Is The Covid-19 Vaccine Story Over?

India claims vaccines are no longer an issue in the battle against COVID-19, but a host of developing nations would disagree

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Africa to pay for Europe's energy crisis

AT THE latest meeting of the Group of 7 (G7) countries, host Germany and Italy watered down a pledge to end financing for overseas gas projects. The pledge was made at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change last year, and at the meet in June, new loopholes were introduced for temporary financing so countries can tide over the energy crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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The invisible bhadralok

FIELD NOTES FROM A WATERBORNE LAND SHEDS LIGHT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE BENGALIS WHO BARELY EXIST FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD

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Dry beginning

June is becoming drier and this is delaying the sowing of the kharif season

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Not close enough

Human milk banks are important for infants who do not have access to mother's milk. But India is yet to see large-scale rollout of such centres

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Spark of hope

India needs to reform panchayati raj institutions, reserve seats in Parliament and legislative assemblies to create more women leaders like the new President Droupadi Murmu

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FIX FROM GROUND UP

Prepare business strategies for districts and leverage existing government schemes to make India a global economic powerhouse

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'We can soon study stars that formed during the Big Bang'

THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE AMAZED THE WORLD ON JULY 12 WITH ITS FIRST IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE. ASTROPHYSICIST JESSY JOSE OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, TIRUPATI, WILL SOON USE THE LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL TELESCOPE IN THE WORLD TO STUDY THE EARLY STAGES OF STARS. SHE TELLS ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY WHAT MAKES THIS DEEPSPACE VIEWING TOOL ONE OF A KIND

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Bridging gaps

A farmer-producer organisation in Dantewada provides crucial market links for organic produce and helps naturally improve yields and incomes

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Clear signs

The repercussions of a 1.5°C global temperature rise would be catastrophic for India. Ladakh could grow 2.23°C warmer than pre-industrial levels; Rajasthan could receive 23 per cent more rainfall AKSHIT SANGOMLA and PULAHA ROY New Delhi

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