Tea Gardens Can Aid In Landscape Preservation
Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills situated in the eastern Himalayas are part of a biodiversity hotspot and host several endangered species....
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The Importance Of Mapping Forest Resources
Plant ecologist Purabi Saikia is one of this year’s Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar winners Mapping forest resources has applications in aiding...
How Kashmir’s Parties Are United In Agenda But Divided By Politics
As Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) goes to the polls, there is just one pre-electoral alliance in place — between the...
Why Netanyahu Chooses War Over Peace
War-weary and angry, hundreds of thousands of Israelis are taking to the streets week after week, calling for Prime Minister...
Lessons About 9/11 Often Provoke Harassment Of Muslim Students
Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to teach about 9/11 – the deadliest...
‘Op Bhediya’ Reveals Gaps In Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation
Wild animals, presumed to be wolves, have attacked people in an Uttar Pradesh district, causing deaths. The forest department identified...
Why ‘Pronatalist’ Politicians Want Women To Have More Babies
JD Vance has long been concerned with declining fertility rates. From decrying “childless cat ladies” to suggesting parents should have...
New Urban Governance Bill In B’luru Faces Flak
The recently tabled Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill proposes to split the municipal corporation into smaller councils. An analysis by non-profit...
Atleast 196 Environmental Defenders Murdered In 2023
Atleast 196 land and environmental defenders were killed last year while trying to protect the planet from extractive industries, according...
The Harris Campaign Tries To Beat Trump At His Own Game − Ridicule
In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her opponent, former President Donald Trump...
Studies Flag Food Insecurity As A Threat In The Himalayas
A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change was impacting the accessibility, availability,...
Indian Cities Witness A Growing Momentum For Climate Action
Latur, a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra with a population of around 500,000, received heavy rains on September...
Here’s How Agriculture Has A Plastic Problem
Plasticulture, the application of synthetic polymer-based technologies in agriculture, has found wide-ranging uses, making it an integral part of food...
J&K Enters A New Phase With Elections
The voters in Jammu and Kashmir have begun the process of electing their representatives for their Legislative Assembly, marking a...
Birds, People And The Urban Dilemma
Birds have enjoyed mutualistic associations with people for thousands of years. The association has persisted despite the challenges posed by...
Women Film Workers Fight Back Against Sexual Harassment
It seems art imitates life in the Malayalam film industry. The award-winning film Aattam tells the story of a travelling...
Malaria Cases In Indian Forests Feared To Rise Due To Climate Change
In 1994, Manvati Nag, an Indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and relocated...
Are We Prepared For The Next Big Earthquake?
The Rumbling Earth explores the science of earthquakes in India, from the devastating 2004 tsunami to lesser-known seismic events. Highlighting...
This Is Why The NCAP Hasn’t Worked
A new report by the Centre for Science and Environment revealed that funds for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)...
Using Comics To Unpack Agricultural Concepts
A new graphic novel, ‘Food & Farming’, explores multiple issues in India’s food and agriculture systems and how they affect...
How Human Rights Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes
For most of human history human rights did not exist. The struggle to secure them arguably began in 1215 with...
India Must Get Serious About Flood Zoning
On 23 July, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman specified a major outlay for flood control during her speech on the...
Trump/Harris: Who’s The Better Bet For India?
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently said “we have every confidence that we will be able to work with...
Malnutrition Is Killing Our Future Sports Stars
The 2024 Paris Olympics was a hard reckoning for India. The nation won just six medals and was 71st in...
Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan
Until the collapse of Afghanistan’s US-backed government in August 2021, few knew clearly what the Taliban wanted once they had...
