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‘Sportswashing’: Do Football Fans Really Care?

Fifa’s choice of Qatar as host of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has been controversial since day one. Questions…

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In Nov 2020, Fearful Shraddha Wrote To Police Predicting Her Death

(Source: PTI) In a development that raises questions over the apathy of authorities, call centre employee Shraddha Walkar had, two…

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Residents Claim MCD Discriminated During 2 Demolition Drives

(Source: PTI) Residents of two Delhi neighbourhoods who recently witnessed bulldozers rumbling down their colonies have alleged the municipal corporation…

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UN Chief Says Violence Against Women Most Pervasive Human Rights Violation

(Source: PTI) Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a…

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Indian Biologist Gets UN’s Highest Honour For Saving World’s Rarest Storks

(Source: IANS) Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving…

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COP27: Loss And Damage Fund Sole Success

The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became…

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Govt’s Policies Creating ‘Two Indias’: Rahul

(Source: PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit the assembly poll hustings in Gujarat and accused the ruling Bharatiya…

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Iranian Actor Who Removed Hijab Arrested

(Source: AFP) Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent…

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West To East In Just 14 Days: Woman Sets Solo Cycling Record

(Source: PTI) A 45-year-old mother of two has proved that age is just a number by cycling solo about 4000…

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Marine Environment: Tarballs Dot India’s West Coast Annually

Right after the monsoon spell, the coastlines of India’s western states, from Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa to Karnataka, are lined…

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3 Essentials To Cash In On Population Growth

If nations want to reap the benefit of what is called the demographic dividend  — when economic growth is tied…

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UN Climate Summit Fails The World

The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became…

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Is Population Growth A Red Herring?

The world’s population hit 8 billion people on November 15, according to the UN. Already this has prompted worry about…

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Dr Ambedkar Was India’s ‘First Male Feminist’: Tharoor

Dr B.R. Ambedkar was India's first male feminist, who propagated such ideas decades back that they could be considered as…

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Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly

Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on Earth, transcending time, trends, and…

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Qatar’s Migrant Worker Treatment A Red Card For World Cup

When the captain of the winning team lifts the FIFA World Cup trophy above his head in Qatar’s Lusail stadium…

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Terror Threats To Scribes In J&K: Editors’ Guild Voices ‘Deep Concern’

(Source: PTI) The Editors' Guild of India on Friday voiced "deep concern" over recent threats issued to journalists working in…

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Savarkar Sought Clemency From The British: Rahul Gandhi

(Source: PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar helped India's erstwhile British rulers…

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Saying An Emphatic No To Domestic Violence

The Shraddha murder case has sent shockwaves through the nation. Its brutality can be termed as novel or expected, both…

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What Is A Flash Drought? An Explainer

Flash droughts start and intensify quickly, over periods of weeks to months, compared to years or decades for conventional droughts.…

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COP27 Draft Text Omits Proposal On Phasing Out All Fossil Fuels

(Source: PTI) The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn’t mention a…

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Oil Refinery Sparks Protests Over Livelihood Concerns In Ratnagiri

Refinery prakalp, yei Kokanat ho, kara virodh virodh, kara virodha. (The refinery project that’s arriving in Konkan, Let’s oppose, let’s…

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Concern Over Shifting Of Tigers In Maharashtra

Conservationists have raised concerns after the Maharashtra government gave a go-ahead for the translocation of tigers within the state, from…

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COP27: Nations Pledge New Funding To Tackle Climate Crisis

(Source: IANS) In an important injection of support to countries facing the worst effects of climate change, seven donor governments…

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Over 1 Billion Youngsters Face Risk Of Hearing Loss: Study

(Source: PTI) Over one billion teenagers and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss due to their use…

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