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Despite Dams & Water Schemes, Tribal Villages Live With Drought

Tribal women in Maharashtra’s Melghat region walk several kilometres uphill every day to access water and carry water pots on…

3 months ago
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For Scores Of Consumers In UP, Rooftop Solar Panel Dreams Turn Sour

Uttar Pradesh (UP) has set an ambitious target for rooftop solar under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli (PMSG) scheme.…

3 months ago
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Why Do Cloudbursts Occur And How Can Risks Be Reduced?

A cloudburst is an extreme weather event defined by the IMD as sudden rainfall of 100 mm or more within…

3 months ago
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‘Confidential’ Report On Great Nicobar Island Plan Challenged

A recent submission in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has challenged the confidential status of a report which clears the…

3 months ago
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How India’s Stance Helped Scuttle The Global Plastics Treaty

India has opposed limits on the production of primary virgin plastic in the name of development and industrialisation. It thus…

3 months ago
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‘PM Modi Bowed To Trump, Stopped Op Sindoor Within 5 Hours’

On Wednesday, August 27, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of…

3 months ago
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Brain Drain To Brain Gain: Reclaiming Scientific Talent From The US

As American politics casts a long shadow over its reservoir of scientific talent, India, a talent exporter to the world’s…

3 months ago
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Himalayan Governments Must Put Springs On The Agenda

In a small Himalayan village in the northern Indian district of Pithoragarh, I came face-to-face with one of the quietest…

3 months ago
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‘Why Weren’t Nuclear Energy Bills Tabled In The Monsoon Session?’

On August 26, the Congress party expressed significant concerns regarding the government's commitment to amend two existing laws that would…

3 months ago
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Ch’garh Ethanol Push Sparks Concerns About Food Security, Environment, Health

Chhattisgarh, widely known as the ‘rice bowl of India’ has received government approval for several ethanol plants. The decision, however,…

3 months ago
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Protecting India’s Geriatric Population From The Rising Heat Burden

This year, around 2,300 people died during the heatwave that affected 12 major European cities between June 23 and July 2.…

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Should Animals Also Be ‘Persons’ In Law?

The recent Supreme Court judgment directing municipal authorities to remove stray dogs from the streets of Delhi NCR has now…

3 months ago
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Adopting A Whole-System Approach To Cooling In A Warming World

Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal workers, women, and elderly individuals.…

3 months ago
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Trump’s Tariff Playbook And What It Holds For Trade With India

On August 27, the tariffs imposed on India by US President Donald Trump are set to double from 25 percent…

3 months ago
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SC Protects Senior ‘The Wire’ Journalists From Arrest By Assam Police

On Friday, the Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to Siddharth Varadarajan, the founding editor of The Wire, and Karan…

3 months ago
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Kids In India Bear A Disproportionate Burden Of Environmental Risks

Environmental risks affect children disproportionately, especially children from marginalised communities. Millions of children across India are born and grow up…

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Using Fallen Pine Needles Could Help India Cut Carbon Emissions

A new study by IIT Delhi has found that biochar made from fallen pine needles could replace 4.7 million tonnes…

3 months ago
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Power Grab Without Accountability: Abhishek On Centre’s Amendment Bills

Trinamool Congress (TMC) general-secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has sharply criticized the BJP-led Central government for introducing the…

3 months ago
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Creating Value From Waste: Success Stories

Communities across India are finding innovative ways to turn waste into opportunity. From composting to cooperatives, these stories show how…

3 months ago
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Democracy Denied: Systematic Voter Exclusion Moves Eastward To Bengal

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the voter list for West Bengal based on a Special Intensive Revision…

3 months ago
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Draconian, Unconstitutional: Oppn Slams Modi Govt Over New Bill

The Opposition, led by the Congress party, has launched a scathing attack on the Modi government over the Constitution (One…

4 months ago
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Global Talks On Plastic Pollution Come To An End Without A Treaty

After 10 days of negotiations in Geneva to develop a strategy to end plastic pollution, countries failed to reach a…

4 months ago
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After 4 Yrs Of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans Are Suffering In Silence

On August 15, 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed. As the last US and NATO troops departed the country, the Taliban…

4 months ago
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Govt Trying To Justify ‘Vote Chori’: Opposition

As the Election Commission of India (ECI) prepares to initiate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha,…

4 months ago
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Odisha Teen Wins Global Eco Hero Award For Preserving Indigenous Seeds

A thirteen-year-old girl from Odisha’s Koraput district, Harsita Priyadarshini Mohanty, was awarded the 2025 International Young Eco-Hero Award on August…

4 months ago

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