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Covid-19 - A Pandemic
It was foretold, but we never believed that a crumbling infrastructure in the wealthy world would make all of us victims
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April 01, 2020
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An old man and his baton
Damodar Kashyap has ensured food, and livelihood in Bastar villages by offering them thriving forests
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April 01, 2020
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Coronavirus Panic - Is The World Ready To Face A Pandemic?
More than a month after the first case was reported from China, there is little the world knows about the new coronavirus. The strain remains a mystery, its symptoms deceptively similar to common cold and there are no curative or preventive vaccine or medicine. What's certain is that the virus is highly contagious. In just 45 days, it has killed over 1,000 people in China and infected more than 40,000 in 27 countries. Worryingly, we have not yet seen the peak of the spread. Is the world ready to face a pandemic?
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February 16, 2020
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Policing The Net, Privately
India’s proposed rules to curb toxic content on the Net will undermine digital freedom and right to privacy
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March 01, 2020
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“THEY STOLE MY WOMB”
Thousands of women across the country are being misled by doctors to get their uterus removed. What’s shocking is that most of them are under 30 and do not really need surgery. Hysterectomy at this age can interfere with one’s hormonal balance, triggering high blood pressure, osteoporosis, vision loss and mental illnesses. As the government remains blind to this emergency, doctors make quick money through insurance schemes. KUNDAN PANDEY investigates the untold tragedy
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March 01, 2020
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Share denied
As industry explores energy potential of crop residues, millers and intermediaries are set to alienate farmers from the value chain
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March 01, 2020
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Three isn't a crowd
FOR THE FIRST TIME, CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO THE ONLY CONVENTION FOR MIGRATORY ANIMALS WAS HELD IN INDIA; THREE SOUTH ASIAN SPECIES GOT SOME ADDITIONAL ATTENTION ISHAN KUKRETI GANDHINAGAR
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March 01, 2020
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Royally ignored
Small hydropower projects have suffered the rise of solar power
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March 01, 2020
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Nothing human about it
A dam on river Human can alienate tigers from one of their largest corridors in Maharashtra
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March 01, 2020
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Green laws matter
A COMPENDIUM OF CASES THAT INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JURISPRUDENCE
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March 01, 2020
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Lost in the game
Jharkhand government has quietly wiped three wildlife sanctuaries off its records in West Singbhum district to abet iron ore mining
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March 01, 2020
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First contact, is it?
The periodic radio waves hitting Earth from a neighbouring galaxy are unlikely to be from aliens, but the possibility cannot be ruled out AKSHIT SANGOMLA NEW DELHI
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March 01, 2020
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A fare deal
Luxembourg has a solution to India’s traffic jams
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March 01, 2020
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Spending Responsibly?
Companies can bring meaningful changes in society through the huge₹13,624 crore corporate social responsibility funds
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February 16, 2020
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Can we triumph over tragedy of commons?
The battle to save Mumbai’s Aarey forest, where the authorities resorted to midnight chopping of some 2,000 trees to make way for the Metro Rail car shed, has grown into one of the most prominent environmental campaigns in recent months. As citizens and environmentalists call out that construction inside Mumbai’s last remaining lungs will affect the temperatures and rains, and result in huge floodings in the city, the movement highlights the growing frustration among people due to poorly conceived urban growth and chaos. Be it parks, public squares, green spaces or sidewalks, urban folks are increasingly realising the importance of shared spaces in providing clean air and water supply, preventing floods droughts and heatwaves and ensuring their physical and mental well-being. Then, why are urban planners hesitant to re-imagine the urban commons?
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February 16, 2020
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Target Beyond Reach
India Makes last-ditch attempt to popularise rooftop solar to meet its 2022 targets.
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February 16, 2020
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"DISCREPANCY IN UNIVERSE'S EXPANSION RATES COULD INDICATE SOME NEW PHYSICS"
IN 1998, SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED THAT THE RATE AT WHICH THE UNIVERSE WAS EXPANDING IS INCREASING. LAST YEAR, A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS CALCULATED THAT THIS RATE OF EXPANSION IS 10 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE EARLIER CALCULATION. AKSHIT SANGOMLA SPEAKS TO ABRAHAM LOEB, CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ABOUT THE REASONS BEHIND THE DISCREPANCIES IN UNIVERSE’S EXPANSION RATES AND THE FORCES PULLING THE UNIVERSE APART
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February 16, 2020
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Unhealthy affair
AN EXHAUSTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CHALLENGES INDIA FACES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
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January 16, 2020
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Overshadowed
India’s promising wind energy sector is struggling as the government gives more attention to solar power
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January 16, 2020
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Treasure in excreta
Phosphorus, a fast depleting natural resource, can be extracted from the unlikeliest avenue: faecal sludge SHAGUN KAPIL NEW DELHI
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January 16, 2020
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THE MAGIC BULLET'S TOLL
What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics—termed magic bullets—microbes have become resistant to them. Antibiotic resistant diseases are undoing the great strides in modern treatment. VIBHA VARSHNEY exposes a growing public health crisis
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January 16, 2020
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Not so wild
SICKLE SENNA, A WIDELY AVAILABLE BUT LITTLE-KNOWN HERB, IS READY TO TAKE ON THE PHARMA INDUSTRY
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January 16, 2020
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Flowers at will
FARMERS OF A VILLAGE IN WEST BENGAL USE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TO MAKE FLOWERS BLOOM AS PER MARKET DEMANDGURVINDER SINGH PURBA MEDINIPUR
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January 16, 2020
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Cold trap
India recognised cold waves as disaster in 2012. But the country still does not have an effective action plan to mitigate its impact
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January 16, 2020
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Between wars
Landless Scheduled Caste farmers of Punjab vow to intensify their movement as the state prepares to acquire village common land for industrial development
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January 16, 2020
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Wildlife Recall
ONCE IN THE GRIP OF ARMED INSURGENCY, A NATIONAL PARK HAS LESSONS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
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February 01, 2020
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Tasty Tubers
A LOST VEGETABLE OF AFRICA HAS GAINED ROOTS IN SOUTH INDIA WHERE IT IS COOKED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS
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February 01, 2020
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Tree Of Knowledge
Research on tree rings is now providing definitive evidence of global warming and its impact on weather systems
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February 01, 2020
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Farm Raiders
Western India is facing its most fierce locust attack in nearly three decades, the origins of which lie outside the country and were triggered by weather events attributable to climate change
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February 01, 2020
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Bereft Of Science
THE AUTHOR FAILS TO EVEN PROVIDE RUDIMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS
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