By A Representative   The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Gujarat has written to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state alleging that over a thousand Muslim voters from Akbarnagar in Ahmedabad’s Bapunagar constituency have been wrongly removed from the electoral rolls following a demolition drive. In a letter dated 17 January 2026, addressed to Harit Shukla, IAS, the MCC claims that 1,206 residents of Akbarnagar’s “Chhapra” locality, who were previously listed as eligible voters in Part 173 of the 49-Bapunagar Assembly seat, have been excluded from the ongoing Special Summary Revision.

By A Representative   A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India audit report tabled in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 7 January 2026 has revealed alarming lapses in the quality and safety of drinking water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), raising serious public health concerns for residents of the capital. 

By Vikas Gupta  Democracy thrives on equilibrium. Governments pursue their ideological agendas and campaign promises, while opposition parties scrutinize policy choices, amplify neglected issues and highlight failures. This competition revolves around material benefits and everyday civic concerns, with every party ultimately judged on credibility and delivery.

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat*  A stable Iran is clearly in India’s interest. While US President Donald Trump has so far avoided a direct attack, the situation remains deeply uncertain. The central problem is that few governments take Trump’s words at face value. His actions have revealed a clear pattern: Washington targets adversaries even while pretending to negotiate with them.

By Vikas Meshram  The world today is confronted with overlapping crises— climate change, food insecurity, land degradation, and water scarcity . Despite technological advances and extensive policy planning, both ecological balance and human society appear increasingly fragile. In this environment of uncertainty, the wisdom of Indigenous (Adivasi) communities offers a compelling alternative. Rooted in sustainability, cooperation, and respect for nature, their traditions demonstrate what modern development has forgotten.

By Ravi Ranjan*  Noted Hindi poet Ashok Vajpeyi’s poem “That Old Muslim” occupies a singular place in contemporary Hindi poetry for its nuanced exploration of modern Indian social, moral, and historical structures without resorting to overt political or ideological declarations. The poem unfolds through an ordinary yet ethically charged scene—an old Muslim night watchman returning at dawn from guarding an office in a new colony to his home in the old city. This simple movement becomes a profound meditation on labour, marginality, silence, and temporal liminality, constructing meaning not through explicit statements but through relational, spatial, and temporal dynamics.

By A Representative   A recent citizen survey conducted by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan India (JSAI) has exposed a critical public health crisis in Madhya Pradesh’s major urban centers, revealing that a staggering 89% of Indore’s population lacks access to 24x7 water supply. The report , released in the wake of the devastating contamination tragedy in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, paints a grim picture of urban infrastructure where residents in both Indore and Bhopal are forced to consume water they do not trust. 

By A Representative   The National Alliance for Climate and Environmental Justice (NACEJ) has strongly criticized what it described as coercive actions against climate activists Harjeet Singh and Sanjay Vashisht, following enforcement raids reportedly carried out on the basis of alleged violations of foreign exchange regulations and intelligence inputs. 

By Parineeta Dandekar, Himanshu Thakkar*  “At the ground level people are really interested and they want to get involved… our report, if nothing else, seems to have served the purpose of triggering such interest,” said Dr. Madhav Gadgil while delivering a lecture on “Democracy and Ecology in Contemporary India” in Delhi in July 2013. He was speaking about the 2010–11 report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), which he chaired—one of his most significant contributions to environmental governance in India .