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India Hate Lab Reports 74 Per Cent Hate Speech Spike In 2024

A recent report by the India Hate Lab, a project of the Washington D.C.-based Center for the Study of Organised…

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The Reasons Why Social Media Fact-Checking Promised Too Much

Fact-checking has gone out of fashion, at least for much of the social media ‘broligarchy‘ — that billionaire tech group…

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How Trump’s Pursuit Of Cheap Oil Will Impact India’s Energy Security

To fulfill one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil (‘drill baby drill’), in his inaugural speech, US…

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How A Border Village Learns To Co-Exist With Migratory Elephants

Once the epicentre for human-elephant conflict, an eastern Nepal village along the Indian border has transformed into a model of…

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Pune’s Zika And GBS Outbreaks Call For Better Use Of Surveillance, Data

Pune has witnessed both Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreaks in the past one year. Climate-sensitive infectious diseases like Zika…

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Democracy Hangs By A Thread. Who Is Going To Save It?

The year 2024 was anticipated to be pivotal for democracy worldwide. From India’s vibrant and extensive elections to the protests…

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Why The BJP Is Confident Of Being In Power For A Long Time

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asserted that it will be in power for a long time. Home Minister…

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Coal Dust Chokes Plants, Trees In Mining Areas

A recent study in Odisha used remote sensing and on ground sampling methods to find that coal dust impacts several…

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Can Prebunking Outpace Fake News?

Prebunking emerges as a key tool in the fight against misinformation, equipping people to resist fake news before it spreads.…

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Should Climate Be A National Security Issue?

Ever since the modern state rose in the 17th century to become the principal actor in the international system, power…

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What Donald Trump’s Exit Indicates For Global Green Transition Efforts

Trump’s “Drill Baby Drill” not only marks the US’s departure from the Green Deal and the Paris Climate Agreement but…

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Climate Lessons From The Societies Past

For the first time in geological history, the rising level of greenhouse gases caused by human activity is accelerating global…

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Allahbadia Row: NCW Seeks Prompt Action To Curb Lewd Online Content

A controversy has erupted over comments made by influencer Ranveer 'Beer Biceps' Allahbadia on a reality show. His remarks about…

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A Nagaland Activist Is Reviving Trad Practices To Combat Climate Change

Seno Tsuhah, an activist from Nagaland’s Chakhesang tribe, has been leading initiatives to revive millet cultivation and ecological farming, helping…

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Fisherwomen Ride The Rough Waves While The Blue Economy Blooms

India’s fisherwomen face not only economic instability but also the shrinking availability of open spaces to carry out value-added fishing…

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How India Can Navigate Global Trade Shifts In Trump 2.0

The Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda is in full swing. Shortly after taking charge, President Donald Trump announced additional…

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Is DOGE A Cybersecurity Threat?

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), US President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, continues to disrupt…

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Political Stir Follows Expert Panel’s Approval To Rebuild Teesta Dam

A centrally-appointed committee approved plans to rebuild the Teesta III Hydro Electric Project dam, 14 months after it was swept…

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Why India Needs To Incentivise Water Reuse

While treated wastewater in India is often discharged into water bodies or used for non-essential purposes such as irrigating public…

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India’s Coastlines Are Eroding As States Fail To Plan Properly

Munai Beach lies at the eastern tip of Rameswaram Island, in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state, just past the abandoned…

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Deporting Irregular Indian Immigrants From The US Will Have Blowback

In January 2022, four members of a family, from the western Indian state of Gujarat, froze to death at the…

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Illegal Mining Imperils A Slender Loris Reserve

Walking along a pebble-strewn footpath to the Valayarumbu Aruvi waterfall in Tamil Nadu, we see two earth movers in an…

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Making Women’s Work Count, In Real Time

Claudia Goldin, Nobel laureate and American labour economist, calls it ‘greedy’ work. This is work that requires long, inflexible working…

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Donald Trump Wants US To ‘Take Over’ Gaza. Is This Legal?

In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip…

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Empowering Street Vendors To Transition From Single-Use Plastics

With the intergovernmental negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty now over, it is opportune to discuss India’s approach to plastic…

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