Why Do Pipes That Crisscross Sikkim Run Dry
Every day, Bidya* spends three to four hours getting water from the thulo dhara, or big spring, three kilometres from...
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India Population Growth: Do Not Target Women, Say Experts
Source: PTI As India became the world’s most populous country, experts said women should not be blamed for the country’s...
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‘Even At The Risk Of Getting Trolled…’
Source: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday said it may be redefining the evolving notion of marriage as the next...
‘Devastating’ Melting Of Greenland & Antarctic Ice-Sheets Found
Source: PTI The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year...
Protestors Relieved As NGT Stays EC For JSW Project In Odisha
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended the environmental clearance (EC) given to Jindal Steel Works’ or JSW Utkal’s (its...
How The State Continues To Punish Those Who Attempt Suicide
Content warning: This article discusses sensitive topics such as suicide that some readers may find distressing. Early one Sunday morning,...
90% Of India, Entire Delhi In ‘Danger Zone’ Of Heatwave Impacts: Study
Source: PTI Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of...
Population Anxieties Have Seeped Into Many Indians: UNFPA
Source: PTI Population anxieties have seeped into many Indians, with about 63 per cent of those surveyed identifying various economic...
Mountain Forests Being Lost At ‘Alarming Rate,’ Esp In Asia
More than 7% of all mountain forests have been destroyed during the past two decades, according to a new study published...
What’s Driving Hydropower Construction In AP?
Tone Mickrow, a member of the indigenous Idu Mishmi community, lives a few hours’ drive from Etalin – the proposed...
‘Mangrove Man’ Fights To Save Sinking Shores
Source: PTI On the receding shorelines of low-lying Vypin Island off Kerala's coast, T. P. Murukesan fixed his eyes on...
Notion Of Man, Woman Not Absolute Based On Genitals: SC
The very notion of a man and a woman is not an absolute based on genitals, the Supreme Court said...
Study Looks At Rural Work Guarantee Scheme Through Climate Lens
One of the world’s largest work guarantee programmes, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS), also offers climate co-benefits....
Why Are The Poor Shunned? The Reasons Are Many and Complicated
In a study of 19th-century ideas of poverty, the German historian Beate Althammer observes a strange dichotomy. On the one...
NGO Moves SC Against Appointment Of Arun Goel As EC
Source: PTI NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court against Arun Goel’s appointment as Election Commissioner claiming...
Atiq’s Killers Had Media Id Card, Video Camera, Mike: UP Police
The three assailants who killed gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf posed as journalists, carrying video cameras, mike and...
BJP Has ‘Instructed’ CBI To Arrest Me: Kejriwal
Source: PTI Ahead of his appearance before the CBI, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the BJP...
An Attempt To Malign Dalai Lama’s Image: CTA Leader On Viral Video
Source: PTI A top political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration in India said the Tibetan people were hurt by...
‘Amount Of Litigation In India Is Unimaginable’
Source: PTI The amount of litigation in India is unimaginable and it will take a long time to complete the...
Alternatives To Ocean Dumping Of Fukushima Wastewater
When the earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011, it killed thousands and caused severe damage to a...
Seven Ways To Recycle Heat & Reduce Carbon Emissions
Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally, according to the International...
BJP Is Attacking, Weakening Constitution: Cong
The Congress accused the BJP-led Centre on Friday of attacking and weakening the Constitution and paying only lip service to...
Opinion: Trafficking Of India’s Pangolins Needs Focused Attention
In India’s forests, grasslands and shrublands, one may, with some luck, come across tigers, leopards, elephants, various deer species and...
As Earth Warms, More ‘Flash Droughts’ Suck Soil, Plants Dry
(Source: AP) Climate change is making droughts faster and more furious, especially a specific fast-developing heat-driven kind that catch farmers...
What Is Indian Media’s Focus On Pak’s Multiple Failures Hiding?
Distraction has been the favourite tool of rulers. History is replete with instances when those in power have sought to...
