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From neglected to future smart
16 Oct 2017 9:28 PM ISTLipy Adhikari writes about how smart and secure farming practices can contribute to betterment of mountains and people in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Track, the problem
28 Sept 2017 8:09 PM ISTAs traffic increases on existing lines, accidents due to derailments reach alarming levels in the Indian Railways, elaborates Ayush Shukla.
UN recognition at long last
25 Sept 2017 9:28 PM ISTThe trade in body parts of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction, highlights Charlotte Baker.
Benefits of fermented foods
22 Sept 2017 9:47 PM ISTResearchers find microbial diversities in ethnic fermented foods in Sikkim and Meghalaya, elaborates Monika Kundu Srivastava.
False burden on renewable energy
31 Aug 2017 9:10 PM ISTThe Economic Survey estimated high social cost of renewable energy, but an analysis shows many discrepancies in calculations,Writes Aruna...
Why does Mumbai sink in monsoon?
30 Aug 2017 9:07 PM ISTWhy is the city not prepared to deal with such extreme events?
NITI Aayog's three-year action plan
29 Aug 2017 9:26 PM ISTIn a major digression from the current discourse on GM crops, report claimed that the farmers in India have “enthusiastically embraced” GM seeds.
China cleans its coal power sector
22 Aug 2017 9:18 PM ISTThe largest producer of coal power successfully cleans the highly polluting sector with strict emission norms and effective implementation, elaborates...
Can farming be a permanent renewal of life?
10 Aug 2017 9:18 PM ISTFor the past 30 years, the practice of permaculture has found acceptance in rural communities urban Indians alike, elaborates Smriti Agarwal.
Recycling sector under GST
9 Aug 2017 9:23 PM ISTUnder the new GST regime, all categories of scrap now have a high tax rate of mostly 18 per cent, writes Neha Walani.
Too hot to fly?
8 Aug 2017 9:40 PM ISTMajor airports around the world will see more frequent flight restrictions in the coming decades due to hot temperatures, explain Radley Horton and...
Perils of endogamy
19 July 2017 9:30 PM ISTThe occurrence of genetic diseases in certain subpopulations in India and other countries in South Asia is well known. Indian scientists now suspect...