The Slow But Sure Path to Mitigating India’s Floods
While relief measures dominate India’s flooding disasters, mitigating their effects before they occur usually takes a back seat. Why is this the case?
From Predators to Prey: The Disappearance of Sharks From Indian Waters
Editor's note: This article contains imagery of animal meat being cut. Reader's discretion is advised.
Sunlight glints off the large knife as it arcs through...
#Dialogues: Implementing FRA in Northeast India with Amba Jamir & Ayesha Khosla
Edited by Malavika VN
What factors have stymied the effectiveness of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in Northeast India? What misconceptions prevent the FRA from...
When Goa’s Tourism Season Meets the Olive Ridley Nesting Season
“It was a fairly windy winter evening on Morjim Beach in North Goa. Our team of students and local volunteers donning Olive Ridley T-shirts...
“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...
Valuing a Hidden Octopus Fishery in Lakshadweep
“Kadikidamaale balichittum,
Kirikidamaaya kachayum ketti,
Appal irrikum kalline noki chirichu thudangi,
Ayal, bismiyum cholli irangiya neeram Appalu kuthi.”
“Ready with a strong grip,
In the shallow waters, wearing a...
The Curious Case of Andaman and Nicobar’s Degraded Coral Reefs
Co-authored by Aarathi Ganesan and Avantika Bunga
Coral reefs and marine environments across the world are facing increased pressure from fast-developing blue economies and lacklustre...
On the Road: Tracing the Current Patterns of Fishworkers’ Migration in India
This piece is the second instalment of a two-part series 'On the Road' by Madhuri Mondal on how fishworkers have migrated in the past,...
Reviving the Thar Desert’s Camel Culture
Sumer Singh Bhati’s Whatsapp status is a photograph of a notice published in Rajasthan’s local newspaper. It informs that 12 kilometres of transmission lines...
In Rajasthan, a Public Land Protection Cell is Removing Encroachments, But Challenges Abound
A 2019 order passed by the Rajasthan High Court called for the formation of a Public Land Protection Cell, a district-level conflict resolution institution to investigate cases of encroachments on common lands. In this two-part series, The Bastion investigates the efficiency of these unique Public Land Protection Cells through interviews and information received via Right to Information applications. Part 1 uncovers the types of conflicts that occur on these “commons”, and how a delayed start to these cells and slow disposals might be plaguing their functioning.
