Groundwater depletion alarming in northwest, central India
By R. Prasad Natural recharge during monsoon may not help much if groundwater depletion becomes acute, as rainfall of past years controls current storage With 230 […]
Month: November 2018
The lack of upward mobility among Muslims is our democracy’s failure
By Shiv Visvanathan The historical and political marginalisation of Muslims is significant. The political mobilisation around communities explicitly work against Muslims Mobility has been a […]
“Enough funds available, claim and achieve target”: Centre to states on rural housing scheme
The government had set a target of building 1 crore houses by 2019. The centre has urged 22 states and union territories to claim funds […]
In India’s Breadbasket, Mounting Debts Are Driving Farmers to Daily Wage Labour
By Prasanna Mohanty Very little attention is paid to marginal and small farmers who constitute a substantial chunk of the population in relatively prosperous states like […]
The Case of India’s Disappearing Wetlands
By Kalyani Prasher The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was recently held in Dubai. It brought into […]
How the Green Revolution contributed to India’s air pollution crisis
By Siddharth Singh The agricultural reforms increased crop production but caused the problems that require stubble burning and pollution, writes Siddharth Singh in a new book. […]
Reform, Or World Peace May Turn Into World Order In Pieces: India To UN
In a UN Security Council Open Debate, Mr Akbaruddin said that the Council is facing a manifold crisis of performance, credibility, legitimacy, and relevance. Syed […]
Afghan leaders, Taliban attend peace talks in Russia; India participates at ‘non-official level’
The Moscow conference comes a month after the Taliban held talks with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is tasked with finding a negotiated end […]
India reaffirms commitment for 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday met United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay in Paris and reaffirmed India’s commitment […]
‘Improvement in immunisation, but girls lose out’
By Abantika Ghosh 2018 pneumonia and diarrhea progress report shows gender gap persists Despite improvements in full immunisation coverage across India, girls under the age of […]