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25-02-2022
30 STORIES
Environment
Threats to the Kulsi river in Assam
The Kulsi river in Assam is a habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin, but illegal sand mining and the existence and construction of bridges ar
Sushanta Talukdar,
Ritu Raj Konwar
Interview: Akeel Bilgrami
Akeel Bilgrami on the nature of subjective identity
Interview with Akeel Bilgrami.
Forest Report
Missing forests: Govt report makes tall claims
The latest Forest Report makes tall claims of rising forest cover but a closer look at the details and the methodology used reveals that all is not we
Interview: Dr Kafeel Khan
Interview with Dr Kafeel Khan: ‘Chief Minister needed a scapegoat’
Interview with Dr Kafeel Khan, author of The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy.
TRIBUTE
Wasim Kapoor: People’s painter
Wasim Kapoor’s (1951-2022) deeply-rooted secular beliefs, his steadfast commitment to the Leftist ideology and, above all, his enormous compassion for
ENVIRONMENT
Vanishing village victim of hydro electric power project
A tiny village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district is getting wiped out because it has been chosen as the site for dumping debris generated by work on t
World Affairs: Yemen
Yemen’s unending tragedy
Fresh military attacks by both the Houthi movement and the United States-backed, Saudi Arabia-led coalition signal a serious escalation of Yemen’s sev
World Affairs: Ukraine
The U.S. fuelling tensions in the face of what it says is an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine
Both Russia and Ukraine have rejected the West’s propaganda that a Russian invasion of that country is imminent, but that has not deterred the U.S. an
Safe In India report on injuries in auto factories
‘Epidemic’ of injuries: Report exposes lack of safety measures in auto component makers
In a shocking report on accidents and injuries in auto component making units, Safe in India Foundation reveals the widespread lack of safety measures
SPOTLIGHT
Assam connection
A tea estate in Assam boasts of its association with Ronald Ross, claiming that his discovery of the malarial parasite happened at its hospital labora
Biman Nath,
Somava Biswas
Oxfam report
Economic violence: Oxfam's latest report tears into inequality
The latest Oxfam report highlights how man-made inequality killed more people than COVID-19 did during the pandemic and suggests a redistribution of w
Kerala
Ordinance route to amend Kerala Lok Ayukta Act: Diluting a law?
The Kerala government’s plan to pass an ordinance amending key provisions of the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999, when the Assembly session is just around
The Constitution
Rights & duties
In the debate over constitutional rights vs duties, the political thrust on duties is highly problematic in terms of India’s deeply intermeshed caste
Reservation Policy
Milestone in social justice: Supreme Court verdict upholds OBC reservation in all-India medical seats quota
The Supreme Court’s historic verdict upholding OBC reservation in the all India quota of medical seats is a major achievement in the history of social
Assembly election: Goa
Goa Assembly election: Congress, BJP back as main contenders
As the dust settles on the run-up to the election in Goa, the BJP and the Congress re-emerge as the main contenders, with the ruling party perceived t
ASSEMBLY ELECTION: MANIPUR
Manipur Assembly election: A battle of wits
The BJP has fielded its candidates in all the 60 seats while the Congress forms a six-party alliance to contest the two-phase Assembly election. The N
Assembly election: Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Assembly election: Different strategies
Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress in Uttarakhand are trying to woo the electorate, especially the youth and women, wi
Interview: Amarinder Singh
Amarinder Singh: ‘I feel the farmers’ sympathy is still with us’
Interview with Amarinder Singh, leader of the Punjab Lok Congress and former Chief Minister.
COVER STORY: UP Assembly Election
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: A sticky wicket in the west
The first two phases of the election cover western Uttar Pradesh, the hotbed of the historic farmers’ agitation against the now-repealed farm laws. Th
Interview: Sunil Jakhar
Sunil Jakhar, Congress campaign chief in Punjab: ‘We have brought Punjab back on track ...’
Interview with Sunil Jakhar, Congress campaign chief.
Interview: Harpal Singh Cheema
Harpal Singh Cheema: ‘This time, everybody’s with the AAP’
Interview with Harpal Singh Cheema, Aam Aadmi Party leader.
ASSEMBLY ELECTION: Punjab
Punjab Assembly election: Old issues, new hope
The Assembly election is not going to hover around identity politics. It will be dominated by the real issues affecting people’s lives.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu suicide case: Politics over a tragedy
The Sangh Parivar goes all out to whip up communal frenzy in Tamil Nadu alleging that a minor girl’s suicide is the result of an attempt at forced rel
Assembly Election: Punjab
Dalit wind in Congress sails in Punjab
The Congress, which has replaced Amarinder Singh with a Dalit Chief Minister, looks well poised to secure a major chunk of the Dalit votes in Punjab.
COVID-19
Three separate and spaced exposures to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein confers high immune protection, say scientists in two studies
The key finding of two foreign cohort studies seems to imply that three separate and spaced exposures to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein—either from thre
Court Order
Tamil Nadu Suicide case: Straight out of movies
Economic Perspectives
Union Budget 2022-23: Government reduces spending on welfare, sticks to conservative fiscal stance
The Narendra Modi government choosing to stick with its regressive fiscal agenda in an election year sends out a clear message: it places all its bets
Book Review
Book Review: Saeed Naqvi's play 'The Muslim Vanishes' is a fable for our time
Saeed Naqvi’s play, a tragi-comedy in four scenes, is a riveting narrative about the state of affairs in the country. Othering, nostalgia, betrayal, i
Book Review
Book Review: S.S. Sharma's 'The Great Tragedy of India’s Partition’ helps to understand the circumstances of India’s Partition
This book is a significant addition to contemporary history and should be read by anyone who wants to understand the circumstances of the partition of
The battle for Punjab
Punjab Assembly election: Riveting race
It is a three-cornered fight between the ruling Congress, the challenger Aam Aadmi Party, and the Shiromani Akali Dal, but the run-up to the upcoming
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How the Global South has seized the spotlight at G20 summit in New Delhi
India’s pressure-cooker education system
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‘Mrinal Sen’s stark images transformed me’: Shoojit Sircar
Rajasthan’s gig law a step in the right direction, but more needed to protect platform workers
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