Palm Oil Plans Wreak Havoc On The Ground
The push for large-scale monoculture plantations of oil palm is taking a toll on the…
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Lesson From Wayanad: Disaster Mitigation And Not Disaster Management
Kerala witnessed one of its worst-ever landslides on July 30, killing more than 199 people…
How Unplanned Development And Unusual Rain Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region…
Critical Minerals Are Set To Rock Geopolitical Status Quo
When China, the world’s top processor of rare earths, moved to ban the export of…
Road To Road Resilience Is Paved With Mindful Design & Construction
India’s road and highway network increased by 59% in nine years, but much of this…
Trump 2.0: A Disaster For Climate Policy
The re-election of Donald Trump could potentially mean reverting to policies that prioritise economic gains…
Calculating The Carbon Footprint Of The Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first…
Didi Contractor’s Journey Through Architecture That Is Ecologically-Sensitive
Lakshmi Swaminathan’s book, ‘A Call to Return: A Journey with Didi Contractor’, chronicles her time…
B’desh: Battle Between Democracy & Autocracy
The crisis in Bangladesh can be seen as a battle for the soul of Bangladesh’s…
Paris 2024: Most High-Risk Games In History?
France’s volatile political climate and global tensions pose major security threats to the Paris Olympics,…
Kullu Valley Flood Risk: Unregulated Tourism May Be The Cause
A new study looks into the flood vulnerability of Kullu Valley by integrating both geo-environmental…
Media Attacks On Kamala Harris Tend To Follow A Bleak Pattern
Scrutiny of Kamala Harris highlights persistent themes of sexism, racism and conspiracy theories, echoing attacks…
Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?
As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must…
Empty Promises & Broken Taps In Uttarakhand
Basanti Devi sits in her courtyard, surrounded by plastic containers, most of them empty. She…
History’s Key Role In Students’ Deadly Protests
In their struggles against authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s students have always relied on their history’s many…
Is India Ignoring Its Athletes’ Mental Health?
Normalising conversations around mental health in sports is the gateway for positive mental wellbeing and…
Urban Fumigation: What’s Killing The Buzz?
The need to control disease-causing pests will rise with urbanisation and climate change. Insect fumigation…
No Respite From Heat For Workers In India
In June, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of ‘severe heatwave conditions’, sixty-year-old Mohd…
Does The Value Of The Olympic Games Still Justify The Cost?
A country doesn’t host the Olympic Games to make a profit. So why do they…
A Day In The Life Of A Farmer Widow
Widows grapple with hardships post farmer deaths related to agricultural distress in Marathwada. This story…
Warning: Your Smartphone May Be Messing With Your Mind
Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, is the first cohort to grow up as…
A Sure Way To Help Teachers Be More Inclusive
Bindu* works as a teacher within a special needs department in a private school in…
A Blooming Tale Of Transformation
A Coonoor-based civil society group took over the town’s solid waste management five years ago,…
How Art Therapy Can Empower Neurodivergent Students
Interventions like art therapy in schools benefit neurodivergent students and their neurotypical peers by promoting…
Rethinking Master Plans For Our Growing Cities
India’s share of the urban population has more than doubled over six decades, with some…