Science
Down To Earth
Imminent Violation
It is necessary to change consent conditions for upcoming coal-based power plants to ensure that they do not violate new pollution control norms.
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May 1, 2017
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Status Quo
Political cooperation at multilateral organisations for the preservation of international peace and security will continue to be biased heavily in favour of the major powers.
4 min |
May 1, 2017
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In My City, Without My Car
From an object of desire, cars will turn into an asset of shared mobility.
4 min |
May 1, 2017
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Unlock the Grid
Cities all over the world are checking car population to free their road space. Where is India headed?
1 min |
May 1, 2017
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A Tool to Settle Scores
Contests over water are set to increase, intensify.
6 min |
May 1, 2017
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Purple Bites
With a size that of an almond, this rare variety of potato from Assam is relished for its unique taste.
4 min |
May 1, 2017
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Those Brilliant Forgotten Women
Women scientists were part of life-changing discoveries but they were sidelined by male colleagues in awards and patents
2 min |
May 16, 2018
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`Energy Poverty Hurts Women'
Women's participation should be considered while making policy on access to energy and management
2 min |
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
3 min |
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
3 min |
August 16, 2017
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Shadows Of LED
Exposure to LED lights could be harmful.Scientists suggest a simple solution
3 min |
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
3 min |
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?
3 min |
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?
4 min |
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.
4 min |
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.
4 min |
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.
5 min |
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.
8 min |
February 01, 2017
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Cuffs To Suffocate
What has brought the government and the civil society at loggerheads?
3 min |
September 16, 2018
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Toxic Trail Of Paper
High rates of cancer, respiratory illnesses and loss of vision afflict residents of Punjab's Garhshankar block, who blame a 30-year-old paper mill
3 min |
September 16, 2018
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Evolving With Cancer
A Harvard oncologist takes Minti Jain, a cancer survivor, down memory lane as she finds moments of overlap.
3 min |
September 16, 2018
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Directly Auspicious
Direct delivery of benefits to the “right” people camouflaged with a political deadline was the core message of Union Budget 2019-20 RICHARD MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI
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July 16, 2019
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Hidden Enhancer
MANIPUR’S WILD CORIANDER, AWA PHADIGOM, ACTS AS A FLAVOURING AGENT IN MEAT AND VEGETABLE DISHES, BESIDES BEING USED AS A MEDICINE
3 min |
July 16, 2019
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Call Of The Local
RESTAURANTS ARE TURNING TO INDIGENOUS FOODS FOR LUCRATIVE BUSINESS
4 min |
June 01, 2019
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Clearing The Air
Science may have become our only crutch against bad air, but it is time we invented a new politics of space that privileges the walker and the cyclist
5 min |
December 01, 2017
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When N Means Noxious
India is under the grip of nitrogen pollution, finds the country's first assessment on the impacts of the nutrient
7 min |
December 01, 2017
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Inconvenient Truth, Retold
Every issue is contested because it is the contest of ideas and of realities. These exclusive excerpts from Sunita Narain's new book, Conflicts of Interest remind us of the politics behind climate change that threatens our common future
10+ min |
December 01, 2017
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Remodeling The Climate Negotiations
After 25 years of its existence, UNFCCC has not been able to address the complex realities of climate change. It's time that we remodeled the UN climate convention for deep emission cuts and for saving the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable populations
5 min |
December 01, 2017
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Germany Goes The India Way
Germany has issued a compulsory licence to a US firm to make a patented HIV drug and it's a big deal
3 min |
December 01, 2017
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Evolutionary Battle
A new book unravels the unusual ecological relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed
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