Amazon Loses 10% Of Its Vegetation In Nearly Four Decades
(Source: AP) The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an...
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South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the Western Ghats highlands...
Air Pollution Linked With Multiple Long-Term Health Conditions: Study
(Source: PTI) Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased risk of multiple long-term physical and mental...
Musk’s Firm To Test Brain Implant In People
(Source: AP) Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people...
Being Ravish Kumar & Knowing When To Quit
Veteran TV journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his job at NDTV India. He did this after spending more than...
One Way To Change Corrupt Behaviour: Change The Message
Every day we are bombarded with messages that try to persuade us to change our behaviour for the good of...
Studying The Impact Of Aerosols On Rainfall In Western Ghats
Off the tourist trail and away from the resorts that crowd Munnar’s lush hills in the Western Ghats is a...
Will Stand And Fight Again: Bilkis Bano
(Source: PTI) "I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what is right," said Bilkis Bano,...
Protests In China Not Rare But Current Unrest Is Significant
(Source: PTI) Street protests across China have evoked memories of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were brutally quashed in 1989....
‘We Are Better Than This’: Indian-Origin Doctor Slams ‘Racist Joke’
(Source: IANS) British Indian TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh slammed a ‘racist joke’ by a ‘white guest presenter’ at the...
Chipko 50 Years On: U’khand Villagers Describe How Life Has Changed
In July 1970, devastating floods swept through the Alaknanda Valley, in northern India. Sudden, intense rainfall had caused a violent...
Shocking: AIIMS Server Down For 7th Straight Day, 2 Suspended
(Source: PTI) In a telling comment on the state of cyber security within the country's critical medical infrastructure, the server...
Lifestyle, Smoking To Blame For Rise In NCDs In Tribal Areas: Experts
(Source: PTI) Lifestyle changes, consumption of unhealthy foods, tobacco smoking and urbanisation may be among the factors behind increase in...
Worker Deaths For World Cup ‘Between 400 & 500’: Qatari Official
(Source: PTI) A top Qatari official involved in the country's World Cup organisation has put the number of worker deaths...
Opinion: Energy Transition In India Will Likely Be Bottom-Up
In an ironic comment on the COP27 process in Egypt, one of this year’s most significant climate initiatives was not...
Embarrassment For Govt: Cong On Criticism Of ‘The Kashmir Files’
(Source: PTI) The Congress on Tuesday took aim at the government over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's criticism of 'The Kashmir...
Under Taliban Rule, Afghan Women Are More Oppressed Than Ever
The recent announcement that women and girls in Afghanistan have been banned by the Taliban government from visiting parks and...
Wildlife Trade Meet Ends With More Protections For SA Species
A global wildlife summit has concluded with a suite of new protections for South Asian (SA) species, with decisions made...
Qatar World Cup Is Beaming Misogyny Around The World
(Source: PTI) One of the fundamental questions relating to the 2022 World Cup being hosted by Qatar is what message...
Are There Enough EVs In Chandigarh To Meet Ambitious Targets?
The north Indian union territory of Chandigarh, in its electric vehicle policy released on September 20 this year, aims to...
Qatar’s Death Row And The Invisible, Powerless Migrant Workforce
Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending...
The Flipside Of Women’s Rights Movements
As counting was conducted in the US midterm elections, it’s clear women’s rights activism is reaching more people than ever...
Covid Lockdown Protests: BBC Journalist In China Held, Beaten Up
(Source: ANI) In worrying news around the ongoing mass anti-Covid restrictions protests across China, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has...
How Preserving Forests Could Save The Indian Giant Squirrel
Its call is hard to miss. A series of high-pitched and staccato chirrups reverberate through the dense forests where it...
Two Years Of Agitation: Farmer Unions Set To March Today
(Source: PTI) Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years...
