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Tamil Nadu Oil Spill Spells Disaster For Nature And Residents

Crude oil, reportedly from a public sector refining company, has leaked into the Kosasthalaiyar river to the north of Chennai,…

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Using Urban Solid Waste In Road Construction?

Following the success of pilot projects, the Ministry of Road Transport And Highways (MoRTH) has proposed to use inorganic solid…

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Men & Women Who Hold Sexist Views Are Less Responsive As Parents

Do your attitudes about women and men influence how you parent your children? Perhaps you think women are warmer and…

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Will The World See More Wars Or Unrest In ’24?

Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,…

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3 Years After An Oil Well Blowout, This Assam Wetland Copes Slowly

The Baghjan oil well blowout of 2020 severely affected the biodiversity, fish populations and several livelihoods dependent on the Maguri…

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No. Of Children Killed In West Bank Reaches Alarming Levels: UNICEF

UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on Friday, 29 December said that the number…

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Explainer: What Are Carbon Markets?

Carbon markets put a price on carbon and facilitate its trade to incentivise emissions reduction by offering financial rewards. In…

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Women Bear Brunt Of Asia’s Climate Failures

As the world digests the confused legacy of the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates, the realities of those…

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Wildlife Impacts At Chornobyl, Fukushima May Yield ‘A New Ecology’

The world’s worst nuclear power plant accidents to date, at Chornobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, and Fukushima, Japan in 2011, and…

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‘If India Doesn’t Initiate Talks With Pak, Kashmir Will Become Gaza’

Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister and patron of the regional National Conference has said that if…

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Pros And Cons Of A Women-Friendly Rideshare App

Ride-sharing platforms in Asia are thriving but their impact on women’s safety and mobility remains largely unexplored. This is concerning,…

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Israel-Hamas War: A Ceasefire Is Now In Sight. Will Israel’s PM Agree?

The mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) at the weekend has substantially increased pressure…

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Rethinking Infrastructure Development In The Himalayas

The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the…

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Will The “Transition Away” From Fossil Fuels Really Happen By 2050?

At the global climate summit COP28, global leaders have pledged to ultimately move away from fossil fuels cutting a wide…

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Elevating Water Resilience: Story Of Odisha’s Penthakata Community

Situated along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Puri, Odisha, the Penthakata settlement relies on the sea for…

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A Transitional Administration For Gaza?

In the tragedy that is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for more than 75 years, too many opportunities to achieve lasting peace…

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New Platform Offers Toolkit For Companies To Prove Their Eco Claims

As governments around the world consider new regulations that would require corporations to track their impacts on biodiversity, a new…

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How To Strategically Align CSR Funds To Meet India’s Sustainability Goals

The environment sector receives only a small portion, usually less than 10% of the available allocation of Corporate Social Responsibility…

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Misogyny Has Deep Roots In India: Yet Another Incident Is Proof

Another day. Another incident. This time, it is a self-styled motivational speaker and social media influencer Vivek Bindra. He has…

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It’s A Wonderful Year For A Moon Dance

The countdown is on for 2024, which is shaping up as the year of Moon landings. As many as 12…

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India Gears Up To Use ‘eDNA’ To Identify, Track Wildlife

The Zoological Survey of India is testing new technology to assess biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA). eDNA technology can aid…

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Priyanka Gandhi Meets Wrestler Sakshi Malik, Assures Support

On Friday, December 22, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik to express her solidarity with…

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AI’s Potential To Drastically Change Democracy And Decision-Making

Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many systems. One such limitation is…

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Of Legends, Families And Capitalism: A Candid History Of X’mas Tree

The Christmas tree is a modern invention. It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. There…

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From Sexual Liberation To Heels, How Women Are Changing North Korea

Kang* was 20 years old when she left her official job as a potato researcher in North Korea. She wanted…

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