India announces new standards to compensate victims of clinical trials
Activists have earlier raised concerns that volunteers who end up with injuries after trials are not compensated properly
Trouble in Dewas
Deforestation, corruption or politics? The killing of four tribals in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district leaves many questions unanswered
Lack of governance agenda
The disconnect between Left’s politics at the Centre and the states is clear—and a problem
A bridge divides them
Highway authority runs into 30,000 people facing displacement
A compromised consensus
Two new provisions in land acquisition bill promise to protect farmers. Are they foolproof?
Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej
Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large-scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs
Study highlights dismal condition of women farmers
Women farmers, whose contribution to agriculture is equal or sometimes even more than their husbands, are often ignored
Water poisoning has officials in a tizzy
As confusion reigns over how municipal water in three Agra localities was contaminated, self-appointed social workers are trying to exploit the …
Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide
Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up
Devastated still
Months after disaster struck Uttarakhand, government has done little to improve people’s lives
Border conflict
Clashes between wild animals and farmers are rising along forest fringes. But the government is yet to gauge their intensity, forget developing a …
Families of 120 of 121 doctors who died of COVID-19 in Bihar yet to get compensation
The delay in compensation have demoralised doctors who are living in fear after the recent spate of deaths in the state
Map shows India at top of climate violence
Conflicts related to water management appear highest in India with 59 cases, followed by conflicts in fossil fuels and climate justice
Nuclear shield for MNCs
The new Indo-US agreement protects American companies from being held liable for nuclear accidents
Wang-Marathwadi dam protest called off
Government gives in-principle approval to ascertain compensation based on the annual income of affected people
Land grab fallout
Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry
The verdict and after
The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.
Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
Compensate Telangana farmers immediately for crop loss: Farm activists
The Rythu Swarajya Vedika called on both Centre and state, to bury their hatchet and ensure disaster relief to lakhs of affected farmers
Is new land bill up to mark?
Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist
Curse of limestone
Farmers from 12 Rajasthan villages refuse to part with fertile land for cement companies
High-speed derailment
Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships
Home is where mines are
Displaced Baiga tribals are returning to the forests taken over for mining by Reliance in Madhya Pradesh. They say they were short-changed by the …
Official data exposes Centre’s inflated claims on success of agriculture insurance scheme
The number of non-loanee farmers opting for insurance reached 9.7 million in kharif season of 2016 as against 9.8 million in the same period in …