Poverty's own republic: "Our old world was a free economy of forests"

India, May 1 -- Murlidhar Devidas Amte, the social activist popularly known as Baba Amte, referred to this central India belt-or, poverty's own republic-as the country's "cummerbund". He described the... Read More

Poverty's own republic: "Deep inside jungles, nobody can find us"

India, May 1 -- In poverty's own republic, its sway no longer shocks. But here, something more insidious seems to be taking shape. As the lives of Sangu, Phanas and Sana suggest, poverty is becoming h... Read More

Poverty's own republic: "100 droughts, 10 famines, 10,000 deaths"

India, May 1 -- "I AM A SUKHBASI" Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput-the poverty triad, also known as KBK-is a geographical marker of destitution. The contiguous eight districts, with over 12,000 villages an... Read More

Poverty's own republic: "With birth, poverty is certain here"

India, May 1 -- Sangu's life traces India's geography of poverty-a stubborn constant in one of the world's fastest growing economies. Dhamtari (once part of Raipur district) has been identified among ... Read More

India's critical mineral imports remain highly concentrated, exposing supply risks and driving diversification push

India, May 1 -- India's critical mineral import landscape remains structurally concentrated across a narrow set of supplier countries, amplifying supply risks even as the country accelerates its clean... Read More

Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

India, May 1 -- New research shows polar bears' visits to human camps are driven less by hunger and more by the length of the ice-free season. Over 580 visits were recorded by triail cameras over a d... Read More

A steady voice in the age of noise

India, May 1 -- Every year when the anniversary comes round and we realise that we are another year young, I reminisce and chronicle the time gone by. But this year, as we enter our 35th year of publi... Read More

Four years to zero hunger deadline, more than 1 billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet: Report

India, May 1 -- Two out of every three people in Africa cannot afford a healthy diet. This is more than double the global average. Africa's nutrition crisis has also deepened. With less than four y... Read More

Homeless & voiceless: West Bengal's pavement dwellers left out of SIR process

India, May 1 -- Kolkata's pavement dwellers, many with Aadhaar, PAN and even voter cards, say they were not contacted for the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision ahead of the 2026 West Be... Read More

A taste of the terrain

India, May 1 -- Stories from a Kargili Kitchen begins with a likening of the physical contours of the human body to the borders of the state: an analogy fitting for a people whose relationship with fo... Read More

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