April 22: Birthday of Our Mother Earth
Celebrating the birthday of Mother Earth means to think and celebrate the difficult existence of Mother Earth herself, with identity, dignity, rights, her own stories.
Remembering the Radical Roots of Earth Day
Set in the wider arc of history, Earth Day stands as a reminder of the importance of fact-based and community-grounded advocacy for moving the needle on inclusive, just environmental policy and practice.
Climate Change Report 2022 a ‘Litany of Broken Climate Promises’: UN Chief
The United Nations Secretary-General called the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “a litany of broken climate promises” showing the world is “on a fast track to climate disaster.”
Finding Ambedkar: Crises in ‘Ambedkarism’ That Merit Deeper Reflection
Since Ambedkar’s passing, Ambedkarites have been leaving a mark in various arenas, from politics to academia to employees’ organisations and more. Yet, as Anand Teltumbde puts it, “Every Ambedkarite, whether they are conscious of it or not, experiences some crisis.”
‘Attempt to Erase Every Aspect of Life of Indian Muslims’: Bebaak Collective
The Mumbai-based organisation has questioned the ‘complicity of the police’ in the communal clashes reported recently.
CBSE Drops Chapter on ‘Democracy and Diversity’ From Syllabus
The Central Board of Secondary Education has removed several other chapters too, including chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution.
Fact Check: Has Extreme Poverty in India Really Dropped Below 1%, as a New IMF Paper Claims?
Economists are sceptical of the claim that the country’s food security scheme helped avert a rise in extreme poverty. Here’s why.
Life Expectancy of Adivasis, Dalits & Muslims Lower Than Upper- Caste Hindus: New Studies
Compared to upper caste Hindus and other backward castes, Adivasis die four years, Dalits three years and Muslims a year earlier, and the Muslim life expectancy has worsened over the last 20 years, according to two new studies. The disparities are not due to wealth alone …
Parties Before the Court Are Equal in Theory, But the State Is Now More Than Equal
The freedom to cite ‘national security’, unexamined, and as a reason to withhold information, or have a matter adjourned, or use the ‘sealed envelope’ method, are illustrations.
The Civil War/Proxy War in Ukraine and the Russian Offensive
The war in Ukraine continues to escalate, threatening to mutate into a thermonuclear war, which would result in the extermination of life on earth. The United States and NATO have played a central role in this conflict, that began in 2014 with the U.S.-engineered Maidan coup.