Chai pe charcha: A journey across Indian cultures, having tea and conversations July 25, 2020 From being offered thick fresh buffalo milk in Rajasthan, to salt and fat for tea in Ladakh, the warmth of...
It is time we stop demonising riverine floods during monsoon as a calamity. Here is why July 22, 2020 Human beings are conditioned to consider riverine floods a threat to their existence rather than as a geomorphological process necessary...
Too early to say the tribal population of India, our most vulnerable, ducked COVID-19? July 18, 2020 As India’s COVID-19 tally crosses the million mark, it may be tempting to conclude that tribal communities have ducked the...
‘A river is as healthy as its sickest tributary’ July 17, 2020 A journey along the river Hindon, the first of the large tributaries of the Yamuna, lead to a unique mound...
Pandai: A small transboundary river; a big bone of contention between India and Nepal July 13, 2020 Recent border related conflicts between India and Nepal are mostly related to either a river, or access to water, or...
This summer, I discovered wasps possess swarm intelligence, and bonded with them over water July 9, 2020 One morning, when I was thinking what water means to all of us, I saw a swarm of wasps rushing,...
Will cycles make a comeback in the post-COVID19 world? July 6, 2020 Until the sixties, a cycle was the preferred ride of the lower-middle class. It was an essential part of a...
Sikkim is synonymous with homestays. But the lockdown has brought this sector to its knees July 4, 2020 Sikkim relies heavily on tourism and has over 600 homestays spread across its villages and towns. Can these community-run homestays...
Centre’s recent agrarian market reforms may lead to mismanagement of water resources June 26, 2020 Recent changes in the agrarian market set-up will reduce the State’s role in the sector and promote entry of the...
Commercial mining – not a boon but a curse June 22, 2020 On June 18, 2020, the central government released a list of 41 coal blocks from all over the country to...
Chai pe charcha: A journey across Indian cultures, having tea and conversations July 25, 2020 From being offered thick fresh buffalo milk in Rajasthan, to salt and fat for tea in Ladakh, the warmth of...
It is time we stop demonising riverine floods during monsoon as a calamity. Here is why July 22, 2020 Human beings are conditioned to consider riverine floods a threat to their existence rather than as a geomorphological process necessary...
Too early to say the tribal population of India, our most vulnerable, ducked COVID-19? July 18, 2020 As India’s COVID-19 tally crosses the million mark, it may be tempting to conclude that tribal communities have ducked the...
‘A river is as healthy as its sickest tributary’ July 17, 2020 A journey along the river Hindon, the first of the large tributaries of the Yamuna, lead to a unique mound...
Pandai: A small transboundary river; a big bone of contention between India and Nepal July 13, 2020 Recent border related conflicts between India and Nepal are mostly related to either a river, or access to water, or...
This summer, I discovered wasps possess swarm intelligence, and bonded with them over water July 9, 2020 One morning, when I was thinking what water means to all of us, I saw a swarm of wasps rushing,...
Will cycles make a comeback in the post-COVID19 world? July 6, 2020 Until the sixties, a cycle was the preferred ride of the lower-middle class. It was an essential part of a...
Sikkim is synonymous with homestays. But the lockdown has brought this sector to its knees July 4, 2020 Sikkim relies heavily on tourism and has over 600 homestays spread across its villages and towns. Can these community-run homestays...
Centre’s recent agrarian market reforms may lead to mismanagement of water resources June 26, 2020 Recent changes in the agrarian market set-up will reduce the State’s role in the sector and promote entry of the...
Commercial mining – not a boon but a curse June 22, 2020 On June 18, 2020, the central government released a list of 41 coal blocks from all over the country to...