Judicious use of wild uncultivated foods and revival of indigenous crops are helping the Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri to boost food security beyond their successful campaign against mining giant Vedanta Abhijit Mohanty Dongria women at a seed festival. (Photo… Continue Reading →
Has the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, aimed at all-round development of three villages chosen by each Member of Parliament, made any significant impact on the ground? Sanjiv Phansalkar Parliamentarians adopting villages in their constituencies for holistic development is yet to… Continue Reading →
NUJS IDIA volunteers assaulted in bid to stop slum demolition FacebookTwitterWhatsAppShare10 In an act of heavy-handedness, six students of National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata were assaulted on Sunday. The students, who were volunteers with Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA),… Continue Reading →
Having been a Judge in the Bombay High Court for 14 years now, Justice Oka has passed judgments and orders in several important matters like the beef ban where a bench headed by him allowed consumption of imported beef while… Continue Reading →
Referring to the abolition of the triple talaq practice in Islamic countries, the court questioned, “Why can’t independent India get rid of it?” Supreme Court for the first time reviewed whether triple talaq is fundamental to Islam NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today banned the… Continue Reading →
#OdishaMining: Scandal of enormous proportions, caused untold misery to the tribals,Supreme Court BY -Murali Krishnan FacebookTwitterWhatsAppShare134 A mining scandal of “enormous proportions involving megabucks” – these are the opening words of the Supreme Court in its judgment in the Odisha mining case…. Continue Reading →
An initiative that produces books in tribal dialects in an underdeveloped area of Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal children to not only become better learners in school but is also reconnecting them with their indigenous culture and traditions Alaknanda Sanap… Continue Reading →
Once topping the charts in child marriages in the country, Bihar has reduced the incidence of this social evil considerably, helped by innovative interventions such as starting girls clubs for solidarity and encouraging them to play football Mohd Imran Khan… Continue Reading →
Undeterred by displacement from Pakistan during the 1971 war and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now living in Bikaner district have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn a living with dignity Tarun Kanti Bose Bikaner, Rajasthan… Continue Reading →
The villages in the desert of Rajasthan are notorious for child brides but groups of girls are now banding together to defy and upturn a long held tradition to assure a new and better future for themselves Tarun Kanti Bose… Continue Reading →
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