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Roots of Climate Change
3 Jan 2018 9:10 PM ISTNew 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 6:44 PM ISTAlthough 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 6:41 PM ISTIn 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 9:24 PM ISTAkshit Sangomla presents India’s first assessment of pollution from nitrogen
Dearth of abortion services
17 Dec 2017 9:52 PM ISTWomen in India face considerable challenges due to limited availability of abortion services in public health facilities.
Nonconcurrence over bamboo
15 Dec 2017 9:22 PM ISTKalahandi forest dwellers allege FRA violation by state forest department, elaborate Shruti Agarwal and Ishan Kukreti.
Grappling with food security
10 Dec 2017 10:18 PM ISTTo battle corporate moneymakers, India must remain focused on providing subsidies to farmers
New civilisation, primitive wisdom
24 Nov 2017 9:40 PM ISTIs permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?
Local geography and the brain
23 Nov 2017 9:28 PM ISTNayanika 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 9:28 PM ISTMartina 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 9:38 PM ISTAn 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 9:35 PM ISTWomen fall victim to failed sterilisation while the government remains unaware of this missing link in population surge .