Tourism, Hydropower, Climate Change, and the Search for Meaningful Futures in Uttarakhand
"Along with the men, the land is also changing."
Young Changemakers: The Torchbearers of Changemaking in Law and Justice
What do you young people think of law and justice? Ashoka Law For All Initiative's Report uncovers the inspirations, methods, and hurdles faced by young changemakers in their social entrepreneurial journeys across India.
Revival of Endangered Species Habitats Reflects Nagaland’s Commitment to Biodiversity Conservation
Nagaland has adopted a community-driven approach to preserve species like the Chinese Pangolin, Western Hoolock Gibbon, Blyth’s Tragopan, and the Great Indian Hornbill. What lesson can be learnt from such an approach?
Behind the Facade of Forest Conservation Lay One Lakh Displaced Residents of Khori Gaon
The abuse, mistreatment and erasure of the residents of Khori Gaon in the name of forest conservation is emblematic of the challenges that marginalised residents (being termed as ‘encroachers’) face across the country.
Life in Traffic, Not Fantastic: Why Are Bengaluru’s Roads So Bad?
The poor condition of Bengaluru's roads are well-documented and have been groaned about since time immemorial. Roads are laid in the city only to be dug up again, leaving commuters stuck in traffic for hours on end. But why are Bengaluru's roads so bad? Who is responsible for them? And why is this such a persistent problem?
Where are the Missing Girls of our IITs? Busting Myths Around the “Supernumerary” Seats
Editor’s note: We recommend reading part one of this series, on the leaky pipeline that women endure from school and coaching classes to the...
Where are the Missing Girls of our IITs? The Leaky Pipeline
Women are systematically pushed out of the pipeline that takes them from school, through coaching and the JEE, onto engineering college. At each step of this journey, here's how bright female minds are lost to gender stereotypes and biases, or the ‘leaks’ in the IIT pipeline.
Loopholes Inhibit the Enforcement of Tamil Nadu’s RTE Rules
There are too many children falling through the cracks of our education system. In principle and practice, Section 12(1)(c) needs to be reformed in the state to account for parents’ real-world situations
Addressing the Spectrum of Vaccine Hesitancy Amongst Pune’s Urban Poor and Rural Communities
Even after the havoc of the second wave, rural communities and small urban clusters still suffer from misinformation, myths, a glaring digital divide, and the basic lack of guidance in terms of getting vaccinated.
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.
