Uttarakhand Disaster: Over 300 km from Joshimath in Chamoli, ripples of alarm in Himachal’s Lahaul and Spiti February 8, 2021 Massive flash floods, possibly due to a glacier burst or a landslide, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have sent shock...
Budget 2021: More than 42,000 manual scavengers, yet rehabilitation allocation trimmed February 8, 2021 Rs 100 crore has been set aside for rehabilitation of manual scavengers in the budget for the 2021-22 fiscal, but...
Life As Art: Madhubani paintings depict how a women’s SHG saved Odisha’s Kanjariguda February 8, 2021 In 2019, a women’s self-help group (SHG) established a decentralised rice and millet milling centre in Kanjariguda, boosting household incomes....
Uttarakhand on high alert, two dam sites affected and nearly 150 labourers missing, as a glacier burst in Chamoli triggers massive flash floods February 7, 2021 A part of Nanda Devi glacier in Chamoli burst today morning in Uttarakhand leading to massive flash floods in Dhauli...
Budget 2021: Funds for anganwadis under ICDS reduced. Only 40% anganwadis in India have tap water connection; lowest in Assam at 2%, Jharkhand 2.5% February 6, 2021 Latest data by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry shows that only 39.8% anganwadis are covered with tap water connections. Despite...
Budget 2021: Rs 1,731 billion gap in allocation for Dalits and tribal communities; guidelines not followed: National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights February 6, 2021 ‘Dalit Adivasi Budget Analysis 2021-22’ by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights shows a total gap in allocation of...
Operation Durga Vahini to capture and move a tigress and her cub from Kerwa February 6, 2021 Dispersing tigers should be left alone. If such a tiger has taken up residence in a habitat near a village,...
Budget 2021-22: Insufficient allocation to education sector disappoints activists and researchers February 6, 2021 The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31...
“The developmental projects in the Little Andaman Island will have a direct impact on the biodiversity and cascading effects on the indigenous Onge tribe” February 4, 2021 Sanjay Molur is a well known wildlife conservationist who was recently awarded Sanctuary Asia’s ‘Wildlife Service Award 2020’. In a...
Budget 2021: Nutrition schemes for women and kids regrouped, funds slashed; maternity benefits reduced, anganwadi workers ignored: Right To Food Campaign February 4, 2021 The Union Budget 2021-22 document shows the combined budget allocated for the Saksham scheme, which includes four programmes: ICDS, Poshan,...
Uttarakhand Disaster: Over 300 km from Joshimath in Chamoli, ripples of alarm in Himachal’s Lahaul and Spiti February 8, 2021 Massive flash floods, possibly due to a glacier burst or a landslide, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have sent shock...
Budget 2021: More than 42,000 manual scavengers, yet rehabilitation allocation trimmed February 8, 2021 Rs 100 crore has been set aside for rehabilitation of manual scavengers in the budget for the 2021-22 fiscal, but...
Life As Art: Madhubani paintings depict how a women’s SHG saved Odisha’s Kanjariguda February 8, 2021 In 2019, a women’s self-help group (SHG) established a decentralised rice and millet milling centre in Kanjariguda, boosting household incomes....
Uttarakhand on high alert, two dam sites affected and nearly 150 labourers missing, as a glacier burst in Chamoli triggers massive flash floods February 7, 2021 A part of Nanda Devi glacier in Chamoli burst today morning in Uttarakhand leading to massive flash floods in Dhauli...
Budget 2021: Funds for anganwadis under ICDS reduced. Only 40% anganwadis in India have tap water connection; lowest in Assam at 2%, Jharkhand 2.5% February 6, 2021 Latest data by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry shows that only 39.8% anganwadis are covered with tap water connections. Despite...
Budget 2021: Rs 1,731 billion gap in allocation for Dalits and tribal communities; guidelines not followed: National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights February 6, 2021 ‘Dalit Adivasi Budget Analysis 2021-22’ by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights shows a total gap in allocation of...
Operation Durga Vahini to capture and move a tigress and her cub from Kerwa February 6, 2021 Dispersing tigers should be left alone. If such a tiger has taken up residence in a habitat near a village,...
Budget 2021-22: Insufficient allocation to education sector disappoints activists and researchers February 6, 2021 The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31...
“The developmental projects in the Little Andaman Island will have a direct impact on the biodiversity and cascading effects on the indigenous Onge tribe” February 4, 2021 Sanjay Molur is a well known wildlife conservationist who was recently awarded Sanctuary Asia’s ‘Wildlife Service Award 2020’. In a...
Budget 2021: Nutrition schemes for women and kids regrouped, funds slashed; maternity benefits reduced, anganwadi workers ignored: Right To Food Campaign February 4, 2021 The Union Budget 2021-22 document shows the combined budget allocated for the Saksham scheme, which includes four programmes: ICDS, Poshan,...