By A Representative   On the first day of the Hindu Lunar New Year, "Parabhava" samvatsara, a prominent energy and climate policy analyst has issued a sharp critique of the Union Government’s newly announced plan to add 97,000 MW of coal and lignite-based thermal power capacity by 2035. In a formal communication addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi , analyst Shankar Sharma characterized the move as a potential "goodbye" to effective climate action, arguing that the policy lacks strategic foresight and ignores the rapidly evolving realities of India’s energy landscape.

By A Representative   The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), under the Confederation of Indian Industry, held its GreenTech Summit 2026 in New Delhi, where industry representatives, policymakers and sustainability professionals discussed the adoption of climate technologies in India’s built environment.

By A Representative   The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has strongly condemned the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, terming it “unconstitutional, regressive and exclusionary,” and demanded its immediate withdrawal. In a statement issued by its National General Secretary Dr. V. Suresh, the organisation said the proposed amendments would dilute key protections under the existing 2019 law and undermine the rights of transgender persons.

By Sunil Kumar*  ​On the night of March 11, around 11:40 PM, a fire swept through the Mansaram Park slum cluster near Uttam Nagar. Whether by accident or design, the blaze reduced nearly 500 shanties to ash. In the wreckage lies the charred remains of children’s schoolbooks, meager savings, and the basic tools of survival. For many, nothing remains but the clothes on their backs. This is not just a story of a fire; it is a clinical look at how the urban poor are squeezed for every penny before being discarded like the very trash they spend their lives collecting.

By A Representative   A coalition of social workers, religious leaders, intellectuals, and civil society organizations has submitted a joint appeal to the Delhi Police Commissioner, urging immediate intervention to maintain communal harmony in the Uttam Nagar area following recent inflammatory rhetoric.

By Syed Ali Mujtaba*  In the cacophony of Israel’s and the United States’ attack on Iran, one piece of news has been buried under the debris of war: Israel has closed the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to Palestinian worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan. The closure, announced as indefinite, affects the third most revered mosque in the Islamic world.

By A Representative   A powerful storm tore through the Little Rann of Kutch during the early hours of March 18, 2026, leaving the Agariya (salt worker) community in financial ruin. Between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM, high-velocity winds and unseasonal rain battered the region, snatching away the livelihoods of hundreds of families just as the salt harvest season was peaking.  

By A Representative   Members of the National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with several civil society organizations, have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on 20 February, 2026. The groups have urged the State Government to withdraw the draft, citing grave concerns over constitutionality, privacy, and individual freedoms.

By A Representative   The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC), Gujarat, has raised strong constitutional objections to the proposed Gujarat Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Rules, 2026, urging the state government to withdraw or substantially amend the draft provisions.