Sustainable Development

Ministries battle over applicability of Forest Rights Act

Union ministries are engaged in an official tussle over the ambit and implementation of the Forest Rights Act. After the environment ministry (MoEF) issued a circular in Octob...

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India on high alert after massive oil spill threatens Sunderbans ecology

The oil spill in Sunderbans area of Bangladesh has created panic in India and the officials are now gearing up for possible challenges to the environment in near future. The s...

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Deconstructing The Deplorable Misrepresentation of Women in Indian Media

It is the limited roles women play within our media that are most keenly responsible for perpetuating old stereotypes, and moulding the idea of what women should be to a few c...

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India’s bride markets grow, while trafficking convictions decline

The shortage of brides in some states with skewed sex ratio has made human trafficking a lucrative trade The Indian predilection for aborting or killing the female child appea...

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The truly dictatorial ordinance didn’t come from Modi: it came from Rajasthan

Laying down educational qualifications for panchayat and zila parishad elections endangers democracy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received plenty of flak for resorting to...

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63 million people faced with poverty due to healthcare expenditure

A whopping 63 million people are faced with poverty every year due to “catastrophic” expenditure over healthcare which neutralises the gains of rising income and v...

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Lexicon of democratic literacy

The introduction of educational qualifications as eligibility criteria for contesting panchayat elections has shocked and angered rural Rajasthan, including supporters of the ...

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India to track toilet use with tablets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online programme to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive. From next month, officials ...

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E-waste market growth in India to surpass China's: Report

The E-waste market in India is expected to grow at a higher rate than in China in the next few years, said a report. According to a research report, the E-waste market in Indi...

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Why there?s more to sustainability than 2015?s big global events

2015 promises two big milestones for sustainability: the launch of the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) in New York in Autumn, and the COP21 climate talks in Paris in ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REVISITING A REEL MOTHER

Kaviyoor Ponnamma’s nuanced portrayals of motherhood reflected the complex realiti...

October 2 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: GENIUS WHACKOS IN CHESS LAND!

Exploring the eccentricities and breakdowns of chess legends, proving that even the grea...

October 1 2024

TRENDING: AFFORDABLE TAILORING THIS FESTIVAL SEASON BY SURVIVORS OF #GBV

Budget-friendly stitching services for kids and women across India, crafted by survivors...

September 29 2024