BY DINESH VYAS Rajasthan which is already facing agricultural crisis in view of low water availability, poor soil health, small land holdings, frequent droughts and poor post harvest managements, needs to focus more on sustainable agriculture practices when climate change related impacts will be posing more consequences to this sector in future. Crop Production and […]

BY DEEPAK SINGH “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace.” Kofi Annan Background […]

BY ISHA BANERJEE Timely and predictable disasters and natural calamities were nothing new to India’s geography. But until recently the unexpected complex nature of calamities which are driven by human factors is making it less clear on what the impacts will be or where they’ll happen or to what degree. Places which were not vulnerable […]

BY DEEPAK SINGH The eco-centric or bio-centric approach advocates justice for all life on earth, including plants, animals and humans. It does not prioritise human life. On the issues concerning equality and justice, every person matters equally. Yet we fail to recognise that other species also have a right to life akin to the right […]

BY ISHA BANERJEE Enormous deformity of body parts and recurrent high fever is what a Lymphatic Filariais or Elephatiasis patient has to go through for the rest of her life. Besides physical deformity, the disease brings in social exclusion for an individual in a society which treats the disease as ‘God’s Curse’. In rural India […]

Have we thought about Women and climate?? “Women should be part of any agreement on climate change – not as an afterthought or because it’s politically correct, but because it’s the right thing to do” – Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director.     By Joycia Thorat CASA Project Officer   Download Special Climate Change […]

The time to act is now! Faith groups all over the world calls for climate action     By Mattias Soderberg Manager of the ACTAlliance Advocacy Academy   Download Special Climate Change newsletter: Click Here We are all part of God’s creation, and we all have a responsibility to care for it. For Christians and […]

Yes, I will like to provide Education and Dignity to a Girl Child… Imagine your child’s face doing something they love. Imagine the innocence and pure joy on their face when they are happy. It brings a smile to your face, doesn’t it? Why wouldn’t it? Everyone likes to see children happy, especially their own. […]

A girl having delivered a child at an young age of 14 not deserve the right to live a Dignified Life? Or does an adolescent having spent most of his life in labour activities deserves to live her life in the same harsh conditions? Formal education may either be unavailable or may be of poor […]