Science
Down To Earth
Don't Misunderstand The Leopard
Few wildlife enthusiasts have tracked leopards more closely or known them more intimately than JONATHAN and ANGELA SCOTT, who have made the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya their home for over 40 years. They speak to DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI about their book, The Leopard's Tale, that chronicles the secret and risky life of two leopards and their cubs.
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July 16, 2018
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Drowning In Waste
While Zanzibar is cashing in on tourism, it is also battling plastic menace in the form of litter consisting of discarded water bottles and toiletries
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November 01, 2018
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Wells Rescued
Kerala's Thrissur district has managed to arrest groundwater depletion by promoting well-recharge
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November 01, 2018
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The Zero Budget Farming Discord
There is unease over the crusader of natural farming, Subhash Palekar, for renaming the technique after himself
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November 01, 2018
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The Ganga Crusader
G D Agarwal's death after holding fast for 111 days for the cause of India's holy river should inspire us to fight in a Gandhian manner
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November 01, 2018
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Rise Of The Fall
Fall Armyworm, a deadly but little understood crop pest, poses a threat to food security and livelihoods of millions as it ravages crops in Africa and now Asia. First detected in July 2018 in India, the pest has caused widespread damage to maize crops, raising the possibility that the country may have to import maize.
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March 01, 2019
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Bedaquiline And India's Patent Law
Opposition to the new patent claims on the Johnson & Johnson drug is a test of how well the rules against evergreening are working.
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March 01, 2019
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Robots Are Here, Almost
The use of industrial robots is growing at an unprecedented rate in India. Are blue-collar jobs under threat?
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March 01, 2019
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Hidden Elixir
A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys.
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March 01, 2019
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Encroached Upon
Thirteen years aft er a historic law was formulated to give forest dwellers legal ownership of their traditi th onal land, their fate still hangs in the balance.A recent Supreme Court verdict, which almost made their eviction imminent, has brought the focus back on the tedious righhts recognition process under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.ISHAN KUKRETI reports from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarli and Delhi, with inputs from PRIYA RANJAN SAHU in Odisha
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March 16, 2019
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Of Cacti And Algae
Even after 50 years, India's research on forage crops fails to avert fodder shortage but churns out some unconventional alternatives
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March 16, 2019
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Profitable Pods
Yongchak is a Manipuri legume used in salads, pickles and delicacies
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March 16, 2019
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Empanel A Jury...
...because solar panel waste is piling up
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March 16, 2019
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Farmers Rights Are A Hot Potato
The fallout between US major PepsiCo and Gujarat’s potato growers underlines the looming threat to farmers’ rights in India over ownership of seeds.
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May 16, 2019
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Kumbh Raises A Stink
A city that celebrated the festival of faith months ago, is on the verge of an epidemic.
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May 16, 2019
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Cyclone Fani - New Gust Of Wind
Cyclone Fani hits Odisha, bringing back horrid memories of the 1999 super cyclone. The state is better prepared now. But a changing climate the chemistry of cyclones as changed. This poses a bigger threat.
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May 16, 2019
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Mystery Fever
Doctors are clueless about the viral strain that has gripped several states in India this monsoon.
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September 16, 2016
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For a Good Night's Sleep
Most urban Indians dread bedtime. Sleep disorders ensure that 93 per cent of the people living in cities don't sleep well or worse, are not able to sleep at all. This sleeplessness results in diseases, which can cost their health and the country's economy dearly. What is causing us to lose sleep? And how can we sleep well again? VIBHA VARSHNEY and KARNIKA BAHUGUNA make sense of latest research.
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March 01, 2017
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A Cure Worse Than The Disease
Isha Foundation's Rally for Rivers initiative to plant trees alongside river banks appears impractical and lacks scientific rigour ISHAN KUKRETI new delhi
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October 16, 2017
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Cassini Dives Into Saturn
The Cassini-Huygens probe has enabled scientists analyse the surface and atmosphere of some of Saturn's mysterious moons SHREESHAN VENKATESH
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October 16, 2017
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At Death's Door
Around three million people are estimated to be severely food-insecure in north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. JONATHAN POUND looks at the reasons famine still plagues Africa.
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April 16, 2017
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Oh Deer!
Kashmir has barely 200 Hangul deer left, but it does not seem to be alarming enough for the state government, whose conservation initiatives are struggling to get off the ground.
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April 16, 2017
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Real Potent Life of Lead
The long-term impacts of lead exposure have finally been revealed: reduced IQ levels and lower socio-economic status. For India, the implications are grave.
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April 16, 2017
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Primitive Classification
The Gonds, like other indigenous communities, still do not have sovereign political rights.
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April 16, 2017
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Suffocating Tragedy
There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an unprepared government along with medical mismanagement made matters worse this year.
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September 1, 2017
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Goa Undermined
As mining resumes in eco-sensitive Goa amid protests, a village tries to implement the cooperative model SHREESHAN VENKATESH panaji
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September 1, 2017
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Sowing Adaptation
Farmers in eastern Indian states are replacing paddy with alternative crops to prevent elephant attacks. Can this experiment be replicated? DEEPANWITA NIYOGI palamu, east Singhbhum SAMARJIT SAHU angul
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September 1, 2017
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Can Farmers' Income Be Doubled?
For that, farmers will have to make an investment of ₹463 billion in the next five years
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September 1, 2017
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Mortal Combat
Can life be extended indefinitely? There is a renewed vigour among scientists looking for ways and means to cheat death.
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January 16, 2017
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Bid For Mahadayi
Should Karnataka divert the Mahadayi's water to end the water crisis in its three districts?
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