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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, it is evident that something…

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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 often hear remarks like, “Slavery…

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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 based on a “risk-based, no-harm”…

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Silent Trade Of Elusive Small Cats In Mizoram

The commercial value of products coming from rarer wildlife species has increased because of their growing demand among the middle…

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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 of India. This comes after…

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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 of global warming has ended,…

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A Decade After The Floods, Is Kedarnath Safer?

The Kedarnath Valley, located above 3,500 metres in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, has changed significantly since it was…

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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 in the last five years,…

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Flooding Caused Greatest Economic Damages In Asia In 2022

The Asian region was battered by extreme events driven by climate change, with flooding emerging as a particularly frequent and…

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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 to Barbie, I was left…

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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 in Japan. An American B-29…

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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 claiming illegal mining by BJP…

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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 Haryana, where stone-crushing units are…

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‘Barbie’ And The Many Messy Contradictions Of Motherhood

The wildly popular “Barbie” movie has been touted for its celebration – and critique – of femininity. As a mother…

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The Sounds Of Restoration In MP’s Forests

“We are independent from Lantana’s fury,” beams Basant Jharia, a local community member in Central India, a region overwhelmed by…

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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 of the situation in Manipur…

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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 based on a “risk-based, no-harm”…

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‘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, has been causing a political…

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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 yields. According to a comparative…

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‘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 a discussion on the no-confidence…

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‘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 President and CEO. Medina is…

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Biological Diversity Bill Passed In Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, which proposes to fast-track the patent application process and encourage foreign…

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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 Change (MoEFCC) is part of…

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Controversial Forest Bill Passed In LS But Key Questions Remain

A Bill proposing radical changes to India’s forest law came closer to becoming legislation on July 26, when it was…

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Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat And Climate Disasters

Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual is going on with the…

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