In Uttar Pradesh, wetlands are carrying the conservation burden so much that some solutions are counter-productive. In the long run, this might be problematic ...

Surat: Panch Manzila (five-storied building), as locals refer to the building, has a quaint and regal ring to it. But neither its run-down facade nor the dilapidated interiors offer opulence to ...

Compared to the Union government’s social security code, the state gig work legislations go further by not just providing a ...

Local communities may be the state’s most vital allies--and its overlooked defenders--in the fight to conserve wetlands. But are they empowered enough ...

Local communities may be the state’s most vital allies--and its overlooked defenders--in the fight to conserve wetlands. But are they empowered enough to protect what legislation merely maps?

Vector-borne diseases present year round, reproductive and child health services affected by flood or drought. Is the present ...

Vector-borne diseases present year round, reproductive and child health services affected by flood or drought. Is the present system equipped to ...

The non-operational mines either remain “abandoned” (owners have no intention to resume mining) or “discontinued”, which implies that mining may resume with upgraded technology. Scientific mine ...

The first of its kind report titled Budgets for Justice, it analysed budgets of the 11 states with the highest gross domestic product (or GSDP) with a population of at least 10 million--Andhra Pradesh ...

When you think of a state in Northeast India, does an image of a dense forest come to mind? The states of this pristine region have more than 75% of their geographical area under forest cover (barring ...

Mumbai: With its size, population and aggravating air pollution, India needs 1,600 to 4,000 air quality monitors but has only 804 as of September 16, 2021, most of which are concentrated in urban ...

New Delhi: Savita* was shocked to discover that her Urban Company ID had been blocked in February 2023 because she did not meet the monthly target of 40 clients. “My mother-in-law passed away and I ...