Thinking outside the box
Injustice, prejudice and detrimental outlook of the social and legal entities, sadly, is omnipresent and more often than not, we fail to affirm and support the failing and neglected systemic framework of our Nation. Recently, I had an opportunity to participate in...
Women’s Health Schemes in Madhya Pradesh
A Team of Environics Trust visited Khajuraho, Panna, Satna and Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh in September 2018 and made observations at the Primary Health Center (PHC), Community health Center (CHC) and District Health Center (DHC) in these districts. During the...
Air Pollution in Selected Sites in September 2018
Air Pollution in the country has been deteriorating to dangerous levels over the past few years, mainly due to the increased pace of mining, industrial activity, construction activity, vehicular emissions, etc. The air quality in NCR and surrounding regions, has been...
The Other Side of Development
Darkness under a potential power hub town, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh An old saying - ‘All that glitters is not gold’ - is apt for Homo sapiens of today as they are obsessed with ‘development’, carrying a pre-conceived notion - how a city should look like. This...
Asia Europe People’s Forum
The Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) was initiated the mid-1990s from a common desire and need among people’s organizations and networks across Asia and Europe to find new venues for dialogue, cooperation, and solidarity. The inter-regional conference was organized...
Climate Justice Now!
Activists and stakeholders gather in Bangkok to demand Climate justice #riseforclimate Watch Video - Click Here Photos of Protest against Projects causing Environmental Impacts and large scale Displacement [gallery size="medium"...
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): An Overview
An analysis of two years of functioning of AIIB 1.1. Introduction China’s olden ‘Silk-Route’ is being recreated (proposed by Xi Jing Ping in 2013) under ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ and envisages creating massive infrastructure (roads, railway lines, ports and energy...
Peoples’ Convention on Infrastructure Financing A peoples’ response to AIIB’s Annual Meeting
Press release A seminar was organised on the Role of Infrastructure Finance and Newer Development Banks on 7th of June at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. The seminar was organised by the Delhi chapter of the Working Groups on International Financial Institutions...
THE UGLY SIDE OF A SACRED CITY – Asbestos
Jasidih- A city in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, is famous for one of the twelve Jyotirlings (devotional representation of the God Shiva). The city considered to be sacred is scaring people who know the dark history of...
Air Pollution In Angul District
Angul district in Odisha is richly endowed with several minerals. A number of companies like NTPC, Jindal, Bhushan Steel etc have established large industrial complexes in the district to take advantage of this rich heritage. However, these industrial units are also...
- Along The Burnt Coal Corridor…
- Musings from Near and Far
- A day to remember – Coal Satyagraha – The article appeared in Times of India
- Nature’s Trail by John Seed – This essay was originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949)
- Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein
- Airbender – Air Quality Monitoring Map