Unpacking just transitions
In our brand new mini-series on Just Transitions, we start by understanding what this term means
April 2025
Shadows of the sun
How equipped are rural communities to understand if the deals being offered to them by clean energy project developers are good or exploitative?
Watershed move: When a village shares a vital resource
A unique water conservation project based on sharing resources in a drought-prone region of eastern India has revived farms and wells, easing women’s workload and empowering them
India pulls up its sleeves to tackle rising heat, but is it enough?
It’s April and heatwaves are already sweeping parts of India. What steps are the central and state governments taking to protect citizens from the intense heat, and are they enough?
India’s urban heat plans are growing — but so is concrete
From green shades to cold wards, municipalities are experimenting with measures to cope with rising heat. But the long-term solution lies in more climate-sensitive urban development.
From crisis to coordination: Lessons from Jharkhand’s journey
One of India’s poorest states showed enterprise and initiative to bring back its workers home amid a raging pandemic
‘I don’t want to remember those years’
The reappearance of smog and congestion signal thriving business and normal life in Mumbai’s massive slum Dharavi
Lockdown push to migrant tech apps
The job crisis during the pandemic five years ago led to the creation of mobile apps connecting workers to jobs
Fading stories of struggles on celluloid
Cinema once held a mirror to the woes of India’s working class. But even the scenes of thousands marching home during the pandemic failed to stir curiosity among filmmakers
Urban Eats: How community kitchens serve workers on the move
For cycle rickshaw pullers and other ‘footloose workers’, subsidised meals provided at state run canteens are often the only wholesome meals they can afford
