Science
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`Energy Poverty Hurts Women'
Women's participation should be considered while making policy on access to energy and management
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May 16, 2018
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On Track To Miss Target
India is unlikely to reach its rooftop solar power generation target of 40 GW by 2022
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August 16, 2017
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Don't Rubbish The Court
Here's how local authorities in Delhi can enact imaginative by-laws to clean up the city
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August 16, 2017
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Shadows Of LED
Exposure to LED lights could be harmful.Scientists suggest a simple solution
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August 16, 2017
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"I Have Asked The Government To Re-examine Amendments To Land Laws"
Jharkhand's first tribal governor, DROUPADI MURMU, has been featured in the news more than Raghubar Das, the state's first non-tribal chief minister. Murmu refused to give her assent to two bills approved by the Legislative Assembly seeking amendments to the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949. The state has witnessed widespread protests against these amendments, which seek to allow the use of tribal lands for commercial purposes. She speaks to DEEPANWITA NIYOGI in Ranchi
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August 16, 2017
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Sainted Trademark Blues
Mother Teresa's blue and white sari has been trademarked so that it is not misused. But to what end?
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August 16, 2017
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Not A Minor Lapse
Why has tendu leaf revenue failed to reach forest dwellers even 50 years after its nationalisation?
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August 16, 2017
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What Are We Breathing?
New analysis shows an alarming increase in the early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. India accounts for over a quarter of these deaths.
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March 01, 2017
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Two Steps Ahead
After becoming the first large state to achieve total sanitation, Himachal Pradesh is all geared up to manage its waste and ensure cleanliness. But tourist influx may derail its efforts.
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March 01, 2017
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Interim Relief
The Supreme Court's order to compensate endosulfan victims within three months is a welcome move, but India still needs to strengthen its pesticide management system to avoid a similar crisis in the future.
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February 01, 2017
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Lake Chad Forgotten Crisis
Ecological degradation in the Chad Basin has triggered Africa's latest humanitarian crisis. It's time, the basin countries looked beyond the excuse of insurgency.
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February 01, 2017
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A Phoenix of a Tribe
A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses
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November 01, 2016
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Immune to Drought
Jhabua continues to flourish and maintain its status as a model district while many others fail
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May 16, 2017
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Practical Matters
Despite growth in renewables, coal-based power will continue to fulfil a large share of India's power needs. Instead of resisting the new environmental norms, power plants would do well to clean up their act
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May 16, 2017
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Fields On Fire
The pattern of burning crop residue in India is changing. The practice is no longer limited to the post-monsoon crop of rice or the northern states of Punjab and HaryanaJITENDRA, SHREESHAN VENKATESH, ISHAN KUKRETI, KUNDAN PANDEY, DEEPANWITA NIYOGI and POLASH MUKERJEE travel to five states across the country to study the trend.
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May 16, 2017
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Muted Presence
India's participation at the recently concluded 22nd Conference of Parties was passive and lacked vision.
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December 01, 2016
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How Trump Happened!
Widespread anger stemming from the loss of trust in government decided the new presidency of the US.
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December 01, 2016
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Last Few Drops
Taps will run dry in the South African metropolis of Cape Town in two months. Hundreds of cities across the world are nearing a similar breakdown. Can they avoid a collapse?
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March 15, 2018
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Running Out
Nairobi started rationing water in 2016 and the crisis is likely to continue till 2026.
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March 15, 2018
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When Water Is No Longer Limitless
Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water.
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March 15, 2018
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The Blue Boom
Indigo farming debuts in the hills of Uttarakhand as people find it ecologically and economically beneficial
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April 01, 2018
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It's Farmers Inc
Decades of agrarian distress and failure of cooperatives have made marginal farmers take charge and form companies. Will this ensure a fair deal to farmers?
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April 01, 2018
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Contrived Extinction
The colour bar in African conservation has come to occupy the centre of public perception, driven mostly by the social media
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April 16, 2018
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Cleaning A Dirty Patch
There has been a massive spike in constructing toilets in record time in Gonda district. But it remains to be seen whether it would lead to real gains in making the district open defecation free
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April 16, 2018
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Oil Grows On Trees
Tree-borne oilseeds can not only reduce India's import dependency for vegetable oils, but also provide livelihood to tribal communities
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April 16, 2018
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Popular, Prolific, Populist
November and December saw the passing away of three relentless champions of popular cause.
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December 16, 2016
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Untouched by Drought
Hiware Bazar that once learned from Ralegan Siddhi how to become water-secure can today teach it how to remain so.
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April 16, 2017
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Renewed Hope
Six hundred million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. But things are poised to change in the coming decades with a steady rise in investments in renewable energy.
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April 16, 2017
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`Bioregionalism Could Become a Global Movement'
French architect DIDIER PROST is an advocate of bioregionalism, which calls for a renewed focus on local people and knowledge to innovate for greener solutions. He speaks to RAJAT GHAI on how bioregional approaches can be adopted to solve India's environmental problems.
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April 16, 2017
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Good Luck Crane
Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat.
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