“It’s Not Our Land to Give”: Tenancy and the Yamuna Floodplain Reservoir Project
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore A herd of buffaloes crosses the muddy path, one of which decides to roll around the expanse of mud he finds...
Yamuna Floodplain Reservoir: Technically Feasible or a Grand Announcement?
Written by Vaishnavi RathoreA recent water stress index has ranked India the 46th highest risk country in the world;11 of India’s 20 largest cities...
Meghalaya: Finding Local Solutions to India’s Water Crisis
Written by Tarini MongaThis year, Assam, Bihar and most recently, Karnataka are battling floods. Jharkhand, on the other hand, is staring at a drought...
Jheel Ke Kinaare: Crisis in the City of Lakes (Part I)
Filmed by Kartikeya SaxenaOne of the most popular tourist destinations in the subcontinent, Udaipur is burdened by the ever-increasing number of hotels around the...
Drowning India: Managing Floods in the Brahmaputra Valley
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore July 17th 2019 came with a mixed bag of developments for the Northeast; the escalating waters of river Brahmaputra reached 30.36...
“We Have Literally Cut and Presented Our Arms to the Government”: Mandi’s Fight to...
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore The curvy highway that cuts through Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district remains a busy one, with HRTC buses passing frequently. During the...
Swaraj Dweep is now Waste Deep: Developing Sustainable Tourism in the A&N Islands
Written and photographed by Shimul Bijoor The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are famous for being one of the most visited tourist destinations in India and...
In the Eye of the Storm: Luna’s Lone War for Clean Water
The village of Luna is like any other village in Gujarat — vast stretches of green, mud and brick houses pockmarked around the fields,...
How the Ease of Doing Business is Stifling Environmental Democracy in India
Written by Arpitha Kodiveri Against the backdrop of an overwhelming pro-Modi-mandate, the BJP-led government has been working on several amendments during the election period. The...
In Today’s Weather Report: Climate Change Is Impacting Forced Human Migration
Written by Ayush Jain In spite of growing concerns raised by climate scientists regarding human-induced climate change, climate change skeptics continue to refute glaring evidence....
