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Land (only) to the tiller? Story of tens of thousands of women farmers across the Globe PART 1

It is just before the Kharif season (autumn crop in South Asia). Shoba visited her maternal home to stay for a couple of days because once the sowing season starts, she will be occupied for at least a month working in the fields and won’t be able to spend time with family, the same with

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The Empowerment Index: A New Compass for Our Global Future

In a world saturated with metrics, GDP, literacy rates, and unemployment figures, we often forget to ask a far deeper, more human question: Are people truly empowered? Yemi Babington-Ashaye’s TED Talk, “Where Would You Like to Land?,” strikes at this very nerve with a concept that could redefine governance and development in the 21st century:

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Disaster Management in Nepal: The Need for a Systematic and Coordinated Approach

Disaster Management in Nepal: The Need for a Systematic and Coordinated Approach The recent three days of continuous rainfall across Nepal, particularly in the capital, exposed severe vulnerabilities in disaster management. Despite the capital city’s resources, it faced extensive damage, loss of life, and displacement, with many missing due to flooding. The situation mirrored past

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Of Earth and Us: Reckoning With the Cost of Progress

There are truths so profound, so urgent, that they whisper through the rustling leaves, echo in the melting glaciers, and cry out in the parched soil beneath our feet. One such truth stares us in the face today: our climate is changing drastically, undeniably, and, in many ways, irreversibly. This isn’t merely about weather patterns

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The Climate Crisis and Food Security: How the World is Preparing for the Worst

Picture this: In the silence of a parched field in northern Kenya, once thriving with lush maize and millet, the climate crisis speaks louder than ever. It speaks loudest in the cracked earth, the dying livestock, and the empty granaries. But the ripple of this crisis extends far beyond any single region. Running from the

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Teach, Don’t Sell: Reclaiming Education from the Hands of Profit

In an increasingly commodified world, where nearly every basic human need has been turned into a business opportunity, one fundamental right continues to face relentless commercialisation: education. Despite being enshrined as a human right under Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goal 4 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda,

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