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Any takers for sustainable charity?
1 Sep 2014 8:16 PM GMTFor the last couple of days, my Facebook wall is getting filled with videos of people pouring bucketful of ice on themselves.The ‘Ice Bucket...
Unaware and unprepared
9 Jun 2014 11:50 PM GMTThe chances of a ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth are much higher than scientists previously thought. A recent report has found that more than...
Outsiders in their own land
7 May 2014 5:33 PM GMTAvtar Singh’s cataract-ridden eyes betray him. He is happy talking to the group of friends he has invited home, but he cannot help stealing fond...
Idol immersions after Durga Puja leave rivers polluted
21 Oct 2013 12:24 AM GMTThe guidelines formulated by the Central and state pollution control boards (CPCB and SPCBs) went largely unheeded in spite of some efforts by...
Sikkim is a ticking time bomb
20 Jun 2013 6:17 PM GMTSurrounded by potentially dangerous glacial lakes that can burst and cause floods any time, Sikkim is a ticking time bomb. Worse, Sikkim’s disaster...
Reduce, Recycle & Reutilise
8 March 2013 10:11 PM GMTThe old, dilapidated mobile phone you replaced with a snazzy, up-to-date version was disposed of properly at the company’s collection centre. You...