Stories written by

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com

The geotextile tubes built in Andhra and Odisha to prevent coastal erosion are lying in tatters

Increasingly frequent and intense cyclones and storms, spurred by climate change, have called into question the long-term effectiveness of the structures.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· May 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm
After Assam oilfield fire, a central agency sought a review of environmental clearances to Oil India

A report obtained under Right to Information reveals poor management of oil spills and poor emergency response readiness.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 17, 2020 · 07:30 pm
A 2018 health programme could be India’s answer to tackling animal-to-human diseases

The WHO recommended the ‘One Health’ framework in 2008 and India implemented it in 2018.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
&
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
· Mar 29, 2020 · 08:30 pm

In India, almost 30% of land classified as ‘forest area’ has no green cover

What are the implications of tagging such land ‘recorded forest area without forest cover’?

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Driven by climate change, erratic rain destroyed 25% of crops in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin this year

Drought-like situations in June and July were followed by 102% excess rain in August. A lack of vegetation cover meant water didn’t seep into the soil.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 04, 2019 · 08:30 pm
India’s 269 thermal power plants aren’t just polluting air – they’re also guzzling away water

The only way to cut down on the sector’s massive water needs is to switch to greener energy.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 14, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Video

See all

Interview: “Why was Operation Sindoor launched? Where are those dreaded terrorists?”

Yesterday · 06:30 pm
Video: Why is a caste census critical for meaningful social justice?

May 13, 2025 · 03:30 pm
Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

May 12, 2025 · 07:00 pm
Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

May 11, 2025 · 08:45 pm
Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am

When it comes to renewable energy, India isn’t putting its money where its commitments are

The government’s 2019-’20 budget allocated 63% less funds to alternative fuels as compared to coal-based power.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm
India's sowing cycle is another reason why it should switch to a January-December financial year

The government has been contemplating moving away from the colonial-era system of a April to March fiscal year.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 25, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com

The geotextile tubes built in Andhra and Odisha to prevent coastal erosion are lying in tatters

Increasingly frequent and intense cyclones and storms, spurred by climate change, have called into question the long-term effectiveness of the structures.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · May 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

After Assam oilfield fire, a central agency sought a review of environmental clearances to Oil India

A report obtained under Right to Information reveals poor management of oil spills and poor emergency response readiness.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Sep 17, 2020 · 07:30 pm

A 2018 health programme could be India’s answer to tackling animal-to-human diseases

The WHO recommended the ‘One Health’ framework in 2008 and India implemented it in 2018.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com & Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com · Mar 29, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Trending

Bengaluru: Foxconn factory turns rural town into real estate goldmine

Yesterday · 07:30 pm

How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea

Yesterday · 01:30 pm

‘Procedure not followed’: Dhaka on reports of India ‘pushing’ persons into Bangladesh

Yesterday · 06:19 pm

A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class

May 15, 2025 · 11:30 am

Translated historical fiction: Shivaji and Aurangzeb’s bloody battle for the control of the Deccan

May 15, 2025 · 05:30 pm

In India, almost 30% of land classified as ‘forest area’ has no green cover

What are the implications of tagging such land ‘recorded forest area without forest cover’?

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Jan 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Driven by climate change, erratic rain destroyed 25% of crops in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin this year

Drought-like situations in June and July were followed by 102% excess rain in August. A lack of vegetation cover meant water didn’t seep into the soil.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Oct 04, 2019 · 08:30 pm

India’s 269 thermal power plants aren’t just polluting air – they’re also guzzling away water

The only way to cut down on the sector’s massive water needs is to switch to greener energy.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Sep 14, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Video

Interview: “Why was Operation Sindoor launched? Where are those dreaded terrorists?”

Yesterday · 06:30 pm

Video: Why is a caste census critical for meaningful social justice?

May 13, 2025 · 03:30 pm

Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

May 12, 2025 · 07:00 pm

Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

May 11, 2025 · 08:45 pm

Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am

When it comes to renewable energy, India isn’t putting its money where its commitments are

The government’s 2019-’20 budget allocated 63% less funds to alternative fuels as compared to coal-based power.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Aug 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

India's sowing cycle is another reason why it should switch to a January-December financial year

The government has been contemplating moving away from the colonial-era system of a April to March fiscal year.

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com · Dec 25, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Take Scroll With You

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· May 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 17, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
&
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
· Mar 29, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 04, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 14, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 25, 2016 · 08:30 pm