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Savarkar Sought Clemency From The British: Rahul Gandhi

(Source: PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar helped India's erstwhile British rulers…

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Saying An Emphatic No To Domestic Violence

The Shraddha murder case has sent shockwaves through the nation. Its brutality can be termed as novel or expected, both…

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What Is A Flash Drought? An Explainer

Flash droughts start and intensify quickly, over periods of weeks to months, compared to years or decades for conventional droughts.…

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COP27 Draft Text Omits Proposal On Phasing Out All Fossil Fuels

(Source: PTI) The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn’t mention a…

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Oil Refinery Sparks Protests Over Livelihood Concerns In Ratnagiri

Refinery prakalp, yei Kokanat ho, kara virodh virodh, kara virodha. (The refinery project that’s arriving in Konkan, Let’s oppose, let’s…

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Concern Over Shifting Of Tigers In Maharashtra

Conservationists have raised concerns after the Maharashtra government gave a go-ahead for the translocation of tigers within the state, from…

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COP27: Nations Pledge New Funding To Tackle Climate Crisis

(Source: IANS) In an important injection of support to countries facing the worst effects of climate change, seven donor governments…

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Over 1 Billion Youngsters Face Risk Of Hearing Loss: Study

(Source: PTI) Over one billion teenagers and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss due to their use…

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Many Nations Join India’s Call To Phase Down All Fossil Fuels

After India suggested a faster phase-down of all fossil fuels and not just coal, the proposal found support from other…

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Assam Elephant ‘Mistreated Again’ In TN: PETA

(Source: PTI) Joymala, an elephant from Assam, who was allegedly mistreated at a temple in Tamil Nadu, is in the…

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Chemicals In Consumer Products May Cause Tumours In Women

Environmental phthalates -- toxic chemicals found in everyday consumer products -- may cause increased growth of uterine fibroids, the most…

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Making Global Health Greener, Fairer, Younger

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a chaotic dress rehearsal for more serious health crises in the future. And the blunders…

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Planet Earth Welcomes Its 8 Billionth Inhabitant

(Source: PTI) Planet Earth welcomed its 8 billionth inhabitant on Tuesday, a remarkable milestone for humanity that is set to…

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Psychological Roots Of Common Superstitions

Growing up in Greece, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ home in a small coastal village in the region…

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The 10 Big Climate Insights Of 2022

Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have distilled this year’s main findings from climate science, in the…

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Managing Kitchen Waste Through Urban Farms

As Indian cities expand, concerns about their rising food demand and the accompanying pressure on the agriculture sector cannot be…

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Silos Holding Back The Energy Transition

When leaders of the G20 nations meet in Bali next week, it’s expected they will commit to the ‘Bali Compact’…

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Evidence Of War Crimes By Russian Forces In Kherson: Zelensky

(Source: IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that investigators have found evidence of 400 war crimes committed by Russian forces…

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Tough Negotiations Ahead In COP27 Final Week

Climate change has reached a point where people can no longer adapt to many of the impacts. Delegates at the…

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Emissions Projected To Spike By 6% In India

(Source: IANS) With emissions projected to increase in India by six per cent, global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at…

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The Challenges Of Embankment Construction In The Sundarbans

Thirty-five-year-old Ramaprasad Maiti, a resident of a Sundarbans island, has moved houses 17 times in his lifetime as erosion tore…

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The Foreign Policy Fallout Of COVID-19

Global health diplomacy is at a crossroads and the COVID-19 pandemic has made this abundantly clear. Health diplomacy — where…

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Study Says Chinese Incursions Into India Are Strategically Planned

(Source: PTI) Chinese infringements into the Aksai Chin region are not random, independent events but are part of a strategically…

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Global Carbon Emissions At Record Levels

Global carbon dioxide emissions from all human activities remain at record highs in 2022, and fossil fuel emissions have risen…

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Gas Boom Threatens World Climate Goal

(Source: PTI) The war-inspired natural gas boom is undermining already insufficient efforts to limit future warming to just a few…

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