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The Human Cost of Delhi’s Quick-Fix Pollution Control Measures

Akhil Kumar 01/01/2019

Thousands of workers, mostly migrants, have been going hungry...

A LEAF nursery with more than one lakh plants. Credit: Madhu Ramnath

Why We Need to Re-Think Our Relationship With Land, in Chhattisgarh and Beyond

Nikita Sud 27/12/2018

Perhaps unwittingly, the state government's decision to return land...

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Interview | Agnes Kharshiing, the Woman Meghalaya’s Coal Mafia Tried to Silence

Linda Chhakchhuak 26/12/2018

"That village, Ksan, where the mine collapsed on more...

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This ‘Untouchable’ Caste is Indispensable to Kolkata Hospitals

Sohini C. 18/12/2018

The members of one clan of Doms, the caste...

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Breastfeeding Is Not Home Chore: A Wake-Up Call That Mindsets Need to Change

Priti Mahara 15/12/2018

To say that the social attitude towards breastfeeding needs...

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Assam’s Rabha Tribe is Fighting to Save Its Land and Identity

Rupa Chinai 10/12/2018

The BJP-led state government’s move to incorporate the Rabha...

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Oil Exploring Survey Near Kaziranga Cancelled After Locals Chase Away Firm

Rajeev Bhattacharyya 08/12/2018

The survey site was within ten km from the...