Sustainable Development

Empowering the poor or the rural elite?

In this general election, many candidates are banking on votes based on the performance of poverty reduction and social security schemes. India has a plethora of such sc...

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India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissions

India has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from deforestation. Officials said the natio...

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Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her friends...

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Over 4.5 lac kids engaged in various e-waste activities in India

In a shocking revelation, the ASSOCHAM has claimed that about 4.5 lakh of children between the age group of 10 to 14 are engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activiti...

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Hydro-power plants blamed for deadly floods in India

Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an envi...

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Indian activist Ramesh Agrawal wins 'Green Nobel'

GARE VILLAGE (Andhra Pradesh): The man walked into Ramesh Agrawal’s tiny internet cafe, pulled out a pistol and hissed, “You talk too much.” Then he fired tw...

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Stem Ryots' Suicides with Organic Farming

Non-governmental organisation Praphanjam conducted a food festival — Chennai Parampariya Unavu Thiruvizha — recently, hoping to draw attention to organic farming, ...

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Women's natural role overlooked in India

“You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women,” said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. The empowerment of...

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India to play key role in Asian growth: U.S.

Declaring that she was “bullish” on India-US ties, a senior US official says the two countries will play a key role in advancing prosperity and stability in Asia. ...

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Water Walkathon

A large number of women in rural and urban India don’t have much to celebrate on women’s day on March 8 Their day will begin as usual with a walk to fetch water fr...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024