Brewing in Uncertainty: The Lives and Livelihoods of North Bengal’s Tea Plantation Workers
Sakshi Lama*, a tea garden worker in West Bengal’s Alipurduar District, is relatively at peace since it is now the peak season for harvesting...
In Search of a Vaccine for Public Education: Is School Consolidation the Answer?
By Sourya Reddy
The idea of school consolidations are fairly simple in theory; for a particular region, in schools where there are too few students,...
Technically Speaking, When Can Law Enforcement Seize My Phone? Part 1 With Apar Gupta
Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav
Our phones have become a vital part of our virtual and physical existence. With the ability to process large amounts...
Mangroves, The Neglected Primary Responders For Tropical Storms
With more cyclones brewing over the Arabian Sea, states on India's west coast should revisit the role of mangroves in cyclone mitigation measures.
Higher Education Rankings: Explained
In this year's QS rankings, IIT-Bombay was the best-placed Indian university (overall), with a global ranking of 177. IIT-Delhi followed at a global rank...
Classical Languages in the NEP: Reviving the Humanities for Humanity’s Sake?
Written by Shreyasi Rao
On the 31st of May 2019, the HRD Ministry released the revised draft National Education Policy (NEP). Within hours of its...
Weighing Priorities within India’s Coastal Contests
Co-authored by Kanishk Srinivasan and Pratik Purswani
Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZs) attempt to address the vagaries of development along India’s coastline. Before 1991, very little...
Firefighting in the Forests: What Goes Wrong Every Year
If we know when and where forest fires are likely to occur in India, then why is managing them such a challenge for communities and the Forest Department?
The Tiger, The River and The Bureaucrat: Analysing the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project
Co-authored by Rohan Parikh and Sourya Reddy
The Ken-Betwa interlinking project is the first in an ambitious 30 river interlinking projects that the government has...
Whose Right is it Anyway? Decoding the Forest Rights Act
Understanding the Context
The Supreme Court (SC) has been hearing a batch of petitions (Wildlife First & Ors v. Ministry of Forest and Environment &...
