Fish and Foul
Where have all the fish gone? Many reasons are ascribed to the low catch. But most blame it on the industries in the belt
Concrete Ambitions: The Environmental and Livelihood Toll of BJP’s Decade-Long Infrastructure Drive
In the past decade, NDA's approach to development through relentless pursuit of infrastructure has come at a steep cost. To say the least, it has been both uncooperative and myopic in nature.
In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at...
The Double Whammy of Hunger and Livelihood Crises after Covid-19
The pandemic wreaked havoc on Pappu Singh and Sheela Devi’s family, residents of Nagla Vidhichand village situated on the Agra-Gwalior highway in the southern part of Agra district. While none of their family members...
Budget 2022: Plenty Parley, Paltry Provision!
In the key features of the Budget 2022 document, there is the mention of the terms energy transition and climate action twice. Particularly under the goals of the Amrit Kaal and the four priorities.
The Puppeteers and the puppets: Indian Marine Capture Fisheries
Natural Resources play a vital role in the development of the human civilisation. Natural Resources served as a source of livelihoods’ sustenance for the Natural Resource Dependent Communities (NRDC), since ages. The NRDC are...
Engaging with the Pandemic: Hope and Despair in five villages of Chhattisgarh
It was a cold December evening when I met Kavita Yadaw of village Mardapoti (Nagri block, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh). Kavita struggled with her mask. She adjusted and readjusted it. She remembered that the pandemic...
Holding Ground
Oinam Rajen appears to have suddenly grown old in the past one year. Sitting in his wooden canoe, his eyes wander over the vast expanse of Loktak lake that surrounds his village, in search...
Whither Coal?
The Ministry of Coal (MoC), through a notification on June 18, 2020, officially launched the process of auctioning coal mines, thus opening up the Indian coal mining sector to commercial operations by the private...
कोरोना वायरस: ठेका श्रमिकों की बढ़ीं मुश्किलें, ऐसे कर रहे गुजारा
हमारे देश में बिजली पैदा करने का प्रमुख संसाधन कोयला है, पर धरती की छाती चीरकर उसे निकालने वाले मजदूरों की बदहाली जहां-की-तहां है। पिछले साल कोविड-19 के कारण देश भर में लगे ‘लॉकडाउन’...
Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa
Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa, Alternative Law Forum Session V: Labour Rights and Future of Collective Bargaining WATCH VIDEO: What We Need Is….
Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Mohan Rao
Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Mohan Rao, National Federation of Handlooms & Handicrafts Session IV: Re-Visioning Traditional Knowledge, Artisanal Livelihood & Practices WATCH VIDEO: Condition of Handloom Weavers in...
‘Strengthen Traditional Practices and Livelihoods’ Activists Demand, for a Post Covid Economy
Press Release | May 26, 2020 New Delhi: Social activists and grassroot leaders unanimously contended that in rejuvenation of small-scale traditional industries lies a huge potential for strengthening of the domestic market and generation...