COVID19 and Cyclone Amphan batter Hobjapara’s ‘migrant’ families August 20, 2020 Over 40 families in Hobjapara village at Kolkata’s outskirts have lost both their homes and livelihoods due to the double...
Marooned for a month, villagers in Bihar have no access to sufficient food, healthcare, toilets August 19, 2020 Residents of 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi of Darbhanga are displaced due to floods for more than a month...
Lakhimpur Kheri rape case: Police denies mutilation of rape victim’s body August 18, 2020 A 13-year-old girl was raped and killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. Police have arrested two people, but...
Understanding the laws enacted to provide safety and welfare to construction workers August 18, 2020 Considering the high risk nature of their job, construction workers are seldom provided a safety net. A well-planned structure will...
Folk musicians of Rajasthan forced to work as daily wage labourers to make both ends meet in the COVID19 pandemic August 17, 2020 Broadly, seven communities in Rajasthan are categorised as traditional folk musicians. Dholi community is associated with nagara, the traditional drums,...
Heavy rainfall triggers flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand, red alert in 9 districts August 16, 2020 Experts blame road widening projects and hill cutting works for causing widespread landslides in the state, as villages are cut-off...
“We need to take the EIA discourse to the Parliament floor and develop a new EIA law” August 14, 2020 The Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 has blown into a big controversy as various research and environmental groups...
Farmers lead ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation in Punjab against agriculture ordinances, demand revocation August 14, 2020 Hundreds of farmers in Punjab’s Jalandhar led a ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation – where they let themselves be arrested – to...
The ‘hanging village’ of Bangladesh: A glaring reminder of climate change refugees August 14, 2020 Bangladesh is a country that’s bearing the brunt of climate change. With cyclones and monsoon floods, the coastal villages in...
23% rural citizens borrowed money during the COVID-19 lockdown August 13, 2020 The Gaon Connection national rural survey found the highest percentage of borrowings by households were in Haryana, Punjab and Assam,...
COVID19 and Cyclone Amphan batter Hobjapara’s ‘migrant’ families August 20, 2020 Over 40 families in Hobjapara village at Kolkata’s outskirts have lost both their homes and livelihoods due to the double...
Marooned for a month, villagers in Bihar have no access to sufficient food, healthcare, toilets August 19, 2020 Residents of 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi of Darbhanga are displaced due to floods for more than a month...
Lakhimpur Kheri rape case: Police denies mutilation of rape victim’s body August 18, 2020 A 13-year-old girl was raped and killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. Police have arrested two people, but...
Understanding the laws enacted to provide safety and welfare to construction workers August 18, 2020 Considering the high risk nature of their job, construction workers are seldom provided a safety net. A well-planned structure will...
Folk musicians of Rajasthan forced to work as daily wage labourers to make both ends meet in the COVID19 pandemic August 17, 2020 Broadly, seven communities in Rajasthan are categorised as traditional folk musicians. Dholi community is associated with nagara, the traditional drums,...
Heavy rainfall triggers flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand, red alert in 9 districts August 16, 2020 Experts blame road widening projects and hill cutting works for causing widespread landslides in the state, as villages are cut-off...
“We need to take the EIA discourse to the Parliament floor and develop a new EIA law” August 14, 2020 The Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 has blown into a big controversy as various research and environmental groups...
Farmers lead ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation in Punjab against agriculture ordinances, demand revocation August 14, 2020 Hundreds of farmers in Punjab’s Jalandhar led a ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation – where they let themselves be arrested – to...
The ‘hanging village’ of Bangladesh: A glaring reminder of climate change refugees August 14, 2020 Bangladesh is a country that’s bearing the brunt of climate change. With cyclones and monsoon floods, the coastal villages in...
23% rural citizens borrowed money during the COVID-19 lockdown August 13, 2020 The Gaon Connection national rural survey found the highest percentage of borrowings by households were in Haryana, Punjab and Assam,...