Is The Government Afraid Of CJP’s Growing Protest Power?
The streets of New Delhi are once again becoming the stage for a confrontation between popular dissent and the machinery...
Politics & Society
Fixing Accountability When Powers Of India’s EC Are Delegated
The recent controversy within the Election Commission of India (ECI) has raised questions that go beyond reported differences among the...
Why DINK Is Now A Rational Urban Household Choice In India
The DINK household—Double Income, No Kids—has moved from an online acronym to a recognisable urban household type in India, with...
Rahul Gandhi Vows to Continue Protest Until CEC Kumar Resigns
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has vowed to continue the Opposition’s protest until...
A Changing Climate Is Reshaping India’s Infectious Disease Risks
When extreme weather strikes, the damage is usually measured in flooded homes, collapsed buildings and disrupted roads. But heatwaves, droughts,...
Israeli Insiders Expose Gaza Deaths, Echoing Palestinian Isolation
There’s a powerful scene in Moroccan-French-Israeli filmmaker Simone Bitton’s 2004 documentary “Wall,” which tells the story of the construction of...
Rahul’s Protest: ‘Vote Chori’ Charge Escalates Into Oppn-Govt Face-Off
The political confrontation between the Congress-led Opposition and the government intensified in New Delhi this week as Rahul Gandhi led...
Indigenous Tribes In Andaman And Nicobar Islands Face Rising Threats
The tribal reserves of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands are among the archipelago’s richest ecological and culturally significant areas. Yet,...
Why The UN Is Facing A Crisis Of Trust And Possible Bankruptcy
The United Nations is deep into the process of looking for its next Secretary General as Portugal’s Antonio Guterres steps...
“We Have To Express Solidarity And Strengthen Our Resistance Daily”
AISA president Neha Bora called for stronger coordination among student and democratic movements while addressing a large gathering at Jadavpur...
Protests Over AP Dam Heat Up As Crackdown On Activists Continues
Protests against the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh turned violent on September 30, with an MLA’s...
Turning Climate Action Into An Opportunity For Indian Farmers
The global economy is moving towards cleaner production and net-zero emissions. Industries such as energy, manufacturing and transport are increasingly...
SC Seeks Answers On CEC Kumar’s Alleged Unilateral Decisions
The Supreme Court on Monday, October 5, sought responses from the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief...
Hunter-Gatherer Societies: Equality Is More Complicated Than Imagined
On the shores of Lake Eyasi in Northern Tanzania, a small number of people still hunt and gather their food....
Irrigation Project Leaves Villages In Ch’garh Uncertain Over Ouster
Manglu Dorla’s house stands at the edge of a forest overlooking the Sabari river in Konta village of Sukma district,...
Why Balaghat’s Children Are Dying Of More Than Disease
In the remote tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, the deaths of more than 30 children have exposed a...
Epochal: From Invisible Workers To Recognised Women Farmers
Across India, women are taking on an increasingly central role in agriculture. As men move into non-farm employment, women are...
Delhi HC Rejects Bail Pleas Again As Khalid, Imam Remain Behind Bars
The Delhi High Court has rejected the latest bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case...
Secrecy By Authoritarian Regimes Makes Climate Disasters Worse
Authoritarian regimes have a history of keeping information about escalating disasters secret, even when it could harm their own citizens....
Left Parties Step Up Protest Against CEC Over Electoral Roll Revision
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby was detained on Tuesday during a protest by Left parties outside the Election Commission of...
Menopause Matters, Yet Health Records In India Rarely Track It
Anyone with ovaries who lives long enough will experience menopause. Yet in India, as in many parts of the world,...
BRICS 2026 Reveals Contradictions In Ambition & An Uncertain Future
Much fanfare accompanied the two-day (September 12-13) 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The Indian government shut down the capital...
‘Village for Sale’: Maha Hamlet Protests Decades-Long Water Crisis
Around 7,000 residents of Tulshi village in Maharashtra’s Solapur district have put up a striking banner declaring “Village for Sale,...
For Hijra Women, Rising Heat Comes With Dangerous Trade-Offs
It is three in the afternoon at a traffic signal in New Delhi on a hot summer day. Every time...
The Iran Crisis Runs Through Banks As Much As Oil Routes…
Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter on Monday, September 14, as a planned meeting between Iran and other Gulf states...