Flooded Bengaluru: Nature’s Wrath or Human Error?
Coauthored by Stuti Pachisia, Kartik Sundar and Chirag Chinnappa
“It only has to rain heavily for a short while for the city to get completely...
Drains to Diseases: Haryana’s Sanitation Struggle
"My kid falls sick so often because of the stagnant water in these open drains. Why isn't the government doing anything?"
— Asawarpur Resident, Haryana
In...
The Fundamentals of Living: Human Rights and the Environment
Co-authored by Aarathi Ganesan & Siddhant Sachdeva
In the wake of worsening climate change, environmental degradation, and poorly regulated industrialization, a safe, healthy, and prolonged...
Looking for Answers: Africa’s Search for Development
Written by Philip Deweyi
Changes in power structures and economic boundaries are creating a more decentralized and interconnected world. Africa is the epitome of this...
Go, Goa, Gone: Understanding Goa’s Crisis
Written by Kanishk Srinivasan
Goa is undergoing a major identity crisis. The State has been earmarked for activities such as mining, a massive port-expansion, river...
A Zero Sum Game: the State(s), the People and River Cauvery
Written by Chirag Chinnappa
On Friday, the Supreme Court’s much-awaited decision on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute was accepted as a “balanced verdict” by Karnataka officials....
Garbage, Flooding, Crocodiles and Slums: The Vishwamitri Has it All
Written by Rohan Parikh
Following a dirt path covered with brambles and wild grass reveals the languid waters of the Vishwamitri River. The faint odour...
Sparking a Conversation: Ethics vs. Economics in the Environment
In our next video in the 'Sparking A Conversation' series, Dr Mahesh Rangarajan discusses the relationship between development and nature. In a country like...
Sparking A Conversation: India, its Environment and the Future
In our next video in the 'Sparking A Conversation' series, Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan, a Professor of Environmental Studies and History, discusses the the key issues...
The Tiger, The River and The Bureaucrat: Analysing the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project
Co-authored by Rohan Parikh and Sourya Reddy
The Ken-Betwa interlinking project is the first in an ambitious 30 river interlinking projects that the government has...
