NewsClick Case: SC Adjourns Bail Plea Of HR Head, Founder
On 11 December, Monday, the Supreme Court adjourned the pleas by NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources head...
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Climate Goals: Developed Countries Need To Deepen Emissions Cuts
Developed countries, particularly the richest among them, have reduced their emissions by only 7.4% to 8.8% over the last two...
COP28: Any Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Deal Must Include Global Shipping
If ocean shipping were a country, it would be the sixth-largest carbon emitter, eclipsing Germany, so the International Maritime Organization...
Israelis, Palestinians Warring Over A Homeland Is Far From Unique
The ongoing horrors unfolding in Israel and Gaza have deep-rooted origins that stem from a complex and contested question: Who...
Commercializing Of Invasive Plants To Death Is Tricky Business
To control the spread of invasive plants, some have offered a different solution: harvest and sell the invaders into extinction....
Article 370: Cong Disagrees With SC Verdict, Wants Immediate J&K Polls
On Monday, the Congress demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir; it also said that assembly elections should...
How The Hottest Year Ever Unfolded
December would have to break all sorts of cold weather records for 2023 to avoid being the hottest year ever,...
How COVID Enabled New Forms Of Economic Abuse Of Women
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic...
Kashmir: Hangul Population Could Go Extinct
A long-term study of the hangul population in and around the Dachigam National Park confirms that despite protection, the species...
Peace Meeting Held In Mumbai, Flays Israel For Massacre In Gaza Strip
As the conflict rages on in the Gaza Strip, thousands of people converged at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai last...
COP28: What Does A ‘Loss And Damage’ Fund Mean?
Early on, the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate...
Aid Workers In War Zones Like Gaza May Face Traumatising Choices
The shaky pause in fighting agreed between Hamas and Israel is bringing much needed relief to the civilians of Gaza....
Here’s How We Can Tackle Gender Violence
Gender-based violence remains widespread. The good news is, it’s preventable — and major advances in law, tech, and other sectors...
Rajasthan’s Khadeen: Resurrecting The Ancient Water-Harvesting Structures
In the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, farmers have harvested the limited rainwater with an indigenous technique called ‘khadeen’, that has...
Climate Change Is Forcing Animals To Evolve But Most Can’t Keep Up
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some...
Justice A Distant Dream For Survivors Of Acid Attacks
Rima, 38, (name changed) has suffered repeated episodes of domestic violence after marriage, owing to her inability to pay dowry....
Adivasis Revive Millet Cultivation To Preserve A Fading Tradition
Millets have been an integral part of the adivasi culture and lifestyle in the Western Ghats’ highlands of Attappadi, Kerala. ...
The Vegan Crusader Who Wrote Poetry Is No More… RIP Benjamin
Benjamin Zephaniah has died. He was a trailblazing vegan, a poet and an activist. Born in April 1958 in Handsworth,...
Intellectual Humility Forms A Key Ingredient Of Scientific Progress
The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid...
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host...
Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at the ongoing climate conference in...
“Unite Against BJP-RSS To Save Parliamentary Democracy”
Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) warned on Tuesday that the parliamentary system in India is in...
Conflict, Peace & Palestine Make An Impression At COP28
Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have used COP28 as a platform to appeal for peace in Palestine...
Science Is A Human Right. Here’s Why
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United...
Analysing The History Of The Indian Ocean With Cruise Records, Sediment Cores
Almost 150 years ago, Christmas, aboard the SMS Gazelle, a mid-sized German warship that circumnavigated the globe in the late...
