Science
Down To Earth
Last Shots
The Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee faces extinction as it fights a losing battle against innumerable threats ABHIJIT MOHANTY
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September 1, 2017
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Chambal Without Ravines
The ravines of Chambal used to provide multiple livelihood options for its poor and marginal farmers. Leveling of land is triggering conflicts and increasing social inequity
4 min |
September 1, 2017
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A Continued Disaster
Political instability and paucity of funds delay Nepal's attempts to spring back from the 2015 earthquakes.
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February 01, 2018
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Smouldering Threat
Nigeria is losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate to satiate the world's growing appetite for charcoal. Subhojit Goswami finds how the cheap fuel now threatens the country's biodiversity.
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February 01, 2018
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Trade In Extralegal Currency
Energy guzzling cryptocurrencies could make commodity markets volatile.
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February 01, 2018
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Understanding An Unusual Cyclone
Cyclone Ockhi intensified from a deep depression to a cyclonic storm in less than six hours, baffling scientists about its fast evolution.
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February 01, 2018
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The Future Is Electric
Global automobile fleet is marching forward to wean away from fossil fuels. India has shown intent but lacks a clear policy and roadmap. But India can lead this business and be different by finding affordable strategies and linking electric mobility with shared mobility and mass transport.
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February 01, 2018
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Dope As A Drug
More than 18 countries across the world have legalised the use of marijuana for medical use. India may soon join the club.
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February 01, 2018
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Tangy Buds
Elandha vada is a traditional nutritional snack that is fast disappearing from our food basket.
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February 01, 2018
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In Black And White
Why zebras have stripes.
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February 01, 2018
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Binary Blunders
The gender spectrum is a consequence of the complex interplay between culture and highly-nuanced and protean brain.
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February 16, 2018
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Immune To Accountability
For eight years, the private healthcare sector has opposed the Clinical Establishments Act. State governments are only succumbing to its interests.
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February 16, 2018
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Bone Voyage
Russia joined the coloniser's club in 1741 when its Great Northern Expedition discovered Alaska. It remains the most grisly exploration in maritime history.
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February 16, 2018
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Scattered Dots
Sarnath Banerjee takes on too many nuances of a water crisis that are difficult to integrate in his graphic novel.
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October 1, 2016
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Mountains of Sanjeevani
The Uttarakhand government's initiative to spend R25 crore on an elusive mythical herb should trigger a wider quest to identify,document and analyse life-saving Himalayan herbs.
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October 1, 2016
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Tame the Mosquito
India does not have to bear the onslaught of vector-borne diseases year after year. It is possible to control mosquitoes that spread these diseases. Here's how.
7 min |
October 1, 2016
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Town Today, Gone Tomorrow
Morwa town, built to serve mining companies, faces the ugly truth of its own displacement.
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October 1, 2016
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Leafy Greens like Mutthi Saag Are Ideal For The Poor
Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements
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April 01, 2019
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Cities Of Joy
Last year, the South African city of Cape Town was in the news for running out of water. It managed to avert Day Zero, but the threat has not disappeared. With changing climate, more cities across the world will face similar crises. But there are a few metropolises that have overcome water shortage despite heavy odds. Though these cities still need to keep adapting and innovating, they have done well so far. Here's how they did it
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March 16, 2019
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Mortgaging Our Ecological
A climate change narrative lost in rhetoric and catchy metaphors.
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May 16, 2019
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To No One's Gain
Government takes back land it gave to people as their right. Now, people of three districts face eviction and have nowhere to go.
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May 16, 2019
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God is in The Detail
Can the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ensure safe and quality food at places of worship without hurting religious sentiments?
4 min |
February 16, 2017
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Look Beyond The Loo
In fast-urbanising Africa, the governments must rework their usual toilet building strategies to ensure safe disposal of waste.
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August 16, 2018
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Reluctant To Upgrade
Zero liquid discharge technologies can help textile dyeing units recycle water and reduce effluents released into rivers. Why are they resisting?
3 min |
September 01, 2018
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Live Life Farm Style
Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help.
3 min |
September 01, 2018
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Prisoner Of Contradictions
India's only wetland cat is under multiple threats.
4 min |
September 01, 2018
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Again, Stop Talking About GDP
India missed another opportunity to shed its obsession with a bad measure of economy.
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September 01, 2018
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Capital Conundrum
At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the government was mulling over a moratorium on the construction of new residential complexes in Bengaluru for five years to tide over the water crisis. But are restrictions on construction or population an effective way to resolve the problem? Or are there simpler ways to strengthen water conservation? SUSHMITA SENGUPTA spoke to a range of experts
6 min |
August 01, 2019
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The Resurgence Of Race In Science
Angela Saini exposes how some scientists even today use race to define intelligence, behaviour, predisposition to diseases and even creativity
4 min |
August 16, 2019
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The Union Government Weakens The RTI Act!
The amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, violates the Constitution and usurps the executive and financial powers of state legislatures
3 min |