The Cost of Caution: How Red-Tape Witch Hunts Looms of Ladakh and Kill Bold Governance
Looms of Ladakh empowered hundreds of women artisans through sustainable livelihoods and local ownership. Can bureaucratic red tape undermine grassroots innovation?
VK Bahuguna | 7 hours ago
Ancestral Rights to Forests, Yet Justice Remains Elusive
The second regional review conference on the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, held in Kolkata on October 9, 2026, brought this question back into focus
Kumar Krishnan | 7 hours ago
Karnataka’s Forest Governance Crisis: The Anatomy of Policy Paralysis
Karnataka’s experience reveals a striking paradox. Long-term leases and administrative concessions have continued to be considered for an economically unviable public-sector paper mill, while an advanced public-sector mining operation was terminated under environmental and judicial pressure
K. N. Laxminarayan | 7 hours ago
Clash of the Titans: The Public Battle Over India’s Digital Skies
Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani’s satellite internet battle raises crucial questions about competition, spectrum pricing, national security and consumer choice in India.
DINESH DUBEY | 7 hours ago
NEPAL DEVASTATION - DEVELOPED NATIONS MUST OWN RESPONSIBILITY
Nepal’s Himalayan devastation exposes climate injustice, accelerating glacier melt and hydropower risks, demanding emission cuts and climate finance from major polluters.
The Actor Who Carried the Theatre Within Him
A tribute to Nana Patekar, the National Award-winning actor whose theatre roots, unforgettable performances and uncompromising intensity transformed Hindi and Marathi cinema.
Auritro Banerjee | 23 hours ago
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