Bastar Needs You
Bastar. An abstract name of some strange place where there is Naxalism. And therefore a place to be avoided, to be dreaded and mostly ignored. Not a land of a […]
Natural disasters
‘Vested Interests Have Stalled Reforms,’ Former Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi Tells NDTV: Full Transcript
This interview transcript went missing from the NDTV site without explanation, so here it is. Here is the full transcript of NDTV’s interview with Former Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi.
Cyclone Phailin – relief work needed
This page aims to track extent of Cyclone Phailin relief and rehabilitation that will be needed based on news reports and tweets. 80 lakh people in 15,000 villages of 12
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Cyclone Phailin: How to send aid and donate
With every crisis comes a plague of those profiting from it. Cyclone Phailin is devastating in its proportions and the damage it leaves behind. It is important to channel your
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Environmental fraud by Tavleen Singh
An article by Tavleen Singh in the Indian Express is accurately named Environmental fraud, though it is rare for such transparency of intent to be declared upfront. I do appreciate
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Uttarakhand donate: How to send aid to Uttarakhand flood survivors
The Uttarakhand flood is fast becoming a hotbed for opportunists. Fake images and videos are circulated online to get social media power, announcements are made encouraging people to publicize certain
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Uttarakhand floods: Narendra Modi and the magic carpet
Narendra Modi went to flood hit Uttarakhand and became an expert disaster management area coordinator overnight. Times of India published an obvious piece of paid media by Anand Soondas talking of Gujarat
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The importance of media in crisis
We see crisis situations happen all the time. Be they natural or man made. Media plays an important role in dispersing situation about them. However, I find that there is
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The need for responsible nuclear regulation
Got a tweet from a reader here who recommended The post by Rupa Subramanya Dehejia on the Wall Street Journal on Why We Need a Proper Nuclear Regulator and asked me
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