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Getting The Bread: What Is The Environmental Impact Of Wheat?

The story of wheat as a cultivated crop is nearly as old as that of human civilization itself. Few plants…

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Is Use Of Cuss Words To Blame For Violence Against Women?

Growing up, I would dread train rides, especially the part where I would have to visit the train loo. Apart…

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Cheetahs In Kuno Struggle With Humidity And Weather Conditions

Since the launch of India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme in 2022, six of the 20 adult cheetahs brought to India…

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How Dangerous Is Extreme Heat To Humans

The media reporting around heatwaves that have hammered the planet recently has been unequivocal: the simultaneous record-breaking heat has “pushed…

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How India’s Economy And The Hindu Right Rise Together

India is undergoing seismic political and cultural changes as Hindu nationalism, fuelled by the rise of neoliberal economic ideas, radically…

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Yevgeny Prigozhin: A Death Foretold?

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was…

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Chandrayaan-3: Why Lunar Touchdown Offers Real Payoff For India

More than national pride was on the line when India undertook its second attempt to land on the Moon. On…

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How India Can Counter Religion In Politics

Less than a year out from a general election, India is in a political flux. The nation is dominated by…

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How Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn From Each Other

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and…

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India Holds Its Breath For Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing

On Wednesday afternoon, India was poised to make history by becoming the first nation to land on the moon's south…

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MP’s Stubble Burning Problem Goes Unnoticed

For the past few decades, crop residue burning has been the grim news story of the state of Punjab. The…

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A Green Roof Or Rooftop Solar? Er, Both…..!

Growing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants.…

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Birdwatchers In Kashmir Benefit Both Science And Conservation

At dawn on a Sunday in July, a group of five people are arriving at Dachigam National Park, tucked into…

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Largest Contributor Of Poverty: Sibal On Shah’s MP Remark

On Monday, Rajya Sabha MP and former Congress leader Kapil Sibal took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah…

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Microplastics In J&K’s Waterbodies Dangerous To Ecosystems, Humans

A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastic contaminants in Jhelum river, locally known as Vyeth, in Jammu and…

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More Marine Heatwaves Could Spell Disaster For Ocean Life

Since April, the world has seen record high ocean temperatures and that’s bad news for the plants and animals that…

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India’s Smart Cities Mission Is A Smart Earner For Private Firms

It is monsoon season in India. This means heavy rains and as the climate crisis accelerates it can also mean…

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‘Tibet Is In A Critical Situation Under Chinese Regime’

A delegation of the Tibetan parliament in exile claimed on Saturday that under the Chinese regime, their country is in…

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Using Social Media Images To Better Respond To Disasters

A team of researchers trained an artificial intelligence tool using a million photos of disasters to recognise disasters and incidents…

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Tsunami Pushes Native Languages To The Brink

A devastating natural disaster 19 years ago has pushed the native language of a tiny island in the Bay of…

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Women’s Football Closing The Gap, But It’s Not All Down To FIFA

In the 92nd minute of South Africa’s drawn FIFA Women’s World Cup match against football giant Italy, striker Hilda Magaia…

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‘Govt Is Using G20 To Run Election Campaign’: Congress

On Saturday, the opposition Congress accused the government of running an "election campaign" by using the upcoming G20 meeting in…

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Stubble Burning Damages Soil Fertility, Impacts Environment In MP

Farmers of Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram (previously Hoshangabad) district were expecting a good produce of wheat crop this year. But they…

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How Climate Change Is Killing Languages

On 2 May 2023, Pauline Stensgar, of Keller, Washington State, died at the age of 96. Her language died with…

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Himachal Landslides: Myopia, Greed Has Led To Current Situation

The shocking visuals are back. In July, it was vehicles bobbing away in turbulent river waters and roads being eroded…

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