Farmers’ dilemma: The MSP has gone up, but the price of diesel has gone up too June 24, 2020 The government may have increased the MSP to help farmers offset their losses post lockdown, but their input costs are...
A conservation success story: This is how the gharials were bought back from the brink in Bihar’s Gandak river June 24, 2020 Gharials are a unique crocodilian species presently found only in the 14 widely-spaced riverine ecosystems in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh....
Coal Allocation: The full story June 23, 2020 Coal mines in India are being opened for commercial mining for the very first time. While launching the auction process,...
Many locals have returned to Chambal years after migrating because of the lockdown, but they are not happy to be home June 23, 2020 To understand the plight of thousands of migrant labourers who have returned to their villages in Chambal after years, Gaon...
After Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra oppose the Centre’s auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining June 22, 2020 Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining in the country. Jharkand...
A PIL seeks to know why isn’t paan masala banned even as the COVID cases are going up June 22, 2020 Responding to the public interest litigation, Rajinigandha, a pan-masala company, has said: ‘We are aware of our responsibilities. We have...
Monsoon hits Patna, Bihar; residents fear a repeat of last year’s urban floods June 22, 2020 Last year, Patna in Bihar was water-logged for a few days after heavy rainfall. A major reason for this unprecedented...
Is the minimum support price scheme helping the farmers, or is at failing them at several levels? A simple math June 20, 2020 Whenever the government increases the minimum support price of crops, it claims that it is going to benefit the farmers...
This Youth from Bihar moved back from Dubai to help migrant labourers reach their villages June 20, 2020 Asif Kamal has helped about 1,000 migrant labourers from his home state of Bihar reach their homes, and has provided...
“If they give us decent jobs in Bihar, why would we come all the way to Kannauj to make bricks?” June 20, 2020 These labourers, who were working in brick kilns in Uttar Pradesh for nine months, were sent home as the brick...
Farmers’ dilemma: The MSP has gone up, but the price of diesel has gone up too June 24, 2020 The government may have increased the MSP to help farmers offset their losses post lockdown, but their input costs are...
A conservation success story: This is how the gharials were bought back from the brink in Bihar’s Gandak river June 24, 2020 Gharials are a unique crocodilian species presently found only in the 14 widely-spaced riverine ecosystems in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh....
Coal Allocation: The full story June 23, 2020 Coal mines in India are being opened for commercial mining for the very first time. While launching the auction process,...
Many locals have returned to Chambal years after migrating because of the lockdown, but they are not happy to be home June 23, 2020 To understand the plight of thousands of migrant labourers who have returned to their villages in Chambal after years, Gaon...
After Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra oppose the Centre’s auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining June 22, 2020 Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining in the country. Jharkand...
A PIL seeks to know why isn’t paan masala banned even as the COVID cases are going up June 22, 2020 Responding to the public interest litigation, Rajinigandha, a pan-masala company, has said: ‘We are aware of our responsibilities. We have...
Monsoon hits Patna, Bihar; residents fear a repeat of last year’s urban floods June 22, 2020 Last year, Patna in Bihar was water-logged for a few days after heavy rainfall. A major reason for this unprecedented...
Is the minimum support price scheme helping the farmers, or is at failing them at several levels? A simple math June 20, 2020 Whenever the government increases the minimum support price of crops, it claims that it is going to benefit the farmers...
This Youth from Bihar moved back from Dubai to help migrant labourers reach their villages June 20, 2020 Asif Kamal has helped about 1,000 migrant labourers from his home state of Bihar reach their homes, and has provided...
“If they give us decent jobs in Bihar, why would we come all the way to Kannauj to make bricks?” June 20, 2020 These labourers, who were working in brick kilns in Uttar Pradesh for nine months, were sent home as the brick...