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The Space Missions Set For Launch In 2024

The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an…

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Bilkis Bano Case: SC Verdict On Pleas Against Remission On Monday

On Monday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on the petitions challenging the remission granted to 11…

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Konkan Railways Impacted Agricultural Lands More Than Forest Cover

A new study evaluating the impacts of the 740-kilometre long Konkan Railway line has thrown up some surprising results related…

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Bdesh’s Crumbling Democracy No Roadblock For Superpowers

As Bangladesh goes to the polls today, the great performance of democracy will take centre stage. Voting booths will be…

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Here’s ‘Electronic Soil’, That Enhances Growth Of Crops

Scientists have developed an electrically conductive "soil" which they say can lead to 50 per cent more growth of barley…

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In Post-Conflict Gaza, Palestinians Will Handle Civilian Affairs

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defence minister, has said that local Palestinians will run civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip while…

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Domestication Trials In Bihar Aim To Mitigate Farmer-Nilgai Conflict

Bihar is conducting trials to domesticate the nilgai, as a possible way to reduce conflict with humans and crop damage…

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Can Carbon Capture Help Us Achieve Net Zero?

India’s decarbonisation plans have an Everest to climb. The government aims to reach ‘net zero’ by 2070, and achieving this…

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This Is Why Afghans Are ‘Voiceless’ In The Face Of Climate Impacts

For three consecutive years, Afghanistan has experienced recurring droughts and flash floods exacerbated by climate change. And yet, Afghanistan was…

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Book Review: The Linkages That Could Make Or Break Post-Pandemic World

'Environmental Economics in Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges' is a collection of academic papers by environmental economists from the South…

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Hit & Run Cases: Transport Unions To Protest At Jantar Mantar

Transport unions from across India were scheduled to join a protest against the new penal law on hit-and-run cases at…

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Reading The City: Book Recommendations For Seeing Cities Differently

India’s growth trajectory reveals the sheer diversity in the nature, pace and scale of change across its urban centers. They…

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As The World Swims In Plastic, An Answer: Ban The Toxic Two

Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types,…

5 months ago
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Let’s Remember People In Gaza, Urges Priyanka Gandhi

On Sunday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people to remember "our brothers and sisters" in Gaza, while slamming the…

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Your Aircon Could Make 2024 The Hottest Year On Record

Last year, 2023, was the hottest on record, marked by heatwaves across North America, China and Europe. It is likely…

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‘Ecology On Steroids’: How Aus’ First Nations Managed Its Ecosystems

On October 9 1873, George Augustus Frederick Dalrymple reclined in a boat on the glorious North Johnstone River in the…

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Putin Wants Trump Back As President: Retd US Army General

Retired US Army General Barry McCaffrey has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "actively hoping" that former President Donald…

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River Interlinking Could Flood Our Freshwater With Invasive Fish

About a third of the total area in India provides suitable habitat for invasive alien fish, aiding their countrywide spread,…

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Why Some People Don’t Trust Science & How To Change Their Minds

During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently…

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Tamil Nadu Oil Spill Spells Disaster For Nature And Residents

Crude oil, reportedly from a public sector refining company, has leaked into the Kosasthalaiyar river to the north of Chennai,…

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Using Urban Solid Waste In Road Construction?

Following the success of pilot projects, the Ministry of Road Transport And Highways (MoRTH) has proposed to use inorganic solid…

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Men & Women Who Hold Sexist Views Are Less Responsive As Parents

Do your attitudes about women and men influence how you parent your children? Perhaps you think women are warmer and…

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Will The World See More Wars Or Unrest In ’24?

Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,…

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3 Years After An Oil Well Blowout, This Assam Wetland Copes Slowly

The Baghjan oil well blowout of 2020 severely affected the biodiversity, fish populations and several livelihoods dependent on the Maguri…

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No. Of Children Killed In West Bank Reaches Alarming Levels: UNICEF

UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on Friday, 29 December said that the number…

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