The Aravallis are Calling…for Help
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
Mangar Bani is an ecological hotspot located in the Aravallis between Haryana and Faridabad. The over 600 acre sacred grove is...
Combating COVID: Villages in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Show the Way
Between March and April, rabi crops-- or crops sown in the winter months--are ready to be harvested in India. This year, the harvest period...
Budget 2021: What Does the Wind Sector Need to Meet its 2022 60GW Target?
The Union Budget 2021 is here. Unsurprisingly, the shadow of COVID-19 loomed large over the budget as Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented it...
The Green Mile: Reintegrating India’s Inmates
Written by Aishwarya Birla
Prisons are seen as repositories for those who are aberrations in society, outcasts due to their unlawful acts. The Indian criminal...
“With Dehradun’s Airport Expansion, We are Shooting Ourselves in the Foot”
Two years ago, drivers on the Doiwala-Rishikesh-Dehradun road were in for a surprise. An elephant walked onto the road. Traffic was disrupted and people...
Behind the Facade of Forest Conservation Lay One Lakh Displaced Residents of Khori Gaon
The abuse, mistreatment and erasure of the residents of Khori Gaon in the name of forest conservation is emblematic of the challenges that marginalised residents (being termed as ‘encroachers’) face across the country.
What the Frack: Is India Ready for Shale?
Co-authored by Sunalika Singh and Charith Reddy
As the third largest consumer of energy in the world, India is far from energy independence; with the...
A Port Expansion is the Latest Threat to the Ennore-Pulicat Wetlands
No Chennai resident can possibly forget the floods of 2015. The horrors of this natural disaster that impacted more than 30 lakh families, and...
Can a People’s Biodiversity Register Contribute to Conservation?
PBRs are an opportunity to discuss and incorporate the traditional ecological knowledge of local communities and their socio-natural relationships.
Climate Action In A Post Coronavirus World
There is a video that has been doing the rounds amidst this coronavirus frenzy. It shows how the American news channel Fox News has...
