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Blinded By The Light
Is the Solar Energy Corporation of India offering too much support to the slowing solar sector?
Beleaguered Foot Soldiers
National Health Mission workers are up in arms, demanding salary and perks at par with the government's regular staff.
Zero- Waste Life Isn't Wishful Thinking
HANNAH SARTIN rarely dumps a plastic wrapper or paper ball as trash. At 32, she owns Munich's first zero-waste shop and has published a book that offers tips on a sustainable lifestyle. MARKUS WANZECK meets her on a cool, hazy morning over coffee where she surprises him by pulling out a steel cup from her bag to take away her cappuccino.
The Young, Old And An Unequal World
Younger, meaner, more self-indulgent, angry and insecure in a climate risked world. We don’t deserve this.
Generational Spasm
To address the growing unrest across the world, we need to effectively utilise the demographic dividend.
The Road To The Great Regression
In the 21st century, counter reactions to globalisation have been taking radically different forms.
Post Spring Outpouring
The spread of non-violent strategies will provide a model for future empowerment of civil societies in the middle east.
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
Why are the peddlers of populism proving so popular in democracy?
Can Movement Politics Renew European Democracy?
They are personality driven, which has neither made them more democratic nor inclusive.
Imprisoned Stereotype
Imprisoned stereotype dalit youth are more susceptible to suffer from the cognitive burden of discrimination than other groups.
Thirst For Closure
Traders in Tamil Nadu call for a boycott of Coco-Cola and PepsiCo's products for depleting water sources as the state faces a severe drought. They join a growing tide of communities forcing the closure of bottling plants across India.
Last Man, A Woman
Women are the last ones to give up the struggle for water. They are also the last ones in the long queue for water that begins with the most powerful and muscular. So we invited women from varied fields to ponder over humankind’s diverse relationships with water; how it figures in our lives, struggles and cultures. Our reporters explore the tough life in a desert, traditional occupations around water and that baffling question: where on earth did water come from?
The Hungry Caterpillar
Even as science unmasks the sinister side of plastic, we are becoming ever more dependent on it. Is there a way out of this deadly addiction?
Govt V Govt V People
Two government departments and landless people are locked in a legal battle over 4,000 ha in Madhya Pradesh whose outcome would have countrywide ramifications
Migratory Mayhem
The migration season in the Maasai MaraSerengeti region in Africa has begun earlier than usual this year, due to the destruction of habitats
Underrated Treasure
Though it is present everywhere, people tend to miss the superfood kulfa
We Could Discover New Bird Species In The Eastern Himalayas
TREVOR PRICE has been studying birds in India since 1972, investigating breeding biology and bird distributions, especially in the Himalayas. He is a leading expert in bird speciation—the formation of new bird species in the course of evolution Currently, on a Fulbright Fellowship and working with the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, he speaks to RAJAT GHAI about Himalayan avifauna
Drowned In Uncertainty
The Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam to run at its full capacity. But the government is not sure who all will get submerged, let alone rehabilitate them
Poor Despite ₹5,800 Crore
Plan and plan well is the message from the first independent evaluation of India's ambitious resource-sharing plan for mining districts
A Blow To Autonomy?
The landmark Goods and Services Tax, which aims to create a one-tax nation, could reduce local self-governing bodies to mendicancy and lead to centralisation of financial power
Pangolins Win, Lions Lose
The latest meeting of CITES has pledged to conserve the last remaining populations of wild species threatened by illegal international trade
missing the woods for wood
is it worthwhite to clear forests to annually earn ₹4,500 per hectare?
Tilting At Poplar Trees
Poplar is not behind the spike in allergy cases in Kashmir, yet the tree is being felled.
TB's Hidden Links
About 40-70 per cent of tuberculosis patients suffer from mental health disorders. As India has more than one-fourth of global TB cases and deaths, treatment protocols must take into account the new associations
We Have Enough For All
Explore the variety available around you, tap into other people's culinary heritage and do not waste, say four recent books on food traditions.
A Self-created Quagmire
How the authorities messed up implementing the breakthrough system.
Chop The Dreck Rules
For farm forestry to grow, regulatory changes are the need of the hour, as this will not only benefit farmers but also help India meet its targets in the Paris climate pact
Waste Wizards
Entrepreneurs experiment with poop and pomace to make paper, and provide an opportunity for reducing burden on forests, landfills
Sounds of Silence
A trip to Silent Valley is a lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity.
Scattered Dots
Sarnath Banerjee takes on too many nuances of a water crisis that are difficult to integrate in his graphic novel.