Month: April 2016

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Can Water Trains Be a Long-lasting Solution to Drought-hit Marathwada?

The Wire Staff 20/04/2016

While drought is a manmade disaster, the consecutive scanty...

HIV self tests are displayed in a pharmacy in Bordeaux, France, September 15, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Regis Duvignau

Global HIV Drive Hampered Without Drugs for ‘Neglected’ West and Central Africa

Kieran Guilbert 20/04/2016

The misleadingly low prevalence rate means there is less...

An aerial view of Brazil's soybean cultivation. Credit: Nasa Goddard Beauties/Flickr CC BY 2.0

Brazil’s Thriving Soy Industry Threatens its Forests and Global Climate Targets

Peter Richards & Jeffrey Hoelle 20/04/2016

With Brazil’s soybean sector thriving and its political establishment...

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Listen: Snakebites, Anti-venom and a Country that Lets the Problem Slither Away

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 19/04/2016

The correct protocol after a snakebite does not involve...

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What the Moscow Communique on Internet Governance Says About India’s Role in the Global Order

Arun Mohan Sukumar and Samir Saran 19/04/2016

The communique is testament to India’s role as the...

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An Eventful April 2016 So Far for Zika Research

Nandita Jayaraj 19/04/2016

We know a lot more about the origins of...

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Why Increasing the Size of Warnings on Tobacco Products Is a Step in the Right Direction

Sohini Chatterjee 19/04/2016

Gentle nudges are a better way of limiting tobacco...