Rights

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India’s Push for New Steel Risks Livelihoods and Betrays Climate Commitments

Prafulla Samantara 23/04/2022

The steel ministry is pushing for new investments when...

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When Does ‘Helicopter Research’ Turn Exploitative?

Dana Al-Hindi and Brenna Henn 20/04/2022

Many researchers are interested in the genetic history of...

Outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad

The Threat of Criminal Negligence Is a Sword Over Doctors’ Heads

Rahul Machaiah 18/04/2022

Police have tended to pacify angry relatives by arresting...

View of a hospital's COVID-19 ward that caught fire in Ahmednagar

Why Are India’s Government Hospitals So Prone to Fires?

The Wire Staff 16/04/2022

A tendency to cut corners, electrical problems and using...

Healthcare workers write down details of residents in a slum during a check-up camp for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai

As Doctors Continue To Face Violence, Where Are the Laws To Protect Them?

Banjot Kaur 16/04/2022

The government drafted a Bill in 2020 and placed...

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In Tamil Nadu, Wildlife Protection Has Gone Too Far

C.R. Bijoy 07/04/2022

On March 17, 2022, the Madras high court banned...

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Book Review: A Fraught Tale of the Mishmi, Their Tigers and the World Beyond

Sayan Banerjee 06/04/2022

In 'Tigers Are Our Brothers', Ambika Aiyadurai has weaved...