Civil society

Rights groups continue to press for transparent investigations, reconstruction where warranted, and stronger safeguards so that historic places of worship are not erased regardless of the current demographic composition of surrounding communities.

Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.

Every fraction of a degree and every year avoided above 1.5°C matters for lives, ecosystems, economies and the feasibility of recovery.

Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.

The disaster has already prompted international assistance, including satellite damage mapping and support for rescue operations.

The Prime Minister’s directive places the Education Assistance Trust and relevant ministries under clear instructions to produce a concrete proposal.

Lives already lost cannot be recovered. Lives still at risk can still be protected, but only if the warning is finally heeded.

The Committee’s report underscores a broader pattern in which exceptional measures and administrative practices risk normalising discrimination rather than eliminating it.