Bhima-Koregaon case: Crackdown on Jharkhand tribal rights activist shameful

State surveillance is becoming a norm in the society, which does not allow citizens to exercise and practice their democratic rights

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

The unprecedented reforestation event in the Americas led to a reduction of 5 parts per million CO₂ from the atmosphere – only about …

‘Transgender people suffer in this so-called civilised world without any reason’

Odia filmmaker Jitesh Parida talks about the trials and ordeals of transgender people and his upcoming movie inspired by the real-life story of …

Investors are increasingly shunning mining companies that violate human rights

A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights impacts and consultation with Indigenous communities

Scientists find nine-million-year-old ape fossils in Himachal Pradesh

Scientists discovered the surprise fossil during an excavation in Haritalyangar in Shiwalik hills region in Himachal Pradesh

Life in limbo: the Rohingya refugees trapped between Myanmar and Bangladesh

Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human …

Report links human rights abuse with environment

The report of a US human rights organisation cites the example of nine countries to prove its theory that governments that violate human rights …

The power game

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly influential in the past 50 years. Awareness of human rights and social and …

DIRTY SEX

Every 10 years, the census of India comes out with a damning statistic: the country's abysmal female-male ratio. As per the 2001 census, there …

Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death

Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation  

Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about

Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways

Total weight of humans is 10 times that of all wild mammals put together

The weight distribution is also skewed: 40% global biomass of wild land mammals is concentrated in only 10 species

State of the Climate in Africa 2021: High water stress to displace up to 700 million Africans by 2030

Extreme weather and climate change are undermining human health and safety, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa

DNA database not a threat to privacy

Forensic DNA profiling is by far the most scientific crime-fighting tool

Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia: Report

688 cases of violations and abuses recorded in 18 countries in 2017, 2018

Our actions, a product of probability & determinism, can effect change

Humans retain the potential to influence their fate, particularly in the near future

Simply Put: HDI 2019

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