There’s a type of courage you don’t always notice, but it takes real guts and a special kind of patience: the courage to challenge the system from inside. Think about the researcher who puts out findings nobody wants to hear, or the judge who gives an unpopular verdict. Then there’s the administrator who tells the …
Every winter, Delhi's air turns into a slow emergency. Children are kept indoors. Hospitals fill up. AQI readings scroll past catastrophic on national television. This June, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹9,585 crore scheme to replace approximately 2.07 lakh ageing trucks and buses in the Delhi-NCR region with BS-VI or cleaner alternatives — a funded …
As India races to become a global AI hub, its data centres are quietly consuming water from some of the country’s most stressed aquifers. The environmental cost of India’s digital economy is a policy conversation we are overdue to have. Every time you stream a film on a Mumbai morning commute, every email you send …
Bharat Lal, as NHRC India Secretary-General, links human rights, governance reform, environmental policy, and institutional learning to shape effective policy leadership in India. He emphasizes youth engagement, gender inclusion, and community-centric programs like Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure rights-based governance. Influence frequently operates covertly in India’s policy ecosystem. Instead of focusing on headlines, it moves …
Photo Credit: Facebook @Captured moments Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 29, 2025 04:15 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik When Bhutan celebrated the birth of its crown prince by planting 108,000 trees, it was more than paying tribute to a royal child. It was testament to the world what is truly important in an era …
