Science
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Sorrows Of A Bumper Yield
The government must assure farmers that they will not bear the cost of keeping inflation low
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July 1, 2017
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₹1,402,680,000,000
This is India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16. More than three times of India's annual agriculture budget, this money could have been transferred to Indian farmers who reaped a bumper harvest of crops that we import now
6 min |
July 1, 2017
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The Minuscule System Of Pricing
First, a farmer must sell the produce at a price wrongly discounted by unscientific calculation. Second, an unholy nexus of many players pushes the price down. Result: agriculture remains a loss-making venture and the debt trail leads to fatal consequences
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July 1, 2017
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Pick The No Waste Option
The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste SONIA HENAM AND SWATI SINGH SAMBYAL thiruvananthapuram
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July 1, 2017
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Fruit From Jambudweep
Jamrul, they say, gave India its ancient name of Jambudweep. The fruit was easily available till a few decades ago, but is now a rarity
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July 1, 2017
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Microbes: Breaking The Mould
Microbes will always triumph over antibiotics. We can only choose the battles that will make a difference
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September 1, 2017
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Capital Loss
The Land Pool Scheme of the Andhra Pradesh government to acquire land for the new state capital is turning out to be a nightmare for farmers JITENDRA | amaravati
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September 1, 2017
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Time To Define The New Normal
The monsoon of 2017 has challenged India's conventional and simplistic definition of the complex tropical circulation
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September 1, 2017
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Dialects Are The Avantgarde Teams Exploring New Semantic Possibilities
Linguist GANESH DEVY has just published a new volume of a unique language survey that is based on geography and people's vernacular claims. He speaks to RAJAT GHAI on the link between languages and ecology
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September 1, 2017
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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
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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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Here Come The Gene Hackers
Interventions to make heritable changes to the human genome are fraught with uncertainties. There are legitimate concerns about using a still imperfect technology that can rewrite the very blueprint of life. Also, the debate on whether it’s ethical to do so is far from being settled. However, would-be baby tinkerers around the world have failed to get the message
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August 01, 2019
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Mumbai Coastal Road Project - An Ecological Disaster
The US $1.7 billion mumbai coastal road to be built by reclaiming the inter-tidal Western Coast is an ecological and livelihood disaster in the making. Here’s why
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August 01, 2019
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Miniature Brinjals From The Northeast
Quite common in the northeast, these miniature brinjals can be cooked in a myriad ways
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August 01, 2019
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Valley's Morel Magic
THE RARE HIMALAYAN MUSHROOM, KANGECH, WHICH GROWS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR, WILL LEAVE YOU WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE AFTERTASTE
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August 16, 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
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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
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August 16, 2019
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Change, Can They?
As the US presidential race heats up, none of the Democrat candidates have offered a bold plan for global climate action
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August 16, 2019
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India Becomes Vulnerable To Invasive Alien Species
A dysfunctional quarantine system and growing agricultural imports have left India vulnerable to attacks by invasive alien species
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