Science
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War zone Cauvery
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at logger heads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to resolve the century-long dispute?
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October 1, 2016
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Plan B For The Planet
The world cannot afford a 2o C rise. The climate change goal must be fixed at 1.5o C so that we get a chance to avert the worst impacts
2 min |
October 16, 2018
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Blind Spot in Namami Gange
Two flagship programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are working at cross-purposes. By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. These tanks and pits would produce 180 million litres of faecal sludge every day, which will eventually find its way into the Ganga, defeating Namami Gange. It's time the Central, state and local sanitation programmes recognised faecal sludge management as a priority to ensure a clean Ganga
10+ min |
December 16, 2016
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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.
2 min |
September 01, 2018
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Environment Of Poverty
The world's poor population is getting concentrated in ecologically fragile areas
2 min |
October 1, 2018
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Defining Emotion
A new book challenges our assumptions about emotions
2 min |
October 1, 2018
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A Bite Of Goodness
Housing associations are setting up community refrigerators to reduce food wastage and feed the needy
4 min |
October 1, 2018
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On Active Mode
After faltering for three years, India's largest test drive for uranium contamination in groundwater shows signs of revival
3 min |
October 1, 2018
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First, Fast, But...
India's debut farm investment support scheme was rolled out in Telangana but a large section of the farming community has been left out
7 min |
August 01, 2018
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Not A Sweet Bargain
The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads
4 min |
August 01, 2018
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Business Above All
In the garb of streamlining green clearances, the Union government has sidelined communities and diluted environmental regulations over the past four years
6 min |
August 01, 2018
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Unwrap The E-commerce Waste
As India catches up on online shopping, we need regulations to minimise the waste that is generated from packaging the products
3 min |
August 01, 2018
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Swachh Bharat Mission Echoes Sterilisation Campaign Of 70s
A new book exposes the lacunae in the way India manages its waste and recommends changes in practices and attitudes toward waste. ROBIN JEFFREY and ASSA DORON,authors of the book, speak to SWATI SINGH SAMBYAL on the layered challenges of managing solid waste
4 min |
August 01, 2018
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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.
4 min |
August 16, 2018
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The Fast Track To Disaster
India's decision to start a patent prosecution highway for Japanese firms could open the tollgates to hasty approvals
2 min |
February 01, 2019
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Trial After Error
AGROCHEMICAL AND biotech giant Monsanto’s genetically modified cotton seed business is out of trouble in India; but only for the time being.
4 min |
February 01, 2019
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Fat Is More About How The Body Feels Than How It Actually Looks
It's more about how the body feels, than how it looks
3 min |
February 01, 2019
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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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Whose Space Is It?
Governments have been exploring space for a while, but the influx of private players has altered the rules of the game. What are the laws that govern space today?
5 min |
May 01, 2019
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The Order Of Change
To resolve environmental problems, we need a change in mindset, empirical studies, implementation, monitoring and follow-ups, says Justice Madan B Lokur. Excerpts from his speech at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue recently organised by the Centre for Science and Environment.
4 min |
March 01, 2019
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Drought Aggravates Poverty
Study shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases.
3 min |
March 01, 2019
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Rockstar Gourd
The humble gourd that sculpted the culture and traditions of rural India for ages is falling out of favour.
4 min |
March 01, 2019
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The Wise Debate
As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious.
2 min |
March 01, 2019
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Rise Of Lookalikes
Dairy units in India turn to cheaper alternatives; strike a blow to small farmers.
5 min |
December 16, 2018
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Sum And Substance Of Climate Diplomacy
Climate change negotiations must move from being a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game.
3 min |
December 16, 2018
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Zika's Unborn Victims
As India fights its first Zika outbreak, BANJOT KAUR travels to the virus-hit districts of VIDISHA and BHOPAL in MADHYA PRADESH and finds a grievously unprepared response system
6 min |
December 16, 2018
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You Can Be Sued For Your Posts
Copyright issues related to social media posts are a concern as platforms are shutting down accounts without notice
2 min |