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Explainer: What Is Greenwashing?

Greenwashing refers to “the practice of making products, activities, or policies seem more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than…

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Our Space Economy Expected To Be Worth USD 12.8 Bn By 2025

(Source: PTI) India’s space economy is likely to be worth nearly USD 13 billion by 2025, with the satellite launch…

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Why The US Govt Might Finally Be Listening To Native Americans

Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans? That is the question that the United States government…

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Russia Strikes Kyiv, Multiple Ukrainian Cities, Many Dead

(Source: AP) Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown…

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FIR Against Organisers For Hate Speech Event In Delhi

(Source: PTI) An FIR has been filed against the organisers of an event in the national capital where some speakers…

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Shantaram: The Black White Man’s Burden

There are only two things you’re likely to encounter in India as much as Delhi belly: ubiquitous copies of Gregory…

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Flood Warnings That Don’t Break The Banks

Globally, only extreme storms like hurricanes cause more damage than floods. Over the last 50 years, the global number of…

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The Researcher Who Studies Carnivores In The Forests Of Mizoram

On a September morning in 2019, the 240 residents of the small and picturesque Murlen village in the Champhai district…

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Uncertain Justice: A Report On North-East Delhi Violence 2020

North East Delhi was shaken by district-wide communal violence between February 23 and 26, 2020. 53 people were killed and…

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Bialiatski Joins Small Group Of Jailed Nobel Peace Laureates

(Source: AP) Belarussian pro-democracy campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and…

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Courts Or Policies: Which Matters More For SA Climate Action?

In 2015, Asghar Leghari, a tax lawyer and farmer, successfully sued the government of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court ruled…

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An Indo-Pak Friendship Like No Other

(Source: PTI) "They were laughing, singing and crying together. It was special but emotionally draining," Bishan Singh Bedi's wife Anju…

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Himalayan Avalanches: Huge Challenges Ahead

Earlier this week, on October 4, an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM),…

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The ‘Bystander Effect’ Explained

(Source: PTI) A young man is killed on a busy weekend evening in a Delhi colony, scores of people watching…

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Trafficked Girls: Grim Options, Grim Choices

Nearly 230 million Indians have fallen below the poverty line since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And it’s a sad fact…

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Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Literature Prize

(Source: REUTERS) French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for "the courage and clinical…

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‘Don’t Assume Sexual Abuse Victims Cannot Score Good Marks’

(Source: PTI) It should not be assumed that a survivor of sexual assault at home would not be performing well…

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Nepal Hydro Projects: India Replaces China

In recent years, Nepal has started to shift hydropower projects worth billions of dollars from Chinese developers to Indian companies.…

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What Is COP27 And Why Is It So Important?

COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

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Three Scientists Share Nobel Prize In Physics

(PTI) Three scientists jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum information science…

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Non-Food Crops Are Eating Up Our Food

It’s sometimes bandied about that enough food is grown globally to feed everyone now and into the future. Undernourishment is…

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Lakhimpur: Farmer Leaders Reiterate Demand For Mishra’s Ouster

(PTI) Farmer leaders on Monday renewed their demand for the sacking of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, as they observed…

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Right To Information Not Always Equal

Many South Asian countries have made progress in adopting right to information laws. But ensuring everyone benefits is proving more…

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What Exactly Is Déjà Vu? Psychologists Explore

Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible? Sometimes…

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Row Over Pandal With ‘Asura’ Like Gandhi

Outraged over the installation of a Mahishasur idol that resembled Mahatma Gandhi at a 'pandal' in southwest Kolkata, people on…

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