One Act, Three Proposed Amendments, and an Overhaul of India’s Coal Extraction
How do amendments to the Coal Bearing Areas Act affect the forest-dependent communities whose lands and forests would be acquired for mining in India?
Out Of Breath: The Okhla Landfill
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Ohida Khandahar
For years, residents of and around Delhi have witnessed mountains of waste popping up in different pockets...
Zeroing Down on Zero Budget Farming
Authored by Vaishnavi Rathore
Asha’s husband did not believe her initially. Neither did most of her neighbours in Pichompa Kalan, Haryana. An orchard of citrus...
How India Should Prepare for COP26’s Met and Unmet Climate Adaptation Finance Demands
With some climate finance demands at COP26 unmet, how should developing countries like India make use of international climate finance efficiently?
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...
Rich Millet Poor Millet: The Irony in Our Consumerism
What transformed the humble millet into an exotic grain?
Drains to Diseases: Haryana’s Sanitation Struggle
"My kid falls sick so often because of the stagnant water in these open drains. Why isn't the government doing anything?"
— Asawarpur Resident, Haryana
In...
A Conservation of Convenience: The Tussle Between the Developmental State and Wildlife at Uttarakhand’s...
The Rajaji Tiger Reserve has emerged as a battleground between the State’s developmental aspirations and the conservation of a critical ecological habitat.
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....
Uttarakhand’s Forest Fires: Communities’ Voices on why they Recur
The Uttarakhand forest fires are in the news again. As various photos of raging fires circulated on social media, the Forest Department issued statements...
