The rights of rivers

Recognising river ecosystems or other entities of nature as having rights offers the possibility of managing and governing habitats based on the ecolo

Shrishtee Bajpai

River as a living entity

Recognising river ecosystems or other entities of nature as having rights offers the possibility of managing and governing habitats based on the ecolo

Shrishtee Bajpai

Interview with Pawan Sharma, founder of the urban animal rescue NGO called Resqink

Interview with Pawan Sharma, founder of Resqink.

A helping hand

In the Mumbai metropolitan area and its surroundings, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare had its hands full during the lockdown, rescuing mo

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An NGO gives urban wildlife in Mumbai and its environs a helping hand during the lockdown

In the Mumbai metropolitan area and its surroundings, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare had its hands full during the lockdown, rescuing mo

Protests in Gujarat against corporate projects that threaten people’s livelihoods and damage the environment

Gujarat’s poor track record in environmental governance has pushed people to the wall, and they are now making their voices heard and using legal mean

What's the big deal about water scarcity?

Access to clean drinking water is a human right, but population growth and a heating planet are making it more scarce.

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Sunderlal Bahuguna with his wife, Vimla.

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The hug of life

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