Vikas Parashram Meshram

Vikas Parashram Meshram

Vikas Parashram Meshram is a senior journalist. He is also a social worker and activist working towards the rights of tribal and marginalized communities.

Water Conservation Brings Stability to Life

Today, Dayabai is no longer confined to the limits of her home. She regularly reaches out to other women to strengthen the Saksham group and educates her community about the importance of water, land, forests, livestock, and native seeds. Her husband and other family members, who had earlier migrated for more than six months at a stretch, now farm their own land and live together as a family.

Rising Cost of Farming, Climate Change, and Debt Burden: The Fundamental Causes of Farmers’ Suicides

One of the main reasons pushing farmers toward suicide is that agriculture is no longer economically viable or capable of sustaining livelihoods. The reasons behind declining profitability include shrinking landholdings—from an average of 2.3 hectares in 1960–61 to 1.6 hectares in 2002–03—and rising expenses alongside income. Although farmers’ incomes have increased, their expenditures and debt burdens have grown even faster.

World Living Under the Shadow of War and Escalating Arms

The threat of nuclear war remains one of the gravest dangers facing humanity. The use of nuclear weapons would cause unimaginable destruction, leading to massive loss of life. A single nuclear explosion in a densely populated area could kill millions instantly and expose many more to radiation-related illnesses. The environmental damage would be equally catastrophic, with widespread fires, contamination of water sources, and destruction of ecosystems.