Tag: india
Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights
Outspoken critics of the Taliban’s undemocratic vision of peace have often been threatened or killed, will this continue to compromise on women's access to rights in the future?
Farmers, near Bagmati river in Bihar, pick fertility of land over safety from floods
The Bihar government has been facing opposition, from locals, to the embankment project on River Bagmati. People of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga district have been...
India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard...
The article explores whether the Indian government is beginning to drop guard well too early into the COVID-19 pandemic and what needs to be done to address the problem now.
How Effective is the Union Budget 2021-22 in Terms of its Offerings to Women and...
The article below examines the effectiveness of the Budget in terms of its offerings to the women and child sectors.
As India’s COVID crisis worsens, leaders play the blame game while the poor suffer...
The need of the hour is for the nation-state to show decisive leadership in not only controlling the surge of the virus, but also providing financial assistance to millions of urban poor and making arrangements for them such that they can survive the pandemic with dignity.
Amazon ‘Tribes on the Edge’: Q&A with documentary filmmaker Céline Cousteau
Tribes on the Edge is a documentary produced by CauseCentric Productions, it has been directed and co-written by Céline Cousteau.The documentary explores the themes of land threats, health crises, and human rights issues of indigenous peoples.
The Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi and Why its Strikes a Greater Chord Today
The concept of swadeshi played an important role in the freedom movement in India in opposing colonial exploitation, but as was emphasized by Mahatma Gandhi even then, we should also look at this concept in terms of its continuing relevance even after the end of colonial rule.
After early success, India’s daily COVID infections have surpassed the US and Brazil. Why?
India is in the grip of a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections, and lately it has been surpassing even the United States and Brazil in terms of new daily infection, why are we losing the battle against COVID-19 again?
A Glimpse of Ecofeminism
Women and nature share the same pathological story in the neo-liberal world characterized by the logic of reckless development. It is high time that we rethink growth and progress and arrive at a more sustainable and holistic conception of modernity that is in tune with nature at large.
Book Review/ Indian Environmental History for Young Adults
We find ourselves at a time when youth activists are asking the world leaders to take action to prevent climate change, the book gives context on India’s environmental history.
