Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Ripe For An Avalanche Of Misinformation
Seeing might not be believing going forward as digital technologies make the fight against misinformation even trickier for embattled social...
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Land Subsidence In Joshimath Shatters Many Business Dreams
(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor... Hundreds of people watch in dismay as...
Writing Is A Form Of Resistance: Nobel Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah
Writing is not only about nobility and bravery but about the “ordinary mundane business" of keeping alive what is important,...
Making Single-Use Plastic Bans More Effective
Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution. Zimbabwe banned plastic packaging and bottles as...
Vicious Cycle: Forest Fires And Flash Floods In The Himalayas
Wildfires and flash floods are two of the most visible symptoms of climate change across the Himalayas. The two phenomena...
2022 The 5th Warmest Year On Record: NASA
(Source: PTI) Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an...
How Will India Achieve The New Global Goals For Nature?
In December 2022, the world’s governments agreed on a set of actions to address the rapid disappearance of wild plants...
Joshimath Sinking: Anatomy Of A Himalayan Disaster In The Making
(Source: PTI) Joshimath is a town on the edge. It’s the very precipice for thousands of people, despairing as the...
Police In Germany Detain Greta Thunberg Amid Coal Mine Protest
(Source: AP) Police in western Germany carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters away Tuesday from the edge...
Renewable Growth: Delhi Proposes ‘Community Solar Rooftops’
The National Capital of Delhi’s last Solar Policy in 2016 had announced a target of around 1,000 Megawatt (MW) of...
Gender Neutral Uniforms Part Of NCERT Manual On Trans Students
(Source: PTI) Gender neutral uniforms in schools, transgender inclusive curriculum, safe washroom facilities and measures to prevent gender based violence...
Over 1,600 Tech Employees Being Fired A Day On Average In Jan
(Source: IANS) More than 1,600 tech employees are being laid off per day on average in 2023 globally including in...
India’s Richest 1% Own Over 40% Of Country’s Total Wealth: Report
(Source: PTI) The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country's total...
Explained: How A Satellite Tech Helped Detect Joshimath Sinking
(Source: PTI) The PSInSAR satellite technique used to observe the gradual sinking of Uttarakhand's Joshimath town is a powerful remote...
Bullying, Power, Control: Why People Believe In Conspiracy Theories
From vaccine uptake to violent extremism, conspiracy beliefs are linked to distrust in major institutions or powerful figures. Research developed...
Complete Destruction Of Ideals Taking Place In India: Mallika Sarabhai
(Source: PTI) Eminent classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai has voiced disappointment over the “complete destruction of ideals” in the...
How Faith Can Inspire Environmental Action
It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be achieved by one person or...
‘Government Wants To Capture Judiciary, Last Citadel Of Freedom’
(Source: PTI) Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the government of attempting to "capture"...
CAA Implementation Could Reduce The Role Of Minorities: Amartya Sen
(Source: PTI) Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen believes implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could reduce the role of...
India’s Southern States Will Lose Half Of Their Mangroves By 2070: Study
(Source: IANS) By 2070, Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due...
Life On Russia’s Home Front After 10 Months Of Conflict
It’s been a year since I last visited Russia. Back then, most people I met thought the prospects of a...
Joshimath: Fears Heighten As Satellite Images Show Town Sinking
Concerns over land subsidence in Joshimath mounted on Friday as satellite images released by ISRO showed the Himalayan town sank...
Wetland Conservation In MP Constrained Due To Low Notification
Madhya Pradesh is celebrating its three new Ramsar Sites that were designated in 2022, but the journey for the rest...
Biden Takes Classified Info Very Seriously, Says White House
(Source: PTI) US President Joe Biden takes classified documents and information "very seriously", the White House said Thursday hours after...
Kolkata’s Domestic Workers Left Insecure
Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious. Domestic workers are the third-largest category...
