The government says the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is about protecting our privacy. But a closer look shows something very different. This law isn’t about keeping our data safe—it’s about keeping...
पंचायती राज दिवस (24 अप्रेल) पर विशेषसत्ता महात्मा गांधी ने स्वराज के बारे में चार बातें कही। एक, आत्म शासन और आत्म संयम। दो, स्वराज से मेरा अभिप्राय है लोक सहमति से चलने वाला...
The whole world is talking about transparency, while data is accessed by the Big Four companies (Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta) virtually and used widely, invading your privacy. Mukesh Ambani said, “Data is the...
More Than Faith Pilgrimages are now more than mere religious acts: they are vast moving spectacles where scale becomes proof of sanctity. The call to become part of a moment eternal yet fleeting draws...
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed executive orders with the goal to “turbocharge coal mining” in the United States. He promoted coal as a beautiful, clean, reliable, durable, secure, powerful,...
By narrowing the conversation to waste management, the industry avoids addressing the root cause of plastic pollution: overproduction. As the world faces the growing crisis of plastic overconsumption and waste, extended producer responsibility (EPR)...
The 10-tonne waste incinerator in Manali, Chennai, has been operating since 2019 without permission from the TNPCB and has also been dumping ash containing harmful heavy metals. The Southern Bench of the National Green...
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वर्ष 2005 में नगर निगम जबलपुर ने शहर में सीवर लाइन व नाला निर्माण वाटर ड्रेनेज योजना के नाम पर एशियन डेवलपमेंट बैंक से 196 करोड़ का कर्ज लिया था।न तो सीवर लाइन का...
Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This comes at a time when the world is already struggling—with wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality....
While IFC’s withdrawal is welcome, civil society urges the Bank to stop funding WTE projects and move towards zero-waste solutions instead. On 17 February, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector...
It is interesting to see the havoc created by the tariffs announced by Donald Trump, who became President for the second time after a loss in 2020.
The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply. On April 8,...
भारत के संविधान का अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के मौलिक अधिकार की गारंटी देता है और राज्य के नीति निर्देशक सिद्धांत (अनुच्छेद 38, 39, 42, 43 और 47) स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार को...
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The “green” incinerator in...
