Better days lie ahead for UP’s farmers, battling non-payment of cane dues and COVID-19 September 15, 2020 Canegrowers in Uttar Pradesh are likely to get a deferred payment of anything between Rs 50,000 an acre to Rs...
Floods 2020: The need for critical engagement with floods in India September 10, 2020 This year’s monsoon has brought floods to several states of the country. Each region has a different typology of floods...
Conflict in Odisha’s forests leaves both elephants and humans in grief September 7, 2020 In Keonjhar district, the mining hub of Odisha, about 530 villages are affected by human-elephant conflict. Casualities and house damages...
Is MGNREGA in danger of running aground because of insufficient allocations in the COVID-19 pandemic? September 3, 2020 As against the current allocation of Rs 101,500 crore towards MGNREGA this financial year, there is a need for an...
Hyper-local narratives are key to understanding the pandemic story in rural India August 25, 2020 Despite sincere efforts to insulate them through check posts and quarantines, villages in India are not virus-proof. Migrant workers are...
You may have not noticed the dragonflies but they do us a valuable service August 24, 2020 It is hard to believe that an ordinary dragonfly protects your life. The dragonfly gobbles disease carrying insects like mosquitoes,...
Solar and wind energy projects in India need an impact assessment framework August 19, 2020 Energy generation choices are likely to see massive shifts from hydropower to solar energy projects. However, these renewable energy projects...
Life on char islands in the Brahmaputra a daily struggle in monsoon floods July 30, 2020 Chars are riverine islands in the Brahmaputra formed through silt deposits. During monsoons, many chars get partially or fully submerged...
Unabated mining activities force villagers in Odisha’s Keonjhar to hit the streets during COVID-19 crisis July 28, 2020 In these unusual times, as the world is grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, people of Keonjhar district in Odisha are having...
Smart Cities must address the issues of privacy and security of its residents July 27, 2020 A Smart City cannot be called ‘smart’ only by the integration of modern technology to create facilities. It must cater...
Better days lie ahead for UP’s farmers, battling non-payment of cane dues and COVID-19 September 15, 2020 Canegrowers in Uttar Pradesh are likely to get a deferred payment of anything between Rs 50,000 an acre to Rs...
Floods 2020: The need for critical engagement with floods in India September 10, 2020 This year’s monsoon has brought floods to several states of the country. Each region has a different typology of floods...
Conflict in Odisha’s forests leaves both elephants and humans in grief September 7, 2020 In Keonjhar district, the mining hub of Odisha, about 530 villages are affected by human-elephant conflict. Casualities and house damages...
Is MGNREGA in danger of running aground because of insufficient allocations in the COVID-19 pandemic? September 3, 2020 As against the current allocation of Rs 101,500 crore towards MGNREGA this financial year, there is a need for an...
Hyper-local narratives are key to understanding the pandemic story in rural India August 25, 2020 Despite sincere efforts to insulate them through check posts and quarantines, villages in India are not virus-proof. Migrant workers are...
You may have not noticed the dragonflies but they do us a valuable service August 24, 2020 It is hard to believe that an ordinary dragonfly protects your life. The dragonfly gobbles disease carrying insects like mosquitoes,...
Solar and wind energy projects in India need an impact assessment framework August 19, 2020 Energy generation choices are likely to see massive shifts from hydropower to solar energy projects. However, these renewable energy projects...
Life on char islands in the Brahmaputra a daily struggle in monsoon floods July 30, 2020 Chars are riverine islands in the Brahmaputra formed through silt deposits. During monsoons, many chars get partially or fully submerged...
Unabated mining activities force villagers in Odisha’s Keonjhar to hit the streets during COVID-19 crisis July 28, 2020 In these unusual times, as the world is grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, people of Keonjhar district in Odisha are having...
Smart Cities must address the issues of privacy and security of its residents July 27, 2020 A Smart City cannot be called ‘smart’ only by the integration of modern technology to create facilities. It must cater...