The call for the second edition of the Smitu Kothari Fellowship is out.
The Fellowship is open to the Indian citizens. This year, to encourage participation from the young writers working on languages other than English, four fellowships are reserved.
This year, we would be awarding eight fellowships with a fellowship amount of Rs 25,000 each. The three-month-long Fellowship, between July and September 2019, entails writing comprehensive, well-researched, and investigative articles on the specific area/projects related to the themes mentioned below:
1. Are today’s renewable energy projects a sustainable alternative for India?
2. What’s ailing Non-Banking Financial Corporations?
3. Infrastructure boom in India: At what cost?
4. Impact of the inland waterways on the community and ecology
5. Ease of Doing Business and policy changes on environment, land, and labour
The last date for the application is June 20, 2019. For more information, please visit here:
A study of the hidden costs involved in unplanned infrastructure boom in the Sewa Sadan locality under Mandawali area of East Delhi. INTRODUCTION At walking distance of a few minutes from the Mandawali Railway...
Unless the state changes course quickly, its policies will hurt the medium, small and marginal farmer, who make up 85% of its agricultural sector. The people’s movements in Telangana that for six decades drove...
India’s pollution metrics fail to capture the complex reality of environmental degradation. The city is fine, really. Right outside the railway station, beneath the board that says Asansol Junction, an LED panel displays the...
Under the Paris Climate change accord, India has committed 40 per cent of its total energy production from non-fossil fuel sources by 2040 The Centre has also decided to set up mega solar parks...
This is the second article in a two-part series on the ‘Act East’ railway project in Manipur. Read the first part here. Environmental activists have taken the Ejei river case to the National Green Tribunal,...
This is the first article in a two-part series on the ‘Act East’ railway project in Manipur Since 2017, the residents have protested against the poor compensation that they have received for their farmland...
मेवात (Mewat Banking Problems) राजधानी दिल्ली की तेज रफ्तार जिंदगी से करीब 90 किलोमीटर दूर है, अरावली की पहाड़ियो से घिरा मेवात जिला। मेवात (Mewat Banking Problems) राजधानी दिल्ली की तेज रफ्तार जिंदगी से करीब...
Caught in an economic slowdown, India’s clean energy transition is likely to go for a toss. What will be the cost? The ongoing slowdown in economic growth and electricity demand has worsened the deep...
The jury for the inaugural Smitu Kothari Fellowship is pleased to announce the following individuals as the Smitu Kothari Fellows for the year 2019. Abhishek Yadav is a freelance journalist and photographer. Yadav, who...
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In an age of widespread fake news, breaking and exclusive news, and 24/7 live news updates, spaces for in-depth, analytical and critical writings have shrunk. This is true for all topics, but even more...