The Obstacles on the Path to Accurate Monsoon Forecasting
As technical as the science may be, its accuracy—or the lack thereof—directly impacts Indians, many of whom take important livelihood decisions based on this data.
Rethinking Data Ownership: Should Big Tech Pay Users For Their Data?
By Atri Mukherjee
After a long day of work, you log on to Facebook or Instagram to catch up with trends within your digital circles....
How Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s Exit from Ashoka University is Just the Tip of the...
Is there something innate about academia that makes a state want to control it? Does being backed by well-off, well connected, philanthropic individuals protect an academic's ideas and freedoms?
Public Land Protection Cells: Securing Public Land for Public Good
How can Public Land Protection Cells help resolve conflicts over common land and help impacted communities?
How Much is Too Much? University Fees Amidst COVID-19
Featured image: "Madras University Senate House", courtesy of Jonas Buchholz (CC BY-SA 3.0), used for representational purposes only.
The pandemic has disrupted almost every aspect...
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...
On The Fence: Making Sense of LIC’s IPO
From improving insurance penetration to the government's goal of raising money for national investment, we explore the debate around LIC's upcoming IPO.
Crisis in Bangalore: Nature’s Wrath or Human Error?
Written by Stuti Pachisia
“It only has to rain for a short while for the city to get completely submerged. This creates a lot of...
As India Announces Carbon Neutrality by 2070, Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the...
This article is produced under the aegis of Climate Tracker’s Online COP26 Climate Justice Journalism Fellowship, awarded to The Bastion's Environment Lead Vaishnavi Rathore....
Can the NEP Reform Higher Education in India?
Dear Reader,
In yesterday’s newsletter, we laid out the context behind some of the new National Education Policy’s (NEP) biggest and boldest moves in India’s...
