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The 500 GW switchover

Illustrations: Yogendra Anand

Coal is the king of energy at present. India needs to dislodge it with clean energy for an equitable green transition

Burden of proof

Chunni Bai Salvi last received ration in May.
Chunni Bai Salvi last received ration in May. Shagun / CSE

The government’s drive for e-KYC verification to ensure rightful targeting of beneficiaries has proved exclusionary for many

Capturing Siang

Ogak Boko, the head of Komkar village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, fears that the reservoir of the proposed dam on the Siang river will submerge the village (Photographs: Anupam Chakravartty)
Ogak Boko, the head of Komkar village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, fears that the reservoir of the proposed dam on the Siang river will submerge the village (Photographs: Anupam Chakravartty)

As India pushes for a mega dam on the Siang river to counter China’s upstream projects, the Adi tribal community of Arunachal Pradesh fears losing ancestral land

Hold them sacred

SC judgement on ‘orans’ a step forward, with some risks
Huge flocks of Demoiselle Cranes on their winter migration at Khichan village in Rajasthan.iStock photo for representation

The Supreme Court recommends that the Union government create a comprehensive policy for the governance and management of sacred groves across India

Manmohan Singh, a gentle giant

Manmohan Singh, a gentle giant
Illustration: Yogendra Anand/CSE

Sunita Narain on India’s economist prime minister and his brand of politics

Jimmy Carter’s extraordinary crusade

Illustration: Yogendra Anand

One cannot remember any other former president of the US lobbying heads of government to remind them that access to healthcare is a basic right 

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