Losing our Lakes

Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is rapidly shrinking in size, researchers have found. The lake, situated in the Buldhana district near Amravati in central India, has recorded a d...

The Queer on the Silver Screen

Over the last few decades, the world has seen a change in the perception of queer people among the masses.  More and more LGBTQ persons began to express their identiti...

The Top of the Lake: A Narrative of Dizzying Power

Rare are stories that strike through the bones and rip apart a human soul. The Top of the Lake, without a hitch engraves its story on all your sensory perceptions.
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Sustaining Sanitation

With the Prime Minister riding high on the publicity of the Swachh Bharat Mission, clean India seems to be an achievable dream today, but statistics say otherwise.

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The Bastion Of Women Nawabs

As the Mughal Empire started disintegrating after the death of Aurangzeb, many local chiefs and governors declared independence. Many others, finding the empire weakened, s...

The Urban Farmers Battling Bangalore's Concrete Jungle

In Ramagondanahalli village, Muniraju Hanumanthappa bends over his clay-coloured soil surrounded by bright green spinach leaves. He quickly prunes the plants, dwarfed by th...

For Everyone Who Doesn't Know Where The Hell Their Tap Water Comes From

Editor's note: We here at Impact believe that water is a human right, and have raised concerns about the ongoing struggle for access to clean water. Let's face it, we're al...

Scientists See Waves Of Lava In Jupiter's Moon Lo

Observations of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io show waves of lava in the massive molten lake called Loki Patera. lo is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. In...

Manipur: Indian School Girls Drag Broken Down Bus Uphill

A photograph of Indian schoolgirls dragging a bus uphill in slippery mud after it broke down has gone viral, with Twitter users citing it as an example of true “girl ...