Rights

Mahua (left) and a variety of medicinal rice. Credit (both): Pankaj Oudhia/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

India Has Recognised Forest Rights but Intervention Is Still Necessary

Geetanjoy Sahu and Asavari Raj Sharma 01/05/2018

There is an opportunity to shape the Forest Rights...

Children in Lakhapadar.

Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills – and Its People – Are Still Under Threat

Valay Singh 23/04/2018

Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Lanjigarh village is creating water...

Saraiyya basti. Credit: Khabar Lahariya

Living on a Landfill in Varanasi

Khabar Lahariya 13/04/2018

Saraiyya basti has been doubling up as a garbage...

Schemes targeted towards malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women will now require mandatory Aadhaar linking. Credit: Reuters

Aadhaar Now Mandatory for Nutrition Schemes in Maharashtra

The Wire Staff 13/04/2018

Linking Aadhaar to welfare benefits has created complications for...

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In Srinagar Hospital, Bandaged Eyes Bring Back Bad Memories of 2016

Majid Maqbool 08/04/2018

Scores of pellet gun victims from the recent Shopian...

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With Narmada Supply Stopped, Gujarat Farmers Try to Keep Their Heads Above Water

Damayantee Dhar 29/03/2018

According to a few, it is ironical that the...

Santhal women carrying firewood in the buffer area of Simlipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha. Credit: Eleonora Fanari

To Respect Human Rights, the Government Should Strategise to Coexist First, Not to Evict

Neema Pathak-Broome and Eleonora Fanari 12/03/2018

Helping gram sabhas recognise their rights and discharge their...