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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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....
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...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
