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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Paradise Polluted: Kashmir’s Poor Air Quality Poses Health Risks
It was a foggy afternoon in December, and people – young and old – were walking uphill to reach the...
Woman Army Officer Deployed In Siachen For The First Time
(Source: PTI) Captain Shiva Chauhan from the Corps of Engineers has been posted at a frontline post in Siachen Glacier,...
Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution...
PM’s New Year ‘Gift’ Cuts Rations Of 81cr Poor By 50%: Congress
(Source: PTI) The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government has reduced the ration of 81 crore poor people...
Helping Wildlife In Navigating Road & Railway Infrastructure
Reflected in key goals and targets, ecological connectivity will be decisive, as countries move to implement the freshly minted Kunming-Montreal...
Why China’s Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic
China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number...
Dalit Women Face Bias Even In Schemes Meant To Help Them
Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a...
ISRO Lines Up Science Missions For 2023
(Source: PTI) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will turn its focus on science experiments in 2023 with dedicated missions to...
‘China’s Approach To India Same As Russia’s To Ukraine’
(Source: PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said China is adopting the same principle with India as Russia is...
