Horrific, Tragic: Hiroshima Marks 78th Year Of Atomic Bombing
Commenting on Sunday, as Hiroshima marked the 78th year of atomic bombing, officials in the…
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Promised Rehab Eludes Residents Of One Of India’s Earliest Coal Mines
As you walk down this particular wide but cracked road in a West Bengal village,…
Dismantling The Myth That Ancient Slavery Was ‘Not That Bad’
As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I…
Why India Can Afford To Wait And Watch Before Regulating AI
India’s position on regulating AI has swung between extremes – from no regulation to regulation…
Silent Trade Of Elusive Small Cats In Mizoram
The commercial value of products coming from rarer wildlife species has increased because of their…
My Duty Remains The Same, To Protect Idea Of India: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that his duty remains to protect the idea…
Do Phrases Like ‘Global Boiling’ Help Or Hinder Climate Action?
Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era…
A Decade After The Floods, Is Kedarnath Safer?
The Kedarnath Valley, located above 3,500 metres in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, has…
Kharge Slams Modi Govt, Says Orchestrated Hate Foisted By BJP
Taking a swipe at the Modi government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that…
Flooding Caused Greatest Economic Damages In Asia In 2022
The Asian region was battered by extreme events driven by climate change, with flooding emerging…
Ruminations On Barbie Movie: Why We Are Just Getting Started
After watching Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day, and then reading some people’s reactions…
Hiroshima At 78 & Its Lessons Of Unnecessary Mass Destruction
It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging…
NGT Panel To Probe Charges Of Illegal Mining By Brij Bhushan Singh
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to take appropriate remedial action on a plea…
Are Haryana Stone Crushing Units To Blame For Respiratory Troubles?
A two-kilometre detour from the six-lane national highway 152-D (Narnaul-Ambala), towards the interior villages in…
Antarctica Is Missing A Chunk Of Sea Ice Bigger Than Greenland!
Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the…
‘Barbie’ And The Many Messy Contradictions Of Motherhood
The wildly popular “Barbie” movie has been touted for its celebration – and critique –…
The Sounds Of Restoration In MP’s Forests
“We are independent from Lantana’s fury,” beams Basant Jharia, a local community member in Central…
Cong Says Centre Has Switched Off Engine Of Constitutional Responsibility
On Wednesday, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram raised questions over the Modi-led Central government’s handling…
Why India Can Afford To Wait And Watch Before Regulating AI
India’s position on regulating AI has swung between extremes – from no regulation to regulation…
‘The Kerala Story’: How A Film Ignited Violence Against Minorities
A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory,…
Community-Based Natural Farming Outshines Other Farming Practices
Andhra Pradesh’s Community-Based Natural Farming (APCNF) defies the popular belief that chemical fertilisers guarantee better…
‘Govt Insulting Parliament By Not Discussing No-Trust Motion In LS’
On Monday, the Congress accused the government of insulting Parliament by its refusal to hold…
‘We Must Never Assume That A Healthy Planet Is Automatic’
In June 2023, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced Monica P. Medina as its new…
Biological Diversity Bill Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, which proposes to fast-track the patent…
Green Credits Could Spur Cities To Take Local Need-Based Climate Action
The draft Green Credit Programme Rules notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate…