Woman Army Officer Deployed In Siachen For The First Time
(Source: PTI) Captain Shiva Chauhan from the Corps of Engineers has been posted at a frontline post in Siachen Glacier,...
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Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution...
PM’s New Year ‘Gift’ Cuts Rations Of 81cr Poor By 50%: Congress
(Source: PTI) The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government has reduced the ration of 81 crore poor people...
Helping Wildlife In Navigating Road & Railway Infrastructure
Reflected in key goals and targets, ecological connectivity will be decisive, as countries move to implement the freshly minted Kunming-Montreal...
Why China’s Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic
China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number...
Dalit Women Face Bias Even In Schemes Meant To Help Them
Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a...
ISRO Lines Up Science Missions For 2023
(Source: PTI) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will turn its focus on science experiments in 2023 with dedicated missions to...
‘China’s Approach To India Same As Russia’s To Ukraine’
(Source: PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said China is adopting the same principle with India as Russia is...
Demonetisation Was Vitiated: SC’s Nagarathna
(Source: PTI) Justice B V Nagarathna of the Supreme Court, who gave a dissenting verdict on demonetisation on Monday, said...
Best Of ’22: Water In A Climate-Changed Region
Climate change is destabilising the freshwater supply on which all life depends. Multiple disasters in 2022 drove home the point...
Dalai Lama Flags Buddhism Upturn In China
(Source: PTI) The Dalai Lama on Sunday flagged the "growing interest in Buddhism" in China after years of "suppression and...
Overfishing Is Depleting Global Fish Stocks
We caught a record breaking 214 million tonnes of aquatic animals and algae in 2020, according to the latest 2022...
Ten Bhopal Gas Victims Begin Waterless Fast Seeking Addl Compensation
(Source: PTI) Ten women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy began an indefinite, waterless fast in Bhopal's Neelam Park...
Writers Can’t Become Cheerleaders Of Those In Power: Mauzo
(Source: IANS) If writers write to please the dispensation and become cheerleaders, it would be harmful to society, said Jnanpith...
Loss And Ingenuity Amid Climate Change
Asian countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2022, the damage across the region from catastrophes...
Energy Transition: A Ray Of Hope For Farmers In Winter
When the plunging mercury set new records in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan and people shivered even in their warm...
When Pele Was Overwhelmed By ‘Little-Known’ Mohun Bagan
(Source: PTI) Much before Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ moment stirred football passion in the region, it was the Brazilian...
Poverty Battle Raged On In 2022: How Women Worked To Escape It
Global poverty eradication efforts continued to falter across the globe in 2022 no thanks to COVID-19 and an economic slowdown triggered by the Ukraine invasion....
‘Knowledge Colonialism’ & How Africa Is Trying To Overcome It
Mary Abukutsa-Onyango is a leader in her field. Deputy vice-chancellor of research, production and extension, and professor of horticulture at...
Cong Seeks White Paper On Farmers’ Income In ’04, ’14, ’22
(Source: IANS) Amid the demand for an MSP Law, the Congress on Thursday sought a white paper on farmers' income...
Lack Of Info On China’s Covid Outbreak Stirs Global Concerns
Moves by the US, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that...
Floods Hit Every Continent In ’22: What Can Be Done To Limit Damage?
Communities are being pushed into a reckoning onset by climate change — adapt their way of living to mitigate flood...
Artisanal Fisherfolk Face Struggles In Malvan
Every day, for the last 14 years, 52-year-old Hemangi Kubal sails out to sea at 1 a.m. to start her...
UNSC Deeply Concerned Over Ban On Afghan Women In Unis, NGOs
(Source: PTI) The UN Security Council, under the current presidency of India, has voiced concern over restrictions on women and...
Environment Overlooked In Infrastructure Rush In 2022
Infrastructure development continued on a grand scale and at a rapid pace in South Asia and the Himalayas in 2022,...
