Who’s the Smelliest of Them All?
Written by Armaan RM
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) in India became a public and administrative grievance after the economic development and rapid urbanization that...
Make the Western Ghats Green Again
Written by Shraddha Tripathi
Intense developmental activities over the last few decades have exerted tremendous pressure on India's forests, to meet the needs of the...
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...

