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Days after security forces shot at four children in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh in an “operation” against “Naxals”, the Chhattisgarh police allegedly harassed two of the children and prevented them from going home after being discharged from the hospital. 

हवा का हक़ मुहिम, वायु प्रदूषण और उससे जुड़े कुछ सवालों के जवाब. इस प्रश्नोत्तरी में हम आगे भी सवाल जोड़ते रहेंगे.  

वायु प्रदूषण से बचने के लिए एक इंसान के पास बहुत ही सीमित विकल्प हैं. लेकिन सामूहिक प्रयास से इस समस्या से निपटा जा सकता है. और हमारे अस्तित्व पर मंडरा रहे इस संकट को हल करने के लिए निरंतर प्रयास की जरूरत होगी न कि सिर्फ साल के कुछ…

Nearly five months after devastating landslides ravaged Kerala’s Wayanad, survivors are yet to receive the assurance of rehabilitation. The only hope for the over 500 families who lost their homes lies in a rehabilitation project designed to resettle them in a new township. However, according to the Meppadi panchayat representatives,…

न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री में हम आम तौर पर कोई मुहिम नहीं चलाते हैं- और मुहिम से मेरा मतलब है कि किसी खास मकसद के लिए खासतौर से कुछ करने का आह्वान, जो सिर्फ अखबारी सुर्खी भर नहीं बल्कि असल में एक बड़ा मुद्दा है. इसकी वजह ये है कि कभी-कभी इस तरह…

The government says in Parliament that there is no evidence to link death or disease ‘exclusively’ to air pollution. Should I still be concerned?

At Newslaundry, we don’t usually do campaigns. And by campaign, I mean specifically advocate a certain call to action for a cause that is also a story and part of the news cycle. That’s because it can be a slippery slope. While news organisations must have a value system and…

Every year, the media rises to India’s air crisis challenge when the numbers go off the charts. But as soon as the air quality index turns less critical, the headlines fizzle out, leaving little accountability for those who can fix the problem. 

Individuals have limited options to reduce exposure to air pollution. But a collective effort can tackle the problem. And for a sustained attempt to solve this existential crisis, it will need more than high-AQI-induced seasonal media coverage. That’s why we have launched the Fight To Breathe.

On November 18, Andhra Pradesh scrapped existing prohibitions on candidates with large families contesting municipal and panchayat elections. Elsewhere, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote and spoke about southern states potentially losing out on tax revenues and political representation.

The Modi government’s One Nation, One Election bill has sparked heated debates. Although simultaneous elections were held post independence, why are there strong oppositions now? Those in its favour, say this will bring financial efficiency and ease of governance, but the critics argue that it will challenge the country’s federalism.