Blood on India’s Sand Trail: Part I
Written by Sourya Reddy
Updated on 09/09/18
Sumaira Abdulali, one of India’s foremost campaigners against illegal sand mining, revealed in a documentary how she was physically...
A Conservation of Convenience: The Politics of Exclusionary Conservation Models in Rajaji National Park
This article is the final instalment of our three-part series on how exclusionary colonial conservation plays out in Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve. Click here...
Behind the “Green” Rationale of Evictions
84,000 Indians were forced out of their homes for “ostensible environmental” reasons in 2020, but there may be more at play here than conservation measures.
Tapping the Buzz of Bee-keeping in the Nilgiris
Updated on 20 July 2021
Any basic biology textbook will teach you that bees, being key crop pollinators, are crucial for a region’s biodiversity. Pollinators...
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...
A Singaporean Ship Caught Fire in Sri Lankan Waters. Who Pays for the Environmental...
X-Press Pearl, a Singaporean ship, caught fire in Sri Lankan waters, polluting the surrounding marine environment. Who pays for the environmental damages?
Jharia’s Coal Miners Are Stuck Between Smoky Fires and Crumbling Houses
There is a lot of fire underground. It has been burning for years.
Digging Deeper: The Relationship Between Climate Change & Capitalism
Written by Manas Dutt
It is Al Gore’s almost two-decade-long, irrefutable and inconvenient truth that climate change is set to alter the planet radically if...
A Conservation of Convenience: State Apathy Towards Van Gujjars and Forest Rights in Uttarakhand’s...
What are the impacts of colonial conservation models on the Van Gujjars, a Muslim pastoral community historically living across Rajaji Tiger Reserve?
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...
