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Roots of Climate Change
3 Jan 2018 3:40 PM GMTNew study claims that Vedic Civilisation declined due to weak monsoon in the Indus region, leading to migration towards the Ganga basin, writes Akshit...
The paradoxical majority
2 Jan 2018 1:14 PM GMTAlthough farmers vote at least as much, if not more than industrial workers or the urban middle classes, elections are not fought around farmers’...
Children in jeopardy
2 Jan 2018 1:11 PM GMTIn 2017, children in our country hogged the headlines for largely regrettable reasons and a few right decisions
Planetary limit for nitrogen breached
20 Dec 2017 3:54 PM GMTAkshit Sangomla presents India’s first assessment of pollution from nitrogen
Dearth of abortion services
17 Dec 2017 4:22 PM GMTWomen in India face considerable challenges due to limited availability of abortion services in public health facilities.
Nonconcurrence over bamboo
15 Dec 2017 3:52 PM GMTKalahandi forest dwellers allege FRA violation by state forest department, elaborate Shruti Agarwal and Ishan Kukreti.
Grappling with food security
10 Dec 2017 4:48 PM GMTTo battle corporate moneymakers, India must remain focused on providing subsidies to farmers
New civilisation, primitive wisdom
24 Nov 2017 4:10 PM GMTIs permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?
Local geography and the brain
23 Nov 2017 3:58 PM GMTNayanika Mukherjee informs that as per a study, living near forests might improve mental health, but urban greenery not effective.
A glimmer of hope
23 Nov 2017 3:58 PM GMTMartina Grecequet, Ian Noble, and Jessica Hellmann elaborate how many small island nations can adapt to climate change with global support .
The new emission norms
16 Nov 2017 4:08 PM GMTAn analysis by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment finds active help from the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority.
It is too late
17 Oct 2017 4:05 PM GMTWomen fall victim to failed sterilisation while the government remains unaware of this missing link in population surge .