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Palm Oil Plans Wreak Havoc On The Ground

The push for large-scale monoculture plantations of oil palm is taking a toll on the environment and on people's economic…

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Lesson From Wayanad: Disaster Mitigation And Not Disaster Management

Kerala witnessed one of its worst-ever landslides on July 30, killing more than 199 people so far and flattening at…

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How Unplanned Development And Unusual Rain Ended In Disaster

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate…

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Critical Minerals Are Set To Rock Geopolitical Status Quo

When China, the world’s top processor of rare earths, moved to ban the export of its rare earth extraction and…

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Road To Road Resilience Is Paved With Mindful Design & Construction

India’s road and highway network increased by 59% in nine years, but much of this new infrastructure is exposed to…

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Trump 2.0: A Disaster For Climate Policy

The re-election of Donald Trump could potentially mean reverting to policies that prioritise economic gains over ecological sustainability. Donald Trump…

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Calculating The Carbon Footprint Of The Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first compatible with the Paris climate…

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Didi Contractor’s Journey Through Architecture That Is Ecologically-Sensitive

Lakshmi Swaminathan’s book, ‘A Call to Return: A Journey with Didi Contractor’, chronicles her time learning from the architect Didi…

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B’desh: Battle Between Democracy & Autocracy

The crisis in Bangladesh can be seen as a battle for the soul of Bangladesh’s political future. On one side…

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Paris 2024: Most High-Risk Games In History?

France’s volatile political climate and global tensions pose major security threats to the Paris Olympics, prompting unprecedented security measures. The…

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Kullu Valley Flood Risk: Unregulated Tourism May Be The Cause

A new study looks into the flood vulnerability of Kullu Valley by integrating both geo-environmental and socio-environmental analyses. The researchers…

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Media Attacks On Kamala Harris Tend To Follow A Bleak Pattern

Scrutiny of Kamala Harris highlights persistent themes of sexism, racism and conspiracy theories, echoing attacks faced by other women leaders…

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Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic…

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Empty Promises & Broken Taps In Uttarakhand

Basanti Devi sits in her courtyard, surrounded by plastic containers, most of them empty. She points to a tap, held…

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History’s Key Role In Students’ Deadly Protests

In their struggles against authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s students have always relied on their history’s many artefacts. To better comprehend the…

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Is India Ignoring Its Athletes’ Mental Health?

Normalising conversations around mental health in sports is the gateway for positive mental wellbeing and the best performance by Indian…

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Urban Fumigation: What’s Killing The Buzz?

The need to control disease-causing pests will rise with urbanisation and climate change. Insect fumigation uses harmful chemicals that have…

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No Respite From Heat For Workers In India

In June, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of ‘severe heatwave conditions’, sixty-year-old Mohd Zaffer fed fuel to the…

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Does The Value Of The Olympic Games Still Justify The Cost?

A country doesn’t host the Olympic Games to make a profit. So why do they bother? South Korea held the…

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A Day In The Life Of A Farmer Widow

Widows grapple with hardships post farmer deaths related to agricultural distress in Marathwada. This story follows the day in the…

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Warning: Your Smartphone May Be Messing With Your Mind

Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, is the first cohort to grow up as digital natives. With the pervasive…

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A Sure Way To Help Teachers Be More Inclusive

Bindu* works as a teacher within a special needs department in a private school in Bengaluru that segregates students based…

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A Blooming Tale Of Transformation

A Coonoor-based civil society group took over the town’s solid waste management five years ago, transforming the open municipal dumpyard…

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How Art Therapy Can Empower Neurodivergent Students

Interventions like art therapy in schools benefit neurodivergent students and their neurotypical peers by promoting empathy and different ways of…

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Rethinking Master Plans For Our Growing Cities

India’s share of the urban population has more than doubled over six decades, with some estimates highlighting that India’s urban…

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