Kashmir’s Nourishing Karewas Crumble Under Infrastructure Burden
In the vast saffron-growing land of Pampore, a national highway (NH44) cuts through the middle….
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Sprawling Kolkata Faced With A Tall Order For A Sustainable Future
In many ways, Kolkata is a victim of its own success. Such has been the…
Indian Economy Yet To Revive From Effects Of Pandemic: CPI (M)
(Source: PTI) Ahead of the Union Budget, the CPI(M) has alleged the Indian economy is…
New Pipelines Will Fragment Assam’s Protected Forests: Environmentalists
Four oil and gas pipelines being laid through protected forests in Assam could be “disastrous”…
The Role Of Urban Foraging In Building Climate-Resilient Food Systems
Kush Sethi does not remember the day, but he remembers the exact moment when he…
Now, A ‘Private’ Sainik School Linked To RSS?
Recently, news has come in that a ‘most modern’ private Sainik School will be opened…
About 3,000 Tech Employees Being Fired A Day On Average In Jan
(Source: IANS) With more Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google joining the ongoing layoff…
War Veteran Doctor, ‘Rasna’ Creator Are Among Padma Awardees
(Source: PTI) A war veteran doctor, who has been treating underprivileged people for five decades,…
Black Days Ahead If Coal City Doesn’t Change
The coalfields around Asansol, 210 km northwest of Kolkata in West Bengal have provided a…
US Firm Alleges ‘Brazen’ Fraud By Adani, Who Calls It Malicious
(Source: PTI) Well-known US activist investor Hindenburg Research has alleged that the Adani Group was…
Why Ukraine War Today Is So Different From A Year Ago
Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being…
No Screening Of BBC Docu At JNU As Power, Internet Cut
(Source: PTI) Several students, who gathered at the JNU students’ union office for a screening…
Shielding The Hijol From Climate Impacts
The water-loving evergreen tree, hijol, adapted to floodplains, has been traditionally managed over millennia as family…
Bilkis Bano’s Plea Against Convicts’ Remission Could Not Be Heard In SC
(Source: PTI) The hearing on Bilkis Bano’s plea challenging the remission of sentence of 11…
NDRF To Station Permanent Teams In Hills For Rescue Operations
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is mulling permanently stationing specialised mountaineering teams in the…
How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Slow Down Climate Change
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside…
Compensation For Crop Loss: Landless, Tenant Farmers Miss Out
Ram Sagar, 64, a farmer who lives in Turkauli village of Sitapur district in Uttar…
Peru Closes Machu Picchu As Anti-Government Protests Grow
(Source: AP) Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu in the latest…
There Was No Need To Scrap Article 370: Dulat
(Source: PTI) Kashmir has “almost totally mainstreamed”, with Pakistan out of Kashmiri minds and separatism…
RSS Ideology And Netaji’s Ideals Poles Apart: Anita Bose-Pfaff
(Source: PTI) Amidst the fanfare over RSS’ plans to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth…
UN Sorry For Photo Of Its Personnel In Front Of Taliban Flag
(Source: PTI) The UN has apologised for “a significant lapse in judgement” after photographs surfaced…
Govt Has Reduced Parliament To Notice Board, Rubber Stamp: Tharoor
(Source: PTI) The BJP government has successfully reduced Parliament to a “notice board and a…
Decline In China’s Population Will Have Global Implications
China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to…
Documentary On Modi ‘Rigorously Researched’, Says BBC
(Source: PTI) The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Delhi To Women: Enter At Your Own Risk
Each week, as Thursday draws to a close and Friday approaches, I do a quick…