Is AI A Threat To Humanity?
The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp increase in anxiety about AI....
Pratirodh Bureau
Congress Hits Out At Modi Govt Over Balasore Train Tragedy, Price Rise
A day after the Congress slammed the Central government over the issue of rising prices of vegetables and other essential...
Why Early Blooming Of Orchids In North-East Is Not Good News
In Assam, Bohag Bihu and the kopou phool — the Assamese new year and the foxtail orchid — have an...
A Decade After Relocation, Lives Of Van Gujjars Lack Stability, Security
Sabhalgarh Compartment 8, in the Haridwar forest division is known to the residents as Gaindi Khatta. This is a settlement...
Riots In France Follow Decades-Old Pattern Of Rage
Although they never fail to take us aback, French riots have followed the same distinct pattern ever since protests broke...
Plastiglomerates (Plastic-Rock Hybrids) Found On The Andaman Islands
A study found the formation of plastic-rock hybrids in the intertidal zone of remote beaches of Aves Island in the...
Why France Erupted In Riots
Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as...
Unbridled Greed Continues To Plague Banking
Earlier this year, the world was once again brought to the brink of a systemic banking failure after the collapse...
Ecosystem Collapses May Occur Much Sooner Than Expected
Across the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra...
Solar Pumps Offer Relief To WB Farmers, But Growth Is Slow
Compared to a year ago, Sanjit Biswas now worries less about his profits from farming. A small farmer owning a...
Stopping Plantation On Migratory Routes Of HP Pastoralists Still Distant
The government-run afforestation activities in Himachal Pradesh have increased the vulnerability of pastoralists, leading to expansion of invasive species, as...
Visual Misinformation Is Rife On Facebook
How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or...
Materials Used By Humans Now Weigh More Than All Life On Earth
The extent of humanity’s influence on the planet has become increasingly clear in recent years. From the alarming accumulation of...
Miles To Sail To Harness Offshore Wind
In recent months, the central government has introduced two policy measures to support the offshore wind sector, which generates electricity...
MP 2nd In Stubble Burning, Farmers Unaware Of Govt Schemes
Madhya Pradesh ranks second in the country in terms of wheat production, which is a matter of pride for the...
Black Transwomen & How They Have Led Fight For Equal Rights
Its unclear who threw the first brick at Stonewall Inn on that night in New York City that arguably launched...
India’s Palm Oil Drive Faces A Reality Check
Palm oil has become essential to India’s food security in the past three decades, replacing other edible oils such as...
Explainer: Why Do We Use Jargon When Talking About Science?
Consider this sentence: Many urban areas have depauperate flora and fauna due to anthropogenic disturbances. If we replace the words...
Active Non-Alignment And The Global South
What does the Ukraine war have to do with Brazil? On the face of it, perhaps not much. Yet, in...
The Risks Of A Digital Cold War
The US sees TikTok as having inseparable ties with the Chinese state. The main concern is the concept of data...
Protecting Centuries-Old Trees: Haryana Village Opposes Govt Buildings
Some residents of a village in Haryana are opposing the proposed construction of government buildings on forest lands, home to...
Sikkim Reels Under Water Woes, Faces Hottest June
Gangtok, in Sikkim, was reeling under acute water shortage, after a cloud burst-induced landslide on April 20 damaged the city’s...
Human Remains And Debris Recovered From Titanic Submersible
Presumed human remains and debris from the tourist submersible crushed to pieces in an undersea implosion that killed all five...
Social Media Can Impact Women’s Body Image, But It Isn’t All Bad
The “Cost of Beauty”, a short video recently released by global beauty brand Dove, highlights the damaging effects of social media...
Building A New Restoration Economy In India
In recent years, the planet has confronted a series of growing environmental challenges. At the UN, in 2022, the struggles...
