As Indian Cities Struggle To Plan For Heat, The Most Vulnerable Suffer
Summer arrived early in India this year, and with it the dread of heatwaves. Temperatures in Delhi exceeded 35C in...
Politics & Society
‘Vishwaguru Exposed’: Congress Targets PM Modi’s Foreign Policy
The Congress party has launched a sharp political attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that recent geopolitical developments have...
Why Global Sea Surface Temperatures Are Reaching Record Highs
Warming oceans intensify extreme weather events, disrupt marine ecosystems, and alter large-scale ocean circulation. Unlike historical fluctuations driven by natural...
‘Why Have Bahujan Entrepreneurs Been Kept Out Of Top Public Contracts?’
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised serious concerns over the absence of data tracking the participation of Dalit, Adivasi,...
How Closure Of Strait Of Hormuz Threatens Global Food Supply
The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic...
No Poll Duty For Forest Staff, Orders Green Tribunal
Assam government deployed 1,600 personnel from Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for the April 9 assembly elections. Now, the National...
‘India Kept In The Dark’: Concerns Arise Over Data Control And Transparency
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has reignited a critical debate on India’s data sovereignty, raising pointed...
Turning An Environmental Burden Into A Source Of Clean Energy
Electrogenic textiles contain bacteria that can break down waste and produce clean energy In the heart of India’s industrial hubs,...
The Fight To Save India’s Ancient Aravalli Hills From Rampant Mining
Over two billion years old, the Aravalli mountain range in north-western India feels like an oasis running through Rajasthan’s hot,...
How ‘Eco‑Dystopian’ Novels From Asia & Africa Are Pushing Boundaries
Speculative and futuristic visions of environmental calamity are being imagined globally through environmental fiction. Eco-dystopian novels can help people process...
The Iran Conflict Could Turn Into A Prolonged Crisis; Is India Prepared?
The ongoing conflict involving Iran is increasingly showing signs of becoming a prolonged geopolitical crisis rather than a short-lived military...
Solar Energy Supports Healthcare In Outage-Prone Hilly Districts
Frequent power outages in Meghalaya’s hills, driven by extreme weather, terrain, and a fragile hydropower system, have long disrupted healthcare...
After Oppn Uproar, Centre Puts Draconian FCRA Bill On Hold
Amid intensifying Opposition pressure and fears of political fallout in poll-bound states, the central government on Wednesday was forced to...
Humid Heat Rises On The Coasts Of India, Having An Impact On Health
Humid heat is rising fast along India’s coasts, pushing human tolerance limits, a new study shows. Fishers say their workdays...
How These Demographic Dynamics Are Upending The World
Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years...
Kharge Slams Govt, Calls Economic Policies ‘Burden On 1.4 Billion Indians’
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the central government, accusing it of economic mismanagement and...
How Banks Continue To Ignore Debt Induced Due To Climate Disasters
Over the last seven years, Indian banks have offered little loan relief to extreme weather and disaster survivors. The new...
Shiite Grief Over Attacks On Iran’s Sacred Cities Has Deep Historical Roots
Several Shiite communities in South Asia recently refrained from celebrating Eid as they mourned the death of Iran’s supreme leader,...
Smart Cities Mission Under Fire: ‘Nation Was Sold A Half-Baked Scheme’
The Smart Cities Mission, once projected as a flagship initiative to redefine urban India, is increasingly facing scrutiny over its...
Eco‑Anxiety: How Do Young People Relate To The Climate Crisis?
“Eco-anxiety” and “climate-anxiety” are the most widely known terms describing what people feel in response to being aware of the...
Shrinking Commons, Broken Routes Strain Nomadic Pastoralists
Highway expansion, fenced farms, village expansion and shifting land-use patterns have erased many of the Raikas’ century-old routes, forcing herders...
PM Modi’s War Rhetoric Exposes Empty Promises On Gulf Crisis
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's scathing rebuke of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid bare the yawning chasm between...
The Unaccounted Ecological Costs Of The Conflict In Manipur
In Manipur, as in most conflict-affected areas, political and social issues dominate the spotlight, whereas the gravity of environmental deterioration...
Overconfidence Is How Wars Are Lost…
Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they...
Fuel Fiasco: Government’s Empty Promises Amid Oil Crisis Queues
India's fuel supply crisis, intensified by the escalating conflict in West Asia, has plunged major cities into chaos, exposing the...
