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GREEN IS THE NEW ORANGE
THERE IS MORE TO CARROTS THAN THEIR COLOURFUL ROOTS
‘Artists world over should raise alarm'
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE NOT JUST DRYING THE EARTH BUT ALSO THE SPIRIT OF HUMANKIND. THIS IS THE MESSAGE DANCER, WRITER AND ACTIVIST MALLIKA SARABHAI AND DIRECTOR YADAVAN CHANDRAN AIM TO DELIVER THROUGH THEIR RECENT DANCE VIDEO, ARID. THE DANCE COMPRISES THREE ACTS ON THE INTENSITY OF THE WATER CRISIS. THEY SPEAK ON THE ROLE OF ART IN TACKLING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN AN INTERVIEW WITH DAKSHIANI PALICHA. EXCERPTS:
Rays of light and hope
An energy start-up aims to provide a sustainable power solution to rural consumers
GOURMET GUR
Destruction of date palm trees during cyclone Amphan and warming weather have resulted in a huge decline in production of West Bengal’s trademark nolen gur
A GOOD FIRST DRAFT
NITI AAYOG’S DRAFT NATIONAL MIGRANT POLICY TAKES A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH AND DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND UNIONS TO HELP MIGRANTS BARGAIN FOR BETTER CONDITIONS. BUT KEY GAPS REMAIN
Carbon Cost Of Internet On The Rise
The environmental impact of digital platforms is becoming glaring by the day.
NEW TARGETS
COVID-19 cases are being reported in large numbers from districts that had so far been mildly hit by the pandemic
THE CHASE AND THE CHANGE
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has shown what it can achieve by putting water conservation at its core
UNTOLD RISKS
India needs a full-time organisation to tackle a host of biological threats
CATTLE WISE
INDIA NEEDS TO LOOK BEYOND GAUSHALAS IF IT WANTS TO CHECK THE NUMBER OF STRAY CATTLE
