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.
In Her Opinion: Shloka Nath on Sustainability and Climate Change Funding
Climate change is real. And that calls for real, deserving funds to be diverted towards mitigation and adaptation projects. But, as a report of...
Mega ‘Eco’tourism Project Questions Wetland Ownership and Livelihoods in Manipur’s Loktak Lake
While locals see merit in tourism as an alternative livelihood, they are asking for the adoption of a community-owned eco-tourism model, instead of the top-down, large-scale tourism model being proposed.
Low-Cost Vermicompost Instead of Inorganic Fertilizers | Hear from Small Farmers in the Kanha-Pench...
Vermicompost revived soil quality, reduced input costs, and made farmers self-sufficient through lockdowns.
Cannabis for a Crisis? How Hemp Can Help India
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed a struggling economy into a full-blown recession. Acute agrarian distress may have been tempered by good monsoons, but the...
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.
Life In Plastic, Not Fantastic: Is there an answer to New Delhi’s woes?
Written by Stuti Pachisia
Delhi’s ever-expanding population has dimmed the chances of ensuring a sustainable future for itself. As a city with over 22 million...
Budget 2020: How well is India financing its fight against climate change?
The 2020 Union Budget has been released. With an aim to create a $5 trillion economy to push India out of its current economic...
Disaster Management in Kerala: Coming up Short and Dirty
Written by Tanay Gokhale
Researched by Ayushi Ghosh
The floods that ravaged Kerala were ruthless in their destruction. The physical damage to infrastructure is staggering; 11,000...
Wilderness Conservation and a Flawed Imagination of Nature
Many of us have been sharing videos and photographs of “nature coming back” in the wake of the COVID-19 induced lockdown of normal human...
