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As the government wilfully ignores or subverts environmental advice and promotes mega projects
In this issue
10-02-2023
42 STORIES
Environment
Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril
It is leading to calls for a serious rethink on balancing development with environmental concerns.
Ramesh Chakrapani
Environment
Missed warnings on Joshimath: A timeline
A compilation of the many studies done over the years, and how they were all ignored.
Anupama Katakam
Environment
Editor’s Note
While development is indeed required in the Himalaya, it must come with meticulous planning.
Vaishna Roy
Environment
Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect
Ignoring protests and pleas of residents for 14 months, the government pushed on with mega projects.
Ismat Ara
Environment
Ravi Chopra: ‘It is madness’
The research scientist says Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen.
Anupama Katakam
Environment
How unplanned urbanisation threatens the mountain towns of Uttarakhand
More than 60 per cent of the built-up area in these towns is in environmentally unsafe zones.
Prakash C. Tiwari
Environment
Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis
Were thorough geological, geophysical, and geotechnical studies done before sanctioning the project?
Himanshu Thakkar
Environment
Joshimath: A tragedy foretold
In the midst of the current crisis, the Congress and the BJP are blaming each other.
Ismat Ara
Environment
Joshimath is proof why eco-friendly development is the need of the hour
It highlights our continued, blatant indifference to rigorous terrain testing and resilient design.
Vinod Kumar Gaur
Environment
The hungry river in West Bengal eats up homes overnight
Villages in Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion.
Sudip Maiti
Environment
‘Permanent solution to human-elephant conflict elusive’: Vinod Krishnan
In conversation with the wildlife conservationist.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Environment
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Giant fences or elephant translocation might not be the right solutions to resolve the problem.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
India
Vandana Shiva: ‘Millets have become forgotten foods’
An early proponent, the activist says the future of the cereal is in the hands of small farmers.
Anupama Katakam
India
Ad-hocism in appointing judges of higher courts must stop
The government’s attack may be self-serving, but revamp of the collegium system is urgently needed.
K. Chandru
India
Why is the government delaying Census 2021?
It is crucial for budget allocations, delimitation of constituencies, and administrative planning.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
India
The humble millets need more government support
It has the potential to answer several of India’s agrarian, food, and health issues.
Anupama Katakam
Politics
ECI wades into fault lines of Assam to redraw electoral map
Complexities of readjusting constituency boundaries overshadowed by a need to settle pending issues.
Sushanta Talukdar
Politics
Rajouri killings disprove government claims on Article 370 flaws
The latest spate of attacks suggests it was not the sole reason for law-and-order issues in Kashmir.
Anando Bhakto
Books
A strong dose
A fascinating and authoritative book on the opaque structure of India’s drug regulations.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Columns
The great Indian family
A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
Ganesh Devy
Columns
Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards?
Calls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Letters
Letters
Readers write in.
Other
FLQ: The Frontline Quiz
Time to put on your thinking caps.
Sumant Srivathsan
Science & Technology
Finally! A safe and effective vaccine against malaria
In African adults who previously had malaria, PfSPZ provided 52 per cent efficacy.
R. Ramachandran
Science & Technology
A new process uses solar thermal energy to recycle concrete debris
The recycled concrete aggregate produced met the requirements for typical structural applications.
R. Ramachandran
Science & Technology
Radio signal emitted by atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy detected
Atomic hydrogen is the basic fuel required for star formation in a galaxy.
R. Ramachandran
Books
‘Crycrycrycry…’
This serves as a document and a testament, a creative intervention on a continuum of silencing.
Annie Zaidi
Books
Jagged notes
A novel on sexual violence, this story goes beyond questions of victimisation or survival.
Shinie Antony
Art
Jitish Kallat: ‘My work mirrors the changing self’
Interview with the Mumbai-based contemporary artist.
Sukhada Tatke
Heritage
The museum that Biswajit Sahu built in the Sunderbans
More than 10,000 items painstakingly gathered over the years are on display in remote West Bengal.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Society
Where did the mynas go?
Urbanisation and tourism have almost killed the pastoral, but it still endures.
Mihir Vatsa
Travel
The bluebird tree of Sikkim
Having seen countless photographs of the grandala tree, it was foremost in my mind when I set out.
Subash Jeyan
Columns
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block
With Pathaan and Jawan, will he use his stardom to rewrite the genre or will the genre rewrite him?
Prathyush Parasuraman
Books
New books on the shelves
Ghosts of the past, a detective story, a dispassionate account of the reservation policy, and more.
Social Justice
Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangham: Agent of change in Telangana
Inspired by the ideals of Jyotirao Phule, the collective furthers the fight for equality and rights.
Ayesha Minhaz
Books
Tiger man, burning bright
A fascinating omnibus edition of writings and documents connected to Jim Corbett’s life and work.
Raza Kazmi
India
The curious battle for Parasnath hill in Jharkhand
It is difficult to decipher why the Adivasis and Jains lock horns over the hill. Is it about faith, custom, business, or politics?
Ashutosh Sharma
Social Issues
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
With a rise in evictions across India, experts call for new laws that protect the right to shelter.
Ashutosh Sharma
World Affairs
Right-wing rampage in Brazil as Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings
The “coup attempt” in Brasilia was nothing short of a blatant attack on democracy.
John Cherian
Books
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
In conversation with the journalist and author of The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom.
Anupama Katakam
News
IOA panel to probe abuse charges against wrestling federation chief
WFI rejects allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, blames vested interests for the crisis.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
India
New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock
It reveals a secret British foreign office report that found him culpable in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Ashis Ray
Archive
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Punjab a disaster waiting to happen due to disarray in State finances
Amritpal Singh Sandhu: ‘Whether it’s going to be peaceful or violent depends on the state’
Cry for Khalistan: Does it signal a fresh phase of militancy in Punjab?
Mallika Sarabhai: ‘For a gender-neutral Kalamandalam’
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Snakes can hear better than we thought
Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
A 650-km thick solid metallic ball forms the earth’s innermost inner core
ChatGPT: Disruption or fantasy?
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Watch | Manual scavenging: India’s continuing shame
A family of animal whisperers
Singapore: A unique balance
Anvita Abbi: ‘Indigenous languages being killed’
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