NITI Aayog

The road to the Kedarnath temple in the early winter. Credit: SHUBHANSHU AGRE/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A Himalayan Price Is Being Paid for Government Bid to Widen a Pilgrim Route

Rashme Sehgal 11/07/2018

While the Uttarakhand government is keen to encourage tourists,...

The CWMI pulls no punches because it does not contain the information needed to identify new opportunities for new investments and gaps in the existing infrastructure. The Srisailam Dam. Credit: syshook/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

NITI Aayog’s Water Management Index May Be an Experiment but It Is Lazy

K.A.S. Mani 26/06/2018

In its current form, the Composite Water Management Index...

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Indian Medical Association Does U-Turn, Decides to Support Ayushman Bharat Insurance

The Wire Staff 23/06/2018

Private hospital groups have been dropping their opposition to...

Eucalyptus plant taking root on sand dunes near Lompoul. In an effort to prevent the desert from engulfing fertile land, the Government has undertaken tree-planting projects such as this with help from the UN Environment Programme and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). 1983. Credit: UN, CC BY 2.0

As India Runs out of Water, Its Desertified Land Comes Into View

Rashme Sehgal 21/06/2018

The tipping point of a major ecological crisis is...

Scenes of protest for the 100th consecutive day in Thoothukudi against the Sterlite unit, May 22, 2018. Source: Author provided

Thoothukudi Isn’t Alone – Tamil Nadu Has Been Rising in Protest for Decades

Poonkuzhali 19/06/2018

The killing of anti-Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi may have...

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Government ‘Freezes’ Health Insurance Rates, Ignores Private Hospitals’ Protests

Anoo Bhuyan 12/06/2018

The government has fixed the insurance reimbursements for 1,354...

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New Health Insurance Scheme Is Unscientific: Private Hospitals to Centre

Anoo Bhuyan 07/06/2018

After criticism from the private sector, the government has...