Land of Trouble
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
Photographed by Sumit K. Yadav
We were riding in an auto at around 8.30 am. In a journey of about 20 minutes,...
Paani, Bijli, Makaan: The Gaps that AAP Needs to Fill
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore | Names of all respondents have been changed to protect identity.
At 9.30 every morning, Nirmal walks down from her rented...
Behind Reports of Fishers’ Demands for Euthanasia in Porbandar: Caste, Class, Religion, Livelihoods
600 small-scale Muslim fishermen in Gujarat approached the High Court to seek euthanasia because of discrimination in accessing the Gosabara wetlands.
A Dubious Affair: Examining Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project
Written by Harsh Ghildiyal
Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project was dreamt up over a decade ago. Expected to cost over ₹12,000 crore and be ready in...
Re-imagining the Fisheries Development Paradigm: Perspectives from Lakshadweep
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government's plans to usher in the ‘Blue Revolution’—or, the ‘Neel Kranti Vision’—to leapfrog fisheries’ production by...
What Makes Indore’s Narmada Water Project One of the Costliest in the Country?
As the Indore Municipal Corporation gears up to launch Phase 4 of the Narmada Project, Part 1 of The Bastion’s series highlights why the financial viability of the project begs inspection and an overall rethinking of Indore’s water supply channels.
“Tibet Be Dammed!”, Says China. But At What Cost?
Written by Rohan Parikh
Tibet’s glacier-fed rivers are the single largest runoff source in the whole world. It holds the Hindu Kush Himalayan ice sheet,...
Why Do We Need Green Politics In India?
Despite India facing regular environmental and natural crises such as floods and droughts, there is a lack of political representation of the "environment" as...
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...
How Displacement by Dams Changed the Lives of Gujarat’s Women
One factor binds all the families displaced by dam building in Gujarat: the women experienced the resettlement differently from men.
