India’s rural employment scheme can build climate resilience – but only if it is fully utilised

Data shows that while the programme reduced poverty and empowered women, it must make changes that will meaningfully benefit workers amid climate change.

Mahima Jain

· Aug 07, 2022 · 09:30 pm

The law that criminalises sex between young people in India

The POCSO Act was intended to protect children from sexual crimes. But the law is frequently used against young couples in consensual romantic relationships.

Mahima Jain

· Mar 02, 2022 · 06:30 am

A booming population of feral dogs is threatening the biodiversity in the Himalayas

Instead of brutal measures, the issue needs a multi-pronged, systemic approach, experts say.

Mahima Jain

· Mar 29, 2021 · 09:30 pm

As pandemic pushes India’s microfinance sector to the brink, women are the first to fall

Loan disbursement by the sector fell by 97% in the April-June quarter compared to previous year.

Mahima Jain

· Dec 18, 2020 · 09:00 am

Kerala’s attempt to revive traditional farm practices puts tribal women at the forefront

The state’s Kudumbashree Mission is using agrobiodiversity to tackle malnutrition and drive up incomes.

Mahima Jain

· Apr 19, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In Tamil Nadu, fishermen deploy artificial coral reefs to revive declining fish stocks

ARs are man-made structures installed in seabeds where natural reefs have been destroyed.

Mahima Jain

· Feb 15, 2020 · 09:30 pm

The exoticised images of India by Western photographers have left a dark legacy

A new book looks back at the history of photography in India and reveals some interesting insights.

Mahima Jain

· Feb 20, 2019 · 03:30 pm

A Tamil Nadu fisherman is making maps to help villagers save their lands from encroachment

35-year-old Saravanan’s maps are also helping assess the damage from rising sea levels.

Mahima Jain

· Feb 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm

How WhatsApp, the enabler of fake news, helped save lives in Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Gaja

In India, the notorious messaging app has been integral to the functioning of government departments in the aftermath of disasters and crises.

Mahima Jain

· Jan 09, 2019 · 11:30 am

‘Ram or crackers had no place in my Diwali’: A Marwari Jain laments homogenisation of the festival

The grand celebration by the UP government and the claim that firecrackers are integral to the festival goes against the ethos of the many narratives of Diwali.

Mahima Jain

· Nov 06, 2018 · 11:30 am

How did Jainism spread in South India? A small town in Tamil Nadu holds the answer

For the marginalised Tamil Jain community, Kazhugumalai is of great religious significance.

Mahima Jain

· Oct 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

British Indian postcards had more in common with Instagram posts than we realise

An exhibition in London sheds light on the subtext of postcards, the media craze that swept the globe in the 20th century.

Mahima Jain

· Sep 05, 2018 · 03:30 pm