Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation.
War of Economic Corridors: The India-Mideast-Europe Ploy
The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the talk of the town, but it will likely go the way of the last three Asia-to-Europe connectivity projects touted by the West – to the dustbin.
Bharatmala Project: Adani-Led Consortium, BJP Donors, Firm with BJP Links Get Tenders in Breach of Norms
A consortium led by Adani Transport was awarded the Suryapet and Khammam project though it didn’t have the requisite construction work experience.
India’s ‘Alternative to Hong Kong’ Proceeds in Lush Nicobar Island, as Govt Ignores Pleas of Local Tribals
Over the past 17 years, a Nicobarese tribe inhabiting an island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago for about 50,000 years has pleaded with the union government to return them to the ancestral land they lived in before the 2004 tsunami. But the government is planning to build massive tourism facilities on the island, so it has ignored their pleas.
70 Years After Iranian Coup, the British Still Won’t Confess to Their Crimes
Iranian filmmaker Taghi Amirani joins Chris Hedges to discuss his documentary ‘Coup 53,’ which uses newly discovered archival material to expose how the CIA and British intelligence worked clandestinely to overthrow Mohammad Mosaddegh 70 years ago.
What Every Child Should Know About Marx’s Theory of Value
Michael Lebowitz expounds on the simple truths found in Marx’s theory of value—truths that, nonetheless, have been obscured by decades of incomplete theorizing that has failed to make key distinctions in the relationship between labor, value, and money.
Indian Farmers Interest has Been Surrendered to the US to Ensure G20 Success
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced on Sept 8, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit, that India had agreed to reduce tariffs on certain U.S. products, including chickpeas, lentils, almonds, walnuts, apples, frozen chicken-turkey-duck, and several other agricultural products.
After Nuh Violence, Farmers and Khap Panchayats in Mewat Stand Up Against Hate
Since July 31, farmers have held three major meetings in the region to counter the communal build-up in Haryana. Besides, over 20 Khap panchayat meetings have been held since anti-Muslim violence rocked Nuh and Gurugram.
Highways or Rural Roads, It’s a Story of High Cost-Low Delivery
Two recent reports reveal a picture of missed targets, huge cost escalation, misconceived plans and a sense of disarray that is quite contrary to the impression that the government is efficiently going about creating essential infrastructure for the country.
Reclaiming Wastewater: A Sustainable Path for Water Consumption in India
By effectively treating and reusing wastewater, India can quit its dependency on fast-depleting groundwater for households and industry.