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Rina Chandran

ARTICLES BY RINA CHANDRAN

India ranks among the top 20 countries in VPN adoption, according to AtlasVPN's global index.

India's new VPN rules spark fresh fears over online privacy

5 min read . 02 Jun 2022

The images that were considered to defy the ban were contributed by users, and were removed

Google Street View poses major privacy risk

2 min read . 05 Oct 2020

A file photo of migrants from Jharkand, who were stranded in Raigad district of Maharashtra, walking along a road towards their native place (Photo: PTI)

Govt plans rental homes to entice migrant workers back to cities

2 min read . 09 Jul 2020

An artist’s impression of Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati capital city.

How Andhra Pradesh's three-capital plan could spur equal growth

4 min read . 25 Feb 2020

A statement from Chaayos said the technology was being tested in select cafes and was aimed at reducing purchase times for customers. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Facial recognition at Chaayos sparks calls for data protection law

2 min read . 25 Nov 2019

India has pledged to keep a third of its total land area under forest and tree cover, but a growing population and increasing demand for industrial projects are placing greater stress on these lands. Photo: Hindustan Times

Conservationists slam India’s plan for commercial plantation in forests

2 min read . 26 Mar 2018

Aadhaar sparks debate over human right to personal data

5 min read . 13 Dec 2017

At least 2.5 million people in India died early because of pollution in 2015, more than any other country in the world, according to a study by the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Photo: AFP

Pollution in India’s cities draws residents back to rural life

3 min read . 20 Nov 2017

Delhi’s homeless, estimated at about 16,000 by official estimates and thought to number at least three times that by activists, are bearing the brunt of the toxic smog. Photo: AP

Delhi’s toxic smog hurting homeless, slum dwellers most

2 min read . 13 Nov 2017

Activists say the sanitation campaign or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, has failed to end the practice of manual scavenging in India. Photo: AFP

India rejects UN official’s criticism of sanitation drive

1 min read . 12 Nov 2017

Representative image. The main causes of air pollution in Ahmedabad include diesel-fuelled vehicles, construction, cooking fires and the burning of trash Photo: HT

With colour-coded warnings, Ahmedabad gets serious about dirty air

2 min read . 05 Jul 2017

File photo. In 2013, Ahmedabad adopted a Heat Action Plan that includes a warning system, and works with civil society groups to try to protect the city’s most vulnerable people. Photo: Reuters

Women slum dwellers battle extreme heat, with a touch of paint

3 min read . 03 Jul 2017

Kashmiri men in an internet cafe in Srinagar. The Internet shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir has hit doctors who treat rural patients via WhatsApp, and silenced journalists covering Kashmir protests. Photo: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

Internet shutdowns rob Kashmiri activists of social media lifeline

2 min read . 28 Apr 2017

Despite PM Narendra Modi’s pledge to supply power to every citizen by 2019 and a surge in solar production, reaching remote villages remains a challenge, with distribution losses as high as 30% on antiquated lines, low tariffs and limited use. Photo: Bloomberg

In energy starved Indian villages, solar mini-grids light the way

5 min read . 03 Apr 2017

India’s 2013 Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act replaced a colonial-era law with an aim to protect poor farmers. Photo: Mint

Legal challenges needed to protect land acquisition laws: Jairam Ramesh

1 min read . 03 Mar 2017

India has introduced several land laws in the past decade to protect farmers and indigenous people. Photo: Mint

Reform hold the key to cut litigation in India land deals, say analysts

1 min read . 03 Mar 2017

India is the world’s fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

IIT Kharagpur alumni deploy cheaper method for carbon capture

2 min read . 02 Feb 2017

Conflicts over land have risen in India as demand grows for infrastructure projects to drive growth and boost development for its 1.3 billion citizens. Photo: Mint

SC queries land use in special economic zones

2 min read . 12 Jan 2017

As more men from villages migrate to urban areas in search of jobs, their wives and daughters are tending the land. Photo: Mint

Female farmers in northern India battle tradition to own land

4 min read . 30 Dec 2016

Drones are barred from flying over certain areas, including military facilities, the entire air space over Delhi, and near international borders. Photo: Reuters

Drones are mapping Indian cities—where they’re allowed

2 min read . 29 Nov 2016