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Environmental Independence: The Next Freedom India Must Achieve

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On August 15, India celebrates one of the most important moments in its history, the day a nation reclaimed the right to determine its own political destiny. Independence was not simply the transfer of political power. It was the beginning of an enormous national project: to build a country capable of feeding its people, educating its citizens, creating livelihoods, developing industries, strengthening institutions and providing a better quality of life to generations that had inherited the consequences of colonial rule. India has travelled an extraordinary distance since 1947. We have moved from a largely agrarian economy to one with globally competitive industries and services. We have built cities, highways, ports, universities, scientific institutions and technological capabilities. We have expanded access to electricity, food, education and healthcare. We have developed space technology, digital infrastructure, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing capabilities. Yet, as Indi...
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World Elephant Day: When We Stop Fighting Elephants, Can We Start Living With Them?

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Every year on 12 August, World Elephant Day asks the world to pause and think about one of Earth's most extraordinary animals. The elephant is enormous, powerful and intelligent. It can reshape a forest simply by feeding, moving and trampling through it. It can remember landscapes, follow traditional routes and maintain complex social relationships.  It can also destroy a farmer's crop in a single night. That last fact is where conservation becomes complicated. For millions of people, elephants are symbols of wisdom, strength, prosperity and cultural identity. In India, the elephant is not merely another wild animal. It is the country's National Heritage Animal , and India supports around 60% of the world's wild Asian elephant population. But admiration does not automatically produce coexistence. Across India's elephant landscapes, forests are being fragmented, agricultural fields are expanding, roads and railway lines cut across movement routes, settlements grow c...
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