Month: November 2016

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As Government Rolls Out Injectable Contraceptives, Debate Over Women’s Rights Intensifies

Neeta Lal 30/11/2016

According to activists opposed to the introduction of the...

Supplied image of a scientist assessing coral mortality on Zenith Reef on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Scientists Record Biggest Ever Coral Die-Off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Tom Westbrook 29/11/2016

Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed...

Academic research seeks to discover new things and make testable predictions about our world and beyond. In this process, it sets standards for what constitutes a valid discovery. Credit: gastev/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What Are the Preconditions for Good Research in the Anthropocene Epoch?

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 29/11/2016

Can India's education policy empower students to pursue questions...

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Modi Should Not Play Politics With the Indus When the Basin Faces Ecological Problems

Raj Kaithwar 29/11/2016

The region's river dolphins and mangrove forests are suffering...

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Delhi Tries To Catch Its Leopard Even As the Law and Best Practice Forbid

Neha Sinha 29/11/2016

Delhi's environment minister has indicated the leopard will be...

Vapour rises from cooling towers at the Loy Yang coal fired power station

Why Coal-Fired Power Stations Need to Shut on Health Grounds

David Shearman 28/11/2016

Coal-fired power stations need to be closed within the...

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Review: ‘Arrival’, a New First-Contact Classic, Is What ‘Interstellar’ Failed To Be

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/11/2016

'Arrival' takes advantage of a conflict between the past...