Year: 2016

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BJP’s MVA Amendment Bill Goes Soft on Road Safety After Eager Start

T.V. Padma 16/08/2016

The document doesn't punish people who lay bad roads,...

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Amaravati, an Example of Flawed Urban Policy

Nandini Majumdar 16/08/2016

Andhra Pradesh's new 'world-class' capital city will require enormous...

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Infinite in All Directions: String Wars, Ledecky’s Success and Subatomic Puzzles

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/08/2016

Infinite in All Directions is The Wire’s science newsletter....

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Why Was Environmental Activist Piyush Manush Arrested?

Janaki Lenin 15/08/2016

"I was sent to prison for 23 days for...

One killer whale from a pod hunting a crabeater seal on an ice floe when a pair of humpbacks (one in the foreground) charged in and drove off the killer whales. Credit: Robert L. Pitman

How Humpback Whales Save Other Mammals from Being Hunted

Janaki Lenin 14/08/2016

On two occasions, mother humpbacks with calves joined other...

The Science Behind the Olympic Sport of Fencing

Lindsay Bottoms 14/08/2016

Surprisingly, there has been very little research on fencing,...

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Environmentalists Fume as SC Tells Diesel Car Makers They Can Pay and Pollute

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 13/08/2016

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse its December...