Eating Local To Tackle The Climate Crisis
The desire by people in richer countries for a diverse range of out-of-season produce imported from overseas is driving up...
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How Permafrost Thaw Is Damaging Himalayas
It is late April 2022. At Namche Bazaar, a town in the Everest region of Nepal at an elevation of...
Trafficked Girls: Grim Options, Grim Choices
Poverty and abuse often mean Indian girls and women see human traffickers as their ticket to a better life –...
Floods: Millions Marooned In India, B’desh
Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5...
The Growing Global Statelessness Crisis
With refugee populations growing, the spotlight is intensifying on nations that cast out the stateless – people who do not...
SKM Says Agnipath Scheme ‘Anti-National’, To Protest On June 24
Farmers’ collective Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had spearheaded the agitation against the Centre’s now-scrapped agri laws, on Monday dubbed...
Melting Glacier: Nepal Mulls Shifting Of Everest Base Camp
The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making...
How Will We Live With Limited Freshwater?
The best of traditional and modern approaches can support each other to avoid droughts becoming disasters. Human-caused climate change seems...
Afghan Sikhs Wait For Visas To Return To India
Over 150 Sikhs who were staying in a gurudwara in Kabul that was struck by terrorists on Saturday have been...
New, Plant-Based Plastics Prepare For Take-Off
Plant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted. But challenges remain. If new plastics are an industry...
Agnipath: Recognise ‘Fake Nationalists’, Says Priyanka Gandhi
Stepping up its attack on the Centre, the Congress, on Sunday, held a 'Satyagraha' in New Delhi in support of...
Covid-19: States Asked To Submit ‘Larger No.’ Of Samples
States and Union territories have been asked to submit "larger number" of samples for whole genome sequencing from districts and...
Flood Situation Critical In Assam, Other States
The flood situation in the northeast took a turn for the worse on Friday as incessant rainfall pounded parts of...
Agnipath Protests: Stations, Highways Turn Into Battlefield
A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private...
‘After Farmers, Youth Suffering Due To Govt’s Wrong Decision’
The farmers of the country suffered for 13 months due to the “wrong policies” of the BJP-led Centre and now,...
US Condemns Remarks Against The Prophet
The US has said it condemns the controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad and encourages...
Feminists & Transgenders: Together Or Apart?
I have a friend, who is a passionate feminist and leads a quite successful life. The other day, I got...
‘Agnipath’ Will Give Rise To More Disaffection Among Youth: BJP MP
Questioning various provisions of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, BJP MP...
Can Carbon Markets Help Halt Climate Change?
Putting a price on carbon is seen by many as the ultimate solution to compel countries to reduce their heat-trapping...
Russians With Diverse Media Diet More Likely To Oppose Ukraine War
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, public opinion polls have shown Russians overwhelmingly supporting the...
Plastic Packaging Has An Evil Twin
The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste. Just three...
SC To Hear Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s Plea Against UP Demolitions Today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday the pleas filed by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind seeking directions to...
All-Women Indian Team To Complete Himalayan Expedition
After three-month-long rigorous trekking, including a one-month journey in Nepal, the 50-plus all Women Trans Himalayan expedition team is back...
River Linking Projects May Adversely Impact Monsoon: Experts
Interlinking of rivers may have far-reaching adverse impact on monsoon cycles and biodiversity and pose socio-economic challenges, several experts have...
Neeraj Chopra Shatters Own National Record
India's superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a spectacular return to competition after his historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics,...
