No Man's Land
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Whose land is it anyway: Of India’s 703 ongoing conflicts, 25% are in tribal areas
Dalits remains the largest social group that are unable to own land.
Mayank Aggarwal
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In Jharkhand, the digitisation of land records stripped many villagers of their farms overnight
In the ongoing state assembly elections, all parties are using land issues as a poll plank.
Kunal Purohit, IndiaSpend
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Deep dive: Geologists may have discovered a lost continent off the coast of Australia
What constitutes lost continents and can all of them be discovered?
Maria Seton, The Conversation, Joanne Whittaker, The Conversation & Simon Williams, The Conversation
Trending
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Gyanvapi mosque case: I was betrayed, says lawyer who led video survey
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The India Fix: How did a democracy like India rack up the highest Covid death count in the world?
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As India hosts a global desertification convention, a third of its land is facing severe degradation
Caused by salinity, extreme weather events and human activities, the damage has cost India Rs 72,000 crore – 24% more than last year’s agricultural budget.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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‘All went into water’: As Pakistan’s Indus delta sinks, families are migrating en masse
Villagers cannot farm or fish and have no freshwater, thanks to sea level rise and dams upstream.
Shahid Shah
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea: the Rohingya's dilemma
Despite international pressure, Myanmar’s government intends to continue the decades-long program of discriminatory policies against the Rohingya that denies them their human rights.
Ronan Lee, The Conversation
Video
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‘If you don’t want to follow rules, get out’: Actor Patti LuPone calls out maskless audience members
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Watch: Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as the first Black, openly gay, White House press secretary
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Watch: How the music video of Ukraine’s Eurovision winning entry ‘Stefania’ was filmed
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Watch: Children come together to teach friend how to ride a bicycle
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Caught on camera: People flee for cover during landslide near Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh