Global Warming Shocks The Tibetan Plateau
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now, in June, I’m passing through...
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Tension Prevails In Allahabad University After Death Of Student
The Allahabad University (AU) was besieged with tensions following the death of a student after drinking water on campus. The...
Rich In Coal, Jharkhand Sees Slow Renewable Energy Investments
With the aim to meet half of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2030, India is giving a push...
A J&K Wind Project Has Been Waiting To Power Up For A Decade
With a view to tap the wind power potential in Jammu and Kashmir, a wind project was proposed in its...
Replace Fossil Fuels? The Earth May Hold Huge Stores Of Natural Hydrogen
Hydrogen comes in an ever-increasing range of colours. Green hydrogen, made by cracking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Blue hydrogen, made from...
“Indian Muslims Proud Of Their Nationality”
Muslims in India are proud of their nationality and the country, with all its diversity, is a great model for...
Studies Highlight Locals’ Views On Ecosystem Services
In the last few decades, nature conservation across the world has increasingly relied on measuring the economic value of ecosystem...
What Will An El Niño Bring Next To India?
India’s monsoon was delayed by three weeks this year. This meant far lower rainfall across the subcontinent in early June...
Reclaiming Wastewater: A Sustainable Path For Water Use In India
On 21 April, during a high-level committee meeting on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna river, VK Saxena made a plea...
Nooyi Among US’ Richest Self-Made Women Of Indian Origin
Four Indian-origin women have been named by Forbes among 100 richest self-made women in America. They have a purported combined...
Heavy Rains Lash North India: Rivers In Spate, Atleast 18 Dead
Several parts of north India saw torrential rains on Sunday, with 18 people killed in landslides and other incidents related...
Threads, Twitter And Meta Domination
Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the...
Ukraine Dam Breach Devastation Effects Likely To Last For Years
When an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on near-term impacts, including...
Not Everyone’s Sold On Miyawaki Forests, The Global Sensation
The Miyawaki forestry method follows the practice of cultivating fast-growing groves of native vegetation in an area lacking trees. While...
Kajol Bows To Backlash Over Comment, Cong Calls It Fascism
Bollywood actor Kajol may just be the latest addition to the never-ending list of celebrities who have been trolled, silenced...
Inside Goa And Karnataka’s Conflict On Mhadei River Water
On a sweltering Saturday in a scorching May this year, hundreds of people, young and old and from all walks...
How Black Americans Combated Racism From Beyond The Grave
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published a story about a Black cemetery in Buckhead, a prosperous Atlanta community. The cemetery broke...
BJP Comes Under Fire From AAP And Cong For ‘Spreading Lies’
On Friday, the Congress said all attempts to throttle democracy will only redouble the party's commitment to fight for the...
Environmentalists Concerned As Work On Tawi Riverfront Continues
Environmental activists have raised concerns about the government’s Tawi riverfront development project in Jammu and Kashmir stating that it poses...
Threads: Twitter Rival May Look Like A Shrewd Move But…
Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media platform, Threads, has been released in smartphone app stores (although not in the EU). Zuckerberg, who is...
Can COP28 Deliver For The Global South? It Is Time For The Maths
During World Environment Day in June, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said developing countries are still paying the price for...
Toxic Masculinity And The Need For An Urgent, Lasting Purge
Earlier this month, a man from Sidhi district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was arrested for urinating...
IIT-M Develops Prototype To Use Seawater For Green Hydrogen Production
A team of researchers from the Department of Physics at IIT-Madras has developed a technology prototype to produce green hydrogen...
Social Responsibility A Safety Net When Banks Hit Crises
When banks hit a crisis, their safety net is the trust of their community. But trust is earned, not given,...
Medical Processes Hide True Number Of Indians Dying From Extreme Heat
Between 15 and 22 June this year, more than 150 people died in two hospitals in Ballia and Deoria districts,...
