CASE COMMENT When a civilisation destroys its own ecological shield, it signs a death warrant written in dust. On 26 May 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued yet another round of stern orders against illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary — and yet again, state governments were found wanting. Just weeks earlier, […]
ruin of Aravalli: How Mining is Turning India Into a Furnace Read Post »
OPINION When the country’s highest judicial office likens unemployed young people to pests, it isn’t just a slip of the tongue, it is a window into how power thinks about those it is supposed to serve. on May 15, 2026, inside the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice Surya Kant was
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A road built to impress. The hills it leads to, slowly dying. On April 14, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi–Dehradun Expressway — a ₹13,000 crore, 210-kilometre, six-lane access-controlled corridor that slashes travel time between the two cities from five to six hours down to a promised 2.5 hours. The photo-ops were gleaming.
The Expressway Opened. The Hills Didn’t Get the Memo. Read Post »
Case Comment- Padam Mehta & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan (2026) INSC 476 The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on Rajasthani finally names what decades of executive inaction refused to admit: denying a child education in their mother tongue is a violation of fundamental rights — and the case for Eighth Schedule inclusion has never been
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When the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023, popularly known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was passed, it was celebrated as a historic moment. After decades of debate, India had finally committed to reserving 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. It felt like a breakthrough. But three years later, in
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POLICY REVIEW | APRIL 2026 BACKGROUND Forest dwellers and forests have long existed as a paradox in India. Policies pre-independence perceived these rich ecosystems as “threats” to the ‘civilisation’ and were ruthlessly exploited for natural resources like timber, minerals, and other forest produce. After the independence, the story didn’t change much for a long time.
