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International Women's Day Special SHE
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International Women's Day Special SHE

In India, women self-help groups have been a source of empowerment, fostering economic independence, social stature and community resilience.

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10 mins  |
March 01, 2024
MODERATELY YOURS
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MODERATELY YOURS

The crunchy, slightly sweet tubers of shankhalu can be a healthy addition to one's diet

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3 mins  |
March 01, 2024
TROUBLED TEAK
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TROUBLED TEAK

Farmers need to be sensitised about right planting materials and cultivation techniques to benefit from high-value teak plantations

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6 mins  |
March 01, 2024
Follow the Chinese way on high tech
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Follow the Chinese way on high tech

Making universities the hub of innovation and churning out scientists adept in frontier technology has put China at the top

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4 mins  |
March 01, 2024
Stronger resolve
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Stronger resolve

In the face of climate change, countries make a slew of commitments to ensure conservation of migratory species

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2 mins  |
March 01, 2024
MIND YOUR THOUGHTS
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MIND YOUR THOUGHTS

Technologies with potential to read one’s thoughts have grown tremendously in recent years driven largely by artificial intelligence, a develooment that raises ethical and privacy issues

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5 mins  |
March 01, 2024
Winter Without Snow
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Winter Without Snow

Record-low snowfall in the Himalayas is evidence that climate change is speeding up

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3 mins  |
February 16, 2024
UNDERRATED GREEN
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UNDERRATED GREEN

Kohlrabi is a healthy but little used member of the cabbage family

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3 mins  |
February 16, 2024
Historical hindsight
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Historical hindsight

An encyclopaedic work capturing the breathless changes in Assam’s recent history as well as its struggle for identity and modernity

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6 mins  |
February 16, 2024
Making jugaad a global success
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Making jugaad a global success

Frugal innovation is the new concept that companies are adopting to take technology to developing countries

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4 mins  |
February 16, 2024
Whose debt is it
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Whose debt is it

Many African nations are defaulting on payment of loans they have utilised for funding climate-resilient infrastructure

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3 mins  |
February 16, 2024
RACE TO REHABILITATE
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RACE TO REHABILITATE

Every sixth urban Indian lives in slums. With housing-for-all being a key national target, states across the country have taken steps to redevelop slums.

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8 mins  |
February 16, 2024
At the cost of welfare
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At the cost of welfare

The Interim Budget 2024-25 took a cautious approach to reduce fiscal deficit. This prioritisation led to inadequate allocations for key sectors

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2 mins  |
February 16, 2024
Forced to vanish
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Forced to vanish

The world has its first clear evidence on migratory species facing heightened levels of extinction risk due to human-led pressures

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4 mins  |
February 16, 2024
That Lonely Feeling
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That Lonely Feeling

WHO has recognised loneliness as a public health crisis and is trying to devise a way to measure the condition that affects a quarter of the world population

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10 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Worthy alternative
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Worthy alternative

A new field experiment shows that fertiliser derived from faecal sludge can improve crop yields

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3 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Narkya and the plunder of biodiversity
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Narkya and the plunder of biodiversity

Dilution of biological conservation rules and lax enforcement of forest laws are giving free rein to the drug industry and trade

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4 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Pencil in this shortage
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Pencil in this shortage

India's 'pencil village' faces uncertain future due to raw material crises

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3 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Fight for land
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Fight for land

From stricter land laws to revising domicile rules, Uttarakhand residents demand government action to stop the sale of agricultural land to outsiders

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3 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Madagascar faces year's first cyclone
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Madagascar faces year's first cyclone

THE FIRST cyclone of 2024 made landfall near Morombe in Madagascar on January 1, affecting around 16,100 people.

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1 min  |
January 16, 2024
Paddy warriors
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Paddy warriors

A couple in Karnataka is preserving rare native paddy varieties through cultivation

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2 mins  |
January 16, 2024
SOUR SURPRISE
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SOUR SURPRISE

Fermentation can help make uniquely tangy healthy dishes while also reducing food waste at home

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3 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Twist in the (fairy)tale
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Twist in the (fairy)tale

How might fairy tales read if written in today's times? When Fairyland Lost Its Magic is an attempt at that-a retelling of eponymous fables with climate change factored in on every page.

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4 mins  |
January 16, 2024
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
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UNTAPPED POTENTIAL

India's two-decade journey with Geographical Indication tags has shown limited outcome and there is an urgent need to simplify the registration processes to ensure that the protection mechanism helps producer communities

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5 mins  |
January 16, 2024
Forced evolution
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Forced evolution

Plants shift towards self-pollination as they see disruption in interactions with insects due to changes in climate

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5 mins  |
January 16, 2024
SILENT FAMINE
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SILENT FAMINE

For the past 50 years, the country has introduced high-yielding rice and wheat varieties at breakneck speed to achieve food security. A study led by scientists with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has for the first time looked at the food value of these modern-bred grains, and delivers some dire warnings: the food grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are accumulating toxins. Worse, by 2040, the grains will become so \"impoverished\" that they would worsen the country's growing burden of non-communicable diseases.

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January 16, 2024
Misplaced focus
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Misplaced focus

The fictional series based on the Bhopal gas disaster falls miserably short in its attempt to be a riveting survival drama

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3 mins  |
December 16, 2023
Patents zoom, but where is the innovation?
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Patents zoom, but where is the innovation?

India is among the top patent filers globally, but it has yet to make its mark in any breakthrough technologies

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4 mins  |
December 16, 2023
Saved by sponge
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Saved by sponge

As oceans warm up, women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to climate-resilient sponge farming to stay afloat

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4 mins  |
December 16, 2023

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