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Cheetah Translocation To India: An Experiment Doomed To Fail?

On Tuesday, May 9, a female cheetah named Daksha, brought to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park from South Africa, died.…

12 months ago
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As They Grapple With Abuse, Denial, Despair….

Whenever India saw them, prior to their protest at Jantar Mantar, it was in visuals of them taking on tough…

1 year ago
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Resurrection of the Humble Millets: Cui Bono?

In recent times, the conversation around millets has gone from them being 'coarse' and 'rustic' to 'chic' and nutritious. Nutritionists…

1 year ago
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Why Gangster Atiq’s Death Is Not An Occasion To Be ‘Celebrated’

Last week, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead, while being taken for a medical test at…

1 year ago
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What Is Indian Media’s Focus On Pak’s Multiple Failures Hiding?

Distraction has been the favourite tool of rulers. History is replete with instances when those in power have sought to…

1 year ago
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E-Commerce Firms’ Response To Waste Needs To Pack A Punch

Last week, I decided to finally treat myself to an online purchase from a leading women's wear brand. It had…

1 year ago
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Rahul, Modi & Politics With The Gloves Off

Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark in 2019. Rahul…

1 year ago
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The Mythical Saraswati Is A Subterranean Flow, Posits New Study

They say serendipity is deeply gratifying. Making momentous discoveries by chance would certainly be a great feeling and a handful…

1 year ago
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Great Depression, Global Recession Repeat: No Lessons Learnt?

On Thursday, news came in that there was a sudden share price crash for European investment banking giant Credit Suisse.…

1 year ago
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In Solidarity With ‘Politics Of Education’ Versus ‘Politics Of Jail’

Heterodoxy is a good metric of self-belief. Tolerance of dissent indicates confidence in a particular set of actions and beliefs.…

1 year ago
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The Girls On The Night Train To Dystopia

In normal course, when you hear of someone being poisoned, it is usually to do with political assassinations or vendetta…

1 year ago
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De-Planing Critics, On-Boarding Tyranny: Modi Govt’s Crash Landings

"There is something wrong with your luggage." "Oh, wait, no, the luggage is alright, we actually came to arrest you."…

1 year ago
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Divided By Borders, Lahore & Delhi Are United In Smog

The sister cities of Lahore, in Pakistan, and New Delhi, in India, share many things – food, culture, and now…

1 year ago
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Looking Closely At The Litany Of Woes Against This Obdurate Govt

Raids at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai. Ban on a BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots. Arrests of…

1 year ago
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Micro Quakes Preventing Large-Scale Event In India: Experts

Source: PTI Micro tremors have been helping release tectonic stress and protecting India from a devastating event, experts said and…

1 year ago
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Equipping Truth With Its ‘Wings of Freedom’

Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer-award winning US-based journalist in his 80s. He is well-known as the scribe who in 1969…

1 year ago
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Confronting Himalayan Water Woes Before It Is Too Late

Last week, Ladakh-based maverick climate activist Sonam Wangchuk went on a 5-day fast to raise awareness about receding glaciers and…

1 year ago
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Kashmir’s Nourishing Karewas Crumble Under Infrastructure Burden

In the vast saffron-growing land of Pampore, a national highway (NH44) cuts through the middle. Ishfaq Ahmad, a saffron grower,…

1 year ago
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Now, A ‘Private’ Sainik School Linked To RSS?

Recently, news has come in that a 'most modern' private Sainik School will be opened in Madhya Pradesh by Vidya…

1 year ago
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Shielding The Hijol From Climate Impacts

The water-loving evergreen tree, hijol, adapted to floodplains, has been traditionally managed over millennia as family and community forest in the…

1 year ago
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Delhi To Women: Enter At Your Own Risk

Each week, as Thursday draws to a close and Friday approaches, I do a quick mental recap of topics that…

1 year ago
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Land Subsidence In Joshimath Shatters Many Business Dreams

(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor... Hundreds of people watch in dismay as…

1 year ago
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Fragile, Forsaken: Lessons From Joshimath

The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live in and hitherto, 600 families…

1 year ago
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Is India Headed Up Pakistan’s Ignoble Creek?

Most Indians have no love lost for this belligerent neighbour of ours. We tend to mock and censure it and…

1 year ago
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Not Everything We Call AI Is Actually ‘Artificial Intelligence’

In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth…

1 year ago

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