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Hrishikesh Patil
6 days ago7 min read
The avoidable tragedy of Maharashtra’s Katkari tribe
A lack of awareness and institutional support has precluded the tribal Katkari community from the benefits of the progressive Forest...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Feb 217 min read
Gaslighting: Is India’s LPG program a model for developing countries?
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Access to LPG in India has expanded to almost a 100 million families living below the poverty line on the back...


Maitreyee Boruah
Feb 76 min read
Fixing India’s heat-stressed agriculture
Agriculture is India’s biggest employer but the sector has for years been wilting under the weight of rising heat and droughts. What is...


Rishabh Shrivastava
Feb 76 min read
Making a case for climate action
In its latest economic survey, India spotlights expenditure on climate adaptation and why rich countries must pay up, but in its budget...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jan 246 min read
Drill, baby, drill: What Trump could mean for the global climate agenda
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar US exit from the Paris Agreement leaves a global leadership vacuum, butoffers an opportunity for other countries...


Amoolya Rajappa
Dec 30, 20247 min read
‘We couldn’t bear the shame of not repaying our debts, so we left’
Migrant workers across South-Asian countries tap into savings, depend on family or borrow from informal moneylenders to cope with the...


Hepzi Anthony
Dec 30, 20245 min read
‘High targets, poor wages, compromised safety’
A worker-led survey reveals poor safety standards in India's auto sector's supply chains Hepzi Anthony Pic Credit: Safe in India MUMBAI,...


Monika Banerjee
Dec 11, 20247 min read
How babies bear the unequal burden of poor air
A new study focused on Delhi’s migrant worker hubs calls for more investment in building awareness and campaigns to check the impact of...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Oct 25, 20245 min read
Can COP29 deliver for vulnerable communities hit by climate change?
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Much of climate finance has gone towards mitigation, mainly measures to reduce emissions, but communities also...


Himanshu Upadhyaya
Oct 22, 20245 min read
Where have all the migrants gone?
Data on migrant workers collected during the pandemic has been poorly utilised to extend welfare benefits to construction workers in...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Oct 14, 20245 min read
Why India needs to understand Bangladesh's climate vulnerability
Countries can no longer plan climate adaptation in isolation. The India-Bangaldesh climate migration pattern shows the need for nations...


Anuja
Sep 27, 20248 min read
How politics over jobs alienates migrants
Low-income migrant workers are the first victims of domicile job quotas, which experts say is a populist approach to garner votes but...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Sep 23, 20245 min read
Does climate change sway elections? The answer might surprise you.
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Economic problems remain top priority for most voters, but climate change has become an important issue for...


Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Aug 26, 20246 min read
Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?
I n his recent Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi championed India’s capacity to host the 2036 Olympic Games. “It is...

Rishabh Shrivastava
Aug 23, 20246 min read
The climate clean-up debate
Poor countries bear the unequal burden of the impact of climate change, which is at the centre of the Global North versus Global South...


Rishabh Shrivastava, Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Aug 5, 20241 min read
The Worry About Warming Waters
Millions of people in India live near the coastline, many depend on the fisheries sector for a living, and they will be the worst hit as...


Rishabh Shrivastava
Jul 19, 20243 min read
The 'climate cocktail' impacting worker health
More than 70 percent of the global workforce, is likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, says report Rishabh...

Rishabh Shrivastava
May 24, 20244 min read
The Case of Climate Refugees
Rising temperatures, sinking coastlines and increasing extreme weather events are major environmental factors that will force people to move

Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi
May 15, 20241 min read
Breaking The Migrant Stereotype, One Story At a Time
Ekata Bakshi, Anwesha Konar and Pranab Karmakar Illustration: Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi The 'Montages of Migration' series, by...


Harshika Tripathi
May 15, 20241 min read
‘Dignity First’ Is The Resolve Of A Migrant Worker Turned Boss
Arunopol Seal, Vikesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar and Anwesha Konar Video credit: Harshika Tripathi Rajesh Ravidas migrated from Jharkhand to...

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