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Ron Bastian
Once Upon a Time in Lakshadweep…
29 May 2021
Almost everything on an island must be brought from elsewhere. People of Lakshadweep only want the mainland to not ship its problems to their tranquil isles.
Subodh Varma
Four Poll-Bound States: Which One Cares for the People?
14 Mar 2021
The latest budget allocations for education, health, agriculture and other social concerns in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal reveal a clear frontrunner.
D. Raghunandan
Why Govt’s Plan to ‘Develop’ Andaman Island is Shocking
11 Mar 2021
These columns have covered many issues of environmental damage and the systematic dilution or dismantling of environmental regulations
D. Raghunandan
Chamoli Disaster: Need to Review Development Projects with Ecology, Safety in Mind
14 Feb 2021
These projects were supposed to benefit the people living in the region but they are now victims of the disaster.
Rashme Sehgal
New Definition of Forest Foreshadows End of Forests in Uttarkhand
06 Feb 2021
The first state to define ‘forest’ has already lost 50,000 hectares to ‘development’, 10,649 ha to encroachment and 44,518 ha to fires.
Ramdas Rupavath
Decentralised Politics, Centralised Power: Perspectives from Below
13 Nov 2020
Development does not mean just change, but progress—change for the better—which must be shared with community and society.
Harshvardhan
Why Any Effort to Bulldoze Slums is Destined to Fail
10 Oct 2020
As millions are pushed into the informal sector or low paying, low-skilled jobs, more slums are bound to come up.
Sandeep Pandey, Kushagra Kumar
When Will we have Equitable Access to Fruits of Development?
03 Jul 2020
Recent events demonstrate the gap between tall claims and real development that touches the masses.
Valay Singh
Palghar: Hate as ‘Essential Commodity’, Arnab its Supplier
26 Apr 2020
The media fraternity isn’t supporting Republic TV’s primetime star, for more than journalist he’s seen as a right-wing ideologue.
Hiren Gohain
Corona Crisis and India: Time to Rethink Globalisation
03 Apr 2020
This pandemic calls for a major policy reorientation, away from the allure and rhetoric of limitless profit.