Dadi The Dam-Builder: A Matriarch Fighting Droughts
People of old age are often looked at in pity in our society, but don’t let their helpless image passed around in society fool you. Powerful figures like Amla Ruia are rapidly changing the perception we have of the dada and dadis of India. Amla Ruia’s Initiative In order to tackle the …
Dams in Northeast India Threaten Ecosystems
Ambitious planners in New Delhi look to build 160 dams in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India’s northeastern states located east of Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh has the potential to be a major center for the nation’s dam building program because of the massive Brahmaputra River. The Brahmaputra, one of the world’s …
