OUR ENVIRONMENT 76% respondents want politicians to address climate change issue in the UP elections: Survey A survey to understand public awareness about climate change in Uttar Pradesh has come up with interesting findings. Conducted across...
Health WHO’s approval of malaria vaccine brings cheer to malaria saathis and doots in tribal Koraput district of Odisha Odisha has been successfully using a community-driven programme comprising malaria saathis and doots, who work with the ASHA workers and...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Tribal villagers march 300 kms to save their forests; environment ministry approves coal mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo forest About 350 protesting tribal villagers marched for ten days to reach Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur and met Governor Anusuiya Uikey and...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Explained: Why are hundreds of tribal villagers marching 300-km to meet the Chhattisgarh Governor As many as 350 villagers from the districts of Sarguja and Korba have been marching for the past 10 days...
NEWS ETC Southwest monsoon season ends with ‘normal’ rainfall; drought-prone Marathwada records highest rainfall departure of 48% The southwest monsoon season officially ended today, on September 30, with the country witnessing ‘normal’ rainfall as it recorded 99...
Reportage Known predominantly for droughts, why are districts in south Bihar facing floods? North Bihar region is India’s most flood-prone zone. However, districts in south Bihar predominantly face drought-like conditions. But this year,...
Reportage They lost their land and homes to Sardar Sarovar Dam, and now illegal fishing adds to their woes Over a decade ago, the traditional fishing community of Barwani in Madhya Pradesh lost their homes and cultivable land to...
Reportage Lahaul-Spiti landslide: Major disaster averted as Chenab river flow unblocked The villagers in Jasrath and Talang villages in Himachal Pradesh had a narrow escape from disaster as two days back...
Governance Residents of Khori Gaon sell bricks salvaged from their demolished homes to make ends meet The demolition drive at the Khori village in Faridabad has cast a shadow of uncertainty and gloom on the lives...
Reportage Coal ash: ‘White prawns turned into ash prawns; fishers pushed into poverty’ In a webinar themed on the adverse effects of fossil fuels on the indigenous communities living around power plants, participants...
