Why Tribal People Die Young?

Change in food intake and poor access to healthcare may be the reasons behind tribal populations' low life expectancy

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How War Exposed The Flaws Of A Globalised Food Production System!

The Russia-Ukraine war has razed the global agriculture system that was once sold as the magic formula to provide food to all. It led to concentration of food production in a handful of countries, making others net importers, and has now fueled a historic rise in prices. It is time to re-invent sustainable food production

10+ mins read

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Fertile stubble

College students in Delhi develop "stubble pots" that help plants grow faster, bloom early and live longer

2 mins read

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Airing grievances

THE OFTEN IGNORED ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD DAKSHIANI PALICHA

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Doublespeak

India plans a framework to rehabilitate communities around abandoned mines while also exploring the possibility of resuming mining in them

5 mins read

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THE SUMMER LINGERS

That we still seek the Stockholm declaration’s ideals only shows how we need to up our game to prevent the planet’s environmental crisis

9 mins read

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Oceans On Simmer

The world's oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones

5 mins read

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Science For Just Solutions

If science-policy interfaces are to deliver just and effective solutions to climate change, they must involve indigenous peoples and local communities

7 mins read

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Does India care about TRIPS waiver anymore?

As WTO talks begin on a compromise deal worked out with India's participation, New Delhi remains enigmatically silent

5 mins read

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

The 50th anniversary celebration of the Stockholm conference should be about our common future, not the divisions of the past

4 mins read

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