1994, Manvati Nag, an Indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state…
Are We Prepared For The Next Big Earthquake?
The Rumbling Earth explores the science of earthquakes in India, from the devastating 2004 tsunami…
This Is Why The NCAP Hasn’t Worked
A new report by the Centre for Science and Environment revealed that funds for the…
Using Comics To Unpack Agricultural Concepts
A new graphic novel, ‘Food & Farming’, explores multiple issues in India’s food and agriculture…
How Human Rights Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes
For most of human history human rights did not exist. The struggle to secure them…
India Must Get Serious About Flood Zoning
On 23 July, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman specified a major outlay for flood control…
Trump/Harris: Who’s The Better Bet For India?
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently said “we have every confidence that we will…
Malnutrition Is Killing Our Future Sports Stars
The 2024 Paris Olympics was a hard reckoning for India. The nation won just six…
Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan
Until the collapse of Afghanistan’s US-backed government in August 2021, few knew clearly what the…
The Big Numbers India Needs To Hit 2047 Target
When India’s prime minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Independence Day, he outlined an…
A Cruise On The Narmada River: Is It Legal, Just Or Justified?
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department’s cruise project on the Narmada river faces strong opposition due…
US Unlikely To Stop Giving Military Aid To Israel
The Democratic National Convention has been packed with prominent speakers and musical interludes that all…
Empty Promises & Broken Taps In U’khand
Basanti Devi sits in her courtyard, surrounded by plastic containers, most of them empty. She…
A Know-It-All Book On The Cat With Black Ears
Caracal, known as ‘siyah gosh’ (black ear) in many parts of the world, including India,…
Can The Agniveer Scheme Fix India’s Army?
The Agniveer scheme was launched by the Indian government in June 2022. Its primary goal…