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‘Government Wants To Capture Judiciary, Last Citadel Of Freedom’

(Source: PTI) Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the government of attempting to "capture"…

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CAA Implementation Could Reduce The Role Of Minorities: Amartya Sen

(Source: PTI) Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen believes implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could reduce the role of…

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India’s Southern States Will Lose Half Of Their Mangroves By 2070: Study

(Source: IANS) By 2070, Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due…

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Life On Russia’s Home Front After 10 Months Of Conflict

It’s been a year since I last visited Russia. Back then, most people I met thought the prospects of a…

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Joshimath: Fears Heighten As Satellite Images Show Town Sinking

Concerns over land subsidence in Joshimath mounted on Friday as satellite images released by ISRO showed the Himalayan town sank…

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Wetland Conservation In MP Constrained Due To Low Notification

Madhya Pradesh is celebrating its three new Ramsar Sites that were designated in 2022, but the journey for the rest…

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Biden Takes Classified Info Very Seriously, Says White House

(Source: PTI) US President Joe Biden takes classified documents and information "very seriously", the White House said Thursday hours after…

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Kolkata’s Domestic Workers Left Insecure

Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious. Domestic workers are the third-largest category…

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Mad World: 2023 Global Flashpoints To Watch In Era Of ‘Polycrisis’

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns…

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Geophysical Scientists To Study Issue Of Land Subsidence In Joshimath

(Source: PTI) A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) will be leaving for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which…

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Insurrection: How So Many Brazilians Came To Attack Their Govt

The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the…

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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…

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No Safe Limit Of Alcohol Consumption: WHO

(Source: PTI) There is no safe limit to alcohol consumption and any amount of drinking can severely impact one’s health,…

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Chomsky, Others Write To Prez On Visva Bharati Prof Sacking

(Source: PTI) Over 250 academics, including well-known linguist Noam Chomsky, have written to President Draupadi Murmu, informing her about the…

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Floods Come And Go But Problems Remain For Assam’s Rural Women

(Source: PTI) Rebuilding homes, besides helping children and livestock adjust to a new place, as floods turn them into refugees…

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: SC No To Re-Opening Of Settlement Case

(Source: PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional ₹ 7,844…

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Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole To Mend By 2066: UN

(Source: PTI) Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole…

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The Law Of The River

The Whanganui River in New Zealand wanders from its wellspring on the slopes of a volcano in the centre of…

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Delhi L-G’s Nod To Prosecute Shehla Rashid For Tweets About Army

(Source: PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute former JNUSU vice president Shehla Rashid Shora…

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Air India Case: Experts Call For Stricter Laws

(Source: PTI) Air India’s handling of an incident in which an inebriated male flier allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger…

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Joshimath, A Disaster Of Ignored Warnings

Residents of the ancient pilgrim town of Joshimath were forced to flee their homes in the freezing weather of January…

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Stop All New Projects In Uttarakhand: Congress

(Source: PTI) The Congress on Monday demanded that the land subsidence situation in Uttarakhand's Joshimath should be declared a national…

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Climate Change Is Leaving African Elephants Desperate For Water

(Source: PTI) African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. While this is…

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A Himalayan Community’s Drive To Help Dogs, Wildlife And Itself

Pictures of enigmatic snow leopards roaming the scenic Annapurna area come to mind when outsiders think about carnivores and predators…

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Reframing Law To Recognise Nature’s Value

How do we see nature? Do we see it, and therefore, value it — based on its usefulness for human…

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