Re-imagining the Fisheries Development Paradigm: Perspectives from Lakshadweep
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government's plans to usher in the ‘Blue Revolution’—or, the ‘Neel Kranti Vision’—to leapfrog fisheries’ production by...
What’s in a name? The ‘Odia Kandha’, their OTFD status, and the Forest Rights...
Harbandhao Pradhan was 12 in 1952, which is when the first settlement process took place in his village of Sankhajodi, in Odisha’s Nayagarh district....
From Standing Outside Classrooms to Learning Within Them: Inclusive Education for Children with Learning...
How does an 'inclusive' education system systematically exclude children with learning disabilities?
What Hinders Women-in-STEM, Even in Elite Liberal Arts Universities?
Unlike the IITs, the gender ratio is in favour of women at India’s liberal arts institutions. Yet, the difficulties faced by women-in-science present themselves in nuanced forms, as early experiences from Ashoka University’s STEM programs suggest.
A Reprehensible Republic: Republic TV’s Hollow Coverage of the Abrogation of Article 370
In any healthy democracy, the mainstream media is entrusted with the role of a watchdog, expected to always hold power to account. Unfortunately, much...
What is the Government Doing for Athletes? #Changethescript with Deepthi Bopaiah (Part 2)
Interviewed by Chirag Chinnappa; Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal.
From providing monetary support to upcoming athletes to creating a National Sports Education Board, how are different...
Who Needs Consent Anyway? The JPC’s Suggestions Worryingly Expand the Scope of Processing Non-Consensual...
With the Parliamentary Committee's draft Data Protection Bill (DPB), not only can individuals' data be used without their consent (non-consensual), but data that the...
India’s Reported Heat Wave Deaths Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Between 1992 to 2015, heat waves caused between 400 to 3000 deaths per year. However, these death numbers are gravely underreported, something which has caught the eye of the government too. Why are heat-related illnesses and deaths under-reported, and what impact does this data gap have on preparing for this extreme weather event?
Lights, Climate, Action! Teaching Climate Change to Those Most Affected
“We talk about climate change and global warming often within our friend circles… how it happens due to deforestation, about automobiles releasing harmful gases...
Tourism, Hydropower, Climate Change, and the Search for Meaningful Futures in Uttarakhand
"Along with the men, the land is also changing."
