Fire load in modern buildings 3 times greater than in 1990s: study

IIT-Gandhinagar researchers found that average fire load energy density was three times the average found during a study done conducted 20 years …

Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how much until we crunched the data

In 2016, the United Nations Security Council named modern slavery a serious concern in areas affected by armed conflict

Telangana police rescues Odisha family held captive at Ramagundam brick kiln

The brick kiln owner allegedly held the family captive, beat them up and made them work without paying them

There are 50 million people in situations of modern slavery on any given day: Report

Of these 27.6 million are in forced labour and 22 million are trapped in forced marriage

The Puroiks’ experiences with bonded labour made them a compelling subject for research: Prem Taba

Down To Earth speaks to Prem Taba, research scholar at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, on his forthcoming paper concerning a unique Arunachal tribe

Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report

Cyclones in India, particularly in the Sundarbans, made locals vulnerable to traffickers and drove them into forced labour, the report …

In Africa, climate change has exacerbated modern slavery & government response is poor

More than 3.1 million Africans are in forced marriage and more than 3.8 million in forced labour

Tamil Nadu’s garment workers ‘modern-day slaves’: Dutch Report

Workers at state’s textile mills are usually Dalit women, who live and work in appalling conditions, says report

Green tribunal relief to Noida company closed by pollution board

Order to resume operations follows joint inspection that found Modern Door Devices was adhering to norms

Quest for Modern Assam: The vast canvas of a small state and its struggle for identity and modernity

Arupjyoti Saikia’s book does not disappoint; in the space of just over half a century, it covers the breathless changes that have …

In remote tribal habitations, age-old health practices takes precedence amid stiff challenges

Traditional healing system faces challenges of being lost and slid into oblivion

Exploitation, brutality and misery: How the opium trade shaped the modern world

The opium trade that impoverished and crippled India also financed and helped forge the modern state