Lessons from Another Disaster: Revisiting Kachchh Amidst COVID-19
As humanity struggles to stay standing after the knock-out punch delivered by COVID-19, it may be useful to look at how we survived previous...
Our Radio, Our Voices: Bundelkhand’s Community Radio offers Climate Solutions
On 25 March, as a preventive step to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, India was put under a complete lockdown. As inter-state public...
Jal-Jangal-Jameen ke Geet: An Earful of Environmental Protest Music in India
What makes India's environmental protests songs so unique and remarkable that they are still in use decades after they were first sung?
Defeating Plastic Pollution Through Sport
Written by Swagam Dasgupta
Plastic has become an integral part of our life. So integral, that we seldom take notice of the amount we consume....
A Highway of Contention
Written by Arathi Menon
Photographed by Abhishek N. Chinnappa
Balachandra, Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Project Tiger, Bandipur, is a worried man. Close on the...
Two Years, 18 Vessels, and Colossal Costs Later: Lessons from the Sahibganj Multimodal Terminal
Grandiose aside, the financial, social, and environmental viability of massive MMTs built on India’s inland waterways needs serious investigation and an honest rethink. Here’s why.
In Her Opinion: Dr. Sejal Worah on Restoring a Forest in Uttarakhand
In Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, a 100-acre forest has been home to some visitors. People yes, but also bears, the Himalayan Red Fox, and even leopards....
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...
No Work From Home
Modi’s Janata Curfew on this Sunday was welcomed with what can only be described as rabid energy; the fake news marshalls forwarded messages about...
Jheel Ke Kinaare: Crisis in the City of Lakes (Part I)
Filmed by Kartikeya Saxena
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the subcontinent, Udaipur is burdened by the ever-increasing number of hotels around the...