UCC: Cong Slams Centre On Law Panel’s Move To Seek Public Opinion
The Congress on Thursday said the Law Commission's latest attempt to seek fresh public opinion on a Uniform Civil Code...
Month: June 2023
Cyclone Biparjoy Underscores Climate Threats Facing India, Pak
As disaster management authorities in both Gujarat in India and Sindh in Pakistan evacuate coastal residents, issue alerts, and earmark...
“Justice” Takes Centrestage In The Latest Earth Commission Report
The latest Earth Commission Report attached a “justice” framework to its earlier discourse of “safe” planetary boundaries, which are the...
On Author Judith Kerr’s Escape From The Nazis
German-British author Judith Kerr, who died at the age of 95 on May 22, 2019, was born 100 years ago,...
Allahabad HC ‘Restrains’ Al Jazeera Docu Film From Release
In a major development, the Allahabad High Court has restrained Al-Jazeera from releasing its documentary film 'India....Who lit the Fuse?'...
Equal Vaccine Access May Have Prevented 50% Covid Deaths: Study
Source: PTI A more equitable access to Covid vaccines could have prevented more than 50 per cent of COVID-19 deaths...
Reporting The Weather Amid A Climate Crisis
With an El Nino weather cycle set to amplify temperature extremes, TV meteorologists have a vital role in communicating the...
Editors Guild Concerned Over ‘Intimidation’ Of Scribes By Irani, Kerala Govt
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday voiced concern over alleged intimidation and harassment of journalists by Union minister Smriti...
Myanmar’s Young Pro-Democracy Activists Fill Up Prisons
Police in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, came for Min Thwe Thit before dawn on February 1, 2021. He didn't know...
110 Million People Displaced Globally, Says UN
Source: DW A record 110 million people have been displaced around the world as the conflict in Sudan contributed to...
Now, A Toolkit To Identify Areas That Have High Conservation Value
In conservation practice, how are protected areas identified and delineated? The first step in this is to be able to...
The Economy Doesn’t Have To Only Benefit The Rich. Here’s How
We live in a wasteful society — many of us consume heavily in ways that exploit people at the end...
“Modi A Tyrant”, Says Delhi CM Kejriwal At AAP ‘Maha Rally’
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Centre during the Aam Aadmi Party's 'Maha...
Sinking Himalayas: Why Geologists In Sikkim Fear Joshimath-Like Disasters
After the natural disaster in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, geologists and activists working on environmental protection in Sikkim are a worried lot. Like...
End ‘Sham’ Of Bowing Before Gandhi’s Statues: Congress To PM Modi
Source: PTI Objecting to BJP leaders' remarks "glorifying" Nathuram Godse, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should...
Tourism Glut: Habitat Loss Pushes Endangered Species To The Edge
The picturesque Munnar in Kerala, with its lush green tea gardens carpet rolling hills, sits at the south of biodiversity...
Donald Trump Set For First Appearances Since Federal Indictment
Former President Donald Trump will make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking on Saturday to friendly Republican...
Reduce Noise To Safeguard Marine Species: UN Report
Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under the Convention on the...
Glacier Recession Ups Threat Of Catastrophic Outburst Floods: Study
In the Himalayas, increasing temperatures and glacier recession have resulted in the formation of new glacial lakes and the expansion...
Textbook Revision Row Escalates In Karnataka
The textbook revision row in Karnataka escalated after the Congress called RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar a coward who submitted...
Could A Four-Day Workweek Help The Climate?
Source: DW Working five days a week is standard practice in the Western world, but things weren't always that way....
KCR Hits Out At BJP Over ‘Privatisation’ Moves In Coal, Energy Sectors
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao hit out at the BJP over the Centre's alleged privatisation moves in the coal...
A Time To Speak & A Time To Refrain From It
Recently, one of my colleagues wondered aloud whether train accidents are not happening 'too frequently'? This was after the horrific...
Overcrowded Trains Are A Metaphor For India In Western Eyes
A devastating rail crash that left almost 300 people dead has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in...
Arctic Sea Ice-Free Summer Could Happen A Decade Earlier: Study
The Arctic could get its first summer free of sea-ice by as early as the 2030s, a new study published...
