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Where Climate Activism Is Headed Next

Climate activism has been on a wild ride lately, from the shock tactics of young activists throwing soup on famous…

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Al Jazeera Scribe To Be Kerala’s ‘Mediaperson Of The Year’

On February 2, the Kerala Media Academy has announced that Wael Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, has been selected…

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Why The Humanities Are Needed In Health Care

While there is a long history of doctor-poets – one giant of mid-20th-century poetry, William Carlos Williams, was famously also…

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How To Even-Up Climate Change Playing Field

The whole world needs to adapt and prepare for climate change. The problem is, lower-income and less developed countries are…

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1 bn People Exposed To Heat Stress By Gaps In Climate Monitoring

2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all…

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When Two Livelihoods Collide

The brackish water ecology of the Little Rann of Kutch is made up of a mix of seawater, river run-off…

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Gyanvapi: Muslims To Peacefully Keep Shutters Down In Varanasi Today

In protest against puja performed in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque -- a day after the district court…

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SA’s Genocide Case Against Israel: Its Proudest Foreign Policy Moment

On 11 January 2024, South Africa hauled Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the charge of violating the 1948 Genocide…

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U’khand Faces Tunnelling Disasters As Norms Are Ignored

In the early morning of 12 November 2023, a 57 metre wide section of an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarakhand…

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Native Pastoralists From Gujarat Demand Their Land Rights

The central government approves a cheetah breeding and conservation centre in Gujarat’s sprawling Banni grasslands. Banni has historically remained a…

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“Modi’s Guarantee A ‘Jumla’, Youth Going To Israel For Jobs”

On January 30, hitting out at the Narendra Modi government at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress…

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Sundarbans: Nowhere Else To Go On Islands Swallowed By Water

Panchanan Dolui, who lives on Mousuni Island in the Indian Sundarbans, has shifted homes three times due to floods and…

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Why Are So Many Robots White?

Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used to train large language models like…

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Ability Of Forests As Carbon Sinks In Question Amid Global Warming

The ability of forests to take up carbon dioxide is driven by multiple feedback loops, which grow more complex as…

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If Stubble Burning Ended In Dec, Why Is Delhi’s AQI Still ‘Severe’?

Although the days when parali (stubble) burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana was blamed solely for rising…

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Explainer: Is Criticism Of Israel Antisemitic?

There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and…

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No Climate Campaign In South Asia’s Elections

South Asia has five elections this year, with two already concluded in Bangladesh on January 7 and Bhutan on January…

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On Building A Hydrogen Economy In India

Hydrogen and its derivative energy carriers are projected to play an important role in reaching net-zero emissions. India’s hydrogen policy…

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The Oscar Barbie Snub & What It Tells Us About Patriarchy Everywhere

The Oscar nominations for movies released in the year 2023 have been announced. The most admired-by-feminists (and other women, grudgingly…

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How To Protect Your Data Privacy

Perfect safety is no more possible online than it is when driving on a crowded road with strangers or walking…

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Environmental DNA Could Unlock Biodiversity Conservation In Himalayas

Researchers in the Himalayas are increasingly turning to environmental DNA, or eDNA – genetic material left behind by organisms in…

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What Exactly Is ‘Warming Winter Syndrome’?

One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons.…

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Humans Are Depleting Groundwater Worldwide

If you stand at practically any point on Earth, there is water moving through the ground beneath your feet. Groundwater…

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How Rapid Technological Changes Might Impact Our Future

Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are exciting advances in artificial intelligence,…

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People Of The Indus: Portraits From A Changing River

On its 3,100-kilometre course from the mountains of Tibet to the Arabian Sea, the mighty Indus River flows through foothills…

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