Debt in half: Left or right

Massive fire at Union Carbide compound, gas victims panic due to toxic air

Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is where gas leaked in 1984, killing thousands of people and disabling millions  

Around 40 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh waiting for PM-Kisan’s first instalment

Data mismatch due to confusion regarding Aadhar card and bank account numbers were found to be the cause of confusion in many cases

Madhya Pradesh second state to have plan for antimicrobial resistance

The move will encourage other states to develop their own plans, which in turn, will help in tackling antimicrobial resistance on the national level

PDS, public infrastructure helping Adivasis of Chhattisgarh, MP live with dignity despite lower income: PRADAN Report

Malnutrition, gender discrimination, lack of landholdings and education & declining forest produce major concerns  

Can Bio-CNG click: DTE reportage on the coming of age tech

A 3-part series on what is Bio-CNG and what are its advantages as well as challenges

Simply Put: The Kerala Model

Cheetah relocation: Wild cats likely to arrive Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno by end of August

Staff and authorities of Kuno National Park are struggling to keep leopards out of the 500-hectare enclosure made for the cheetahs

The cleanest cities of India: Indore tops the chart

Indore has also been ranked the cleanest city of India in Swachh Survekshan Surveys since 2017

Madhya Pradesh govt in denial mode after 7-month-old dies due to malnutrition

The girl from Sheopur district was admitted in a centre for malnutrition treatment; in the past hundreds of children have died in several …

Book Excerpt: An ancient legend explains why the Chambal is India’s cleanest river

King Rantideva performed a sacrifice in which thousands of animals were slaughtered and their blood turned the river red, making it ‘unclean&…

No more cheetahs from Namibia, next batch of wild cats only from South Africa

Outspoken criticism of reintroduction project’s management may be behind decision, alleges member of steering committee

Three cheetahs dead in a month; South African experts write to Supreme Court

The experts have alleged that their involvement has been minimised ever since Yadavendradev Jhala, who conceptualised and led the project, was removed

Here’s a look into the curious case of opium poppy cultivation in India

Unseasonable rains or hailstorms, such as the one in March this year, can be the last nail in the coffin with disastrous consequences for the …

DMF helps Singrauli farmers grow vegetables, earn more

Grantee farmers will be trained in farming methods and guided about the kind of vegetables to grow, which can then be sold commercially

Water in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Conquest of lantana

A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity&…

Simply Put: The Great Escape

Simply Put: Green cover

All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails

Promoting input-based enterprises to spread organic farming

Promotion around locally available options can be sustainable solution 

Watered down: Almost half of India’s rivers still remain polluted; here is why

India has mostly focussed on cleaning only major rivers; most states have recently started reviving their small rivers, but the progress remains …

Why the move to foist a GI tag on Mandu’s baobab tree is a no-brainer

Commerce ministry’s drive to push up the Geographical Indications tally is a lazy exercise that does not benefit local communities

What is in a name: Should cheetahs arriving in India be given names?

It may appear a trivial issue but there is a serious ethical and scientific debate underlying this proposition

COVID-19: Poor hit as ration shops run out of grains in Chitrakoot

Several ration shops in MP, UP haven’t had wheat for weeks, claim residents