The Indian Himalayan region, a geologically dynamic and ecologically sensitive landscape, is currently undergoing a transformation marked by the intersection of tectonic strain, accelerated climate ch...
The Himalayan region, often termed the "Third Pole," is facing an unprecedented glacial crisis. Glaciers that have endured for millennia are now retreating at alarming rates, driven by accelerated cli...
India has emerged as a significant global destination for medical tourism, attracting more than two million international patients annually[1]. Offering services ranging from complex cardiac surgeries...
Lessons learnt from large scale acquisition of land for planned development of Delhi under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 have gone on to frame the new Land Acquisition Act of 2013. Yet, some major...
Agricultural land converted to non-agricultural uses is often understood as ‘development’. While high growth, rich states have managed to hold on, the low growth poorer states have lost significant am...
The marginal farmer is today pitted against the hegemony of the state and its collaborator—the private developer, even as the developing economy fails to provide alternative livelihoods to those in se...
Tribes are marginalised to make way for the well-being of the economically and politically stronger. However, the neo-liberal regime has ensured that these communities are pushed into near obliteratio...
Lessons learnt from large scale acquisition of land for planned development of Delhi under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 have gone on to frame the new Land Acquisition Act of 2013. Yet, some major concerns remain unaddressed to this day.
Agricultural land converted to non-agricultural uses is often understood as ‘development’. While high growth, rich states have managed to hold on, the low growth poorer states have lost significant amounts of land under plough causing distress to their agricultural communities.
The marginal farmer is today pitted against the hegemony of the state and its collaborator—the private developer, even as the developing economy fails to provide alternative livelihoods to those in search of non-farm employment.
