How have the villages dealt with new normals like physical distancing and self-isolation? June 20, 2020 In India where around 260 million poor reside in villages, having a separate room for spending 14-days in quarantine or...
Tuberculosis and coronavirus: Challenges of managing an epidemic within a pandemic June 20, 2020 India faces a setback of five to eight years in its fight against tuberculosis due to the lockdown. Here are...
The unique water bodies of Bundelkhand June 20, 2020 Many bharkas/kunds — naturally occurring ponds within a river bed — are common in almost all the villages of the...
PM Modi launches an auction process for commercial mining of 41 coal blocks. India’s first climate change assessment report projects a temperature rise of 2.7°C by 2040 and 4.4°C by 2099 June 19, 2020 Mining and combustion of coal, a fossil fuel, is linked to both environmental pollution and climate change. India’s first climate...
UP employed 57.13 lakh under MGNREGA, highest in India, but what’s the ground reality? June 18, 2020 The state goverment recently revealed that it has engaged 57.13 lakh workers under the MGNREGS, however data analysis reveals three...
The tangawalas in old Lucknow were already in distress, and then the lockdown happened June 18, 2020 For the last three months, many tongas were seen parked in the streets in Lucknow. Their owners were dependent on...
Opinion: Is there a need for the Athirapally dam in Kerala? June 18, 2020 The project has faced intense opposition since 1985 on the grounds that it may severely impact the rich and unique...
Survey pegs Cyclone Nisarga losses in Maharashtra at Rs 1,000 crore. Plantations uprooted, houses flattened and fishing boats damaged June 18, 2020 A joint survey by the National Fishworkers’ Forum and Maharashtra Machhimar Kriti Samiti has recorded extensive damages in the coastal...
Madhya Pradesh: Labourers from tribal areas are moving back to the cities in search of work June 17, 2020 While some have not got jobs under MGNREGA, others feel the wages are low. Many used to work in factories...
The Jharkhand agriculture department has not hired anyone since 1989 … it’s been 31 years June 17, 2020 Despite many colleges offering agriculture-related courses, there are no employment opportunities for students passing out as 3,913 posts are lying...
How have the villages dealt with new normals like physical distancing and self-isolation? June 20, 2020 In India where around 260 million poor reside in villages, having a separate room for spending 14-days in quarantine or...
Tuberculosis and coronavirus: Challenges of managing an epidemic within a pandemic June 20, 2020 India faces a setback of five to eight years in its fight against tuberculosis due to the lockdown. Here are...
The unique water bodies of Bundelkhand June 20, 2020 Many bharkas/kunds — naturally occurring ponds within a river bed — are common in almost all the villages of the...
PM Modi launches an auction process for commercial mining of 41 coal blocks. India’s first climate change assessment report projects a temperature rise of 2.7°C by 2040 and 4.4°C by 2099 June 19, 2020 Mining and combustion of coal, a fossil fuel, is linked to both environmental pollution and climate change. India’s first climate...
UP employed 57.13 lakh under MGNREGA, highest in India, but what’s the ground reality? June 18, 2020 The state goverment recently revealed that it has engaged 57.13 lakh workers under the MGNREGS, however data analysis reveals three...
The tangawalas in old Lucknow were already in distress, and then the lockdown happened June 18, 2020 For the last three months, many tongas were seen parked in the streets in Lucknow. Their owners were dependent on...
Opinion: Is there a need for the Athirapally dam in Kerala? June 18, 2020 The project has faced intense opposition since 1985 on the grounds that it may severely impact the rich and unique...
Survey pegs Cyclone Nisarga losses in Maharashtra at Rs 1,000 crore. Plantations uprooted, houses flattened and fishing boats damaged June 18, 2020 A joint survey by the National Fishworkers’ Forum and Maharashtra Machhimar Kriti Samiti has recorded extensive damages in the coastal...
Madhya Pradesh: Labourers from tribal areas are moving back to the cities in search of work June 17, 2020 While some have not got jobs under MGNREGA, others feel the wages are low. Many used to work in factories...
The Jharkhand agriculture department has not hired anyone since 1989 … it’s been 31 years June 17, 2020 Despite many colleges offering agriculture-related courses, there are no employment opportunities for students passing out as 3,913 posts are lying...