The Making of Disaster Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas
Without focusing on migration and the loss of local knowledge and land systems in the Himalayas, the conversation on disaster management here is incomplete.
Of Safety and Livelihoods: A Life Beyond Tradeoffs in Jharia Coal Mines
A question lingers – is rehabilitation a matter of desperation?
Profits, Protection, and People: Is Legalising Sand Mining in MP’s Chambal Sanctuary Worth it?
The Madhya Pradesh government has justified denotifying 350 hectares of the Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary for legal sand mining as a way of preventing wasteful expenditure from monitoring, while also improving local livelihoods and protecting the environment. How valid is this reasoning?
Building Climate Change Resilient Infrastructure For An Uncertain Tomorrow
₹6,048 crores—this is the cost of the total damage caused by cyclone Nisarga when it hit Maharashtra this June. This huge loss isn’t a...
Caged and Cramped Animals, Pandemic-Hit Revenues: Why Does India Still Have Zoos?
When animals’ lives are compromised in poorly monitored zoos, why does India continue to operate them?
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...
How Colonial Era Policing Impacts Communities Today
Hosted by Vaishnavi Rathore
Edited by Manasi Nene
This April, the Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. The Act authorises taking fingerprints, handprints, footprints,...
Is Goa Losing its Forests for Coal?
In 2011, ecologist Madhav Gadgil chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) which submitted a report wherein all of the Western Ghats was...
The Case of the Missing Sparrows: What can be done?
Here’s a haunting question to ask yourself: when was the last time you saw a House Sparrow fluttering about in your balconies or even...
The Bolsonaro-Modi Affair: Defining Development this Republic Day
Jair Bolsonaro, as you must have read, is India’s guest for the Republic Day parade, and the third Brazilian President to be invited. Given...
