Month: May 2017

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Why the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme Has Failed on Several Counts

Wamika Kapur 04/05/2017

The lack of policy implementation, diversion of funds and...

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A Rare, Pristine Estuary Comes Under Threat in Karnataka

Alphonsa Jojan 04/05/2017

The construction of a multi-purpose estuarine port in the...

US President Donald Trump arrives to present the US Air Force Academy football team with the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, May 2, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Trump Gains Momentum on Healthcare Bill, Vote Set for Thursday

Steve Holland and Yasmeen Abutaleb 04/05/2017

Several Republican sceptics got behind the Bill after they...

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Africa Needs to Join Forces (Again) to Secure a Lower Cost Meningitis Vaccine

Ngozi Erondu 04/05/2017

To tackle diseases like meningitis, African governments must find...

The use of standing water to grow rice in India and Pakistan leads to large water loss. Credit: sandeepachethan/Flickr

Pakistan World’s Top Groundwater Exporter, India Ranks Third

Raghu Murtugudde 03/05/2017

Highly water- and energy-scarce countries like India and Pakistan...

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Dwarf Planetary Systems Will Transform the Hunt for Alien Life

Amaury Triaud and Michaël Gillon 03/05/2017

No matter what we find by studying planets orbiting...

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If Modi Really Wants Affordable Medicines, Why is His Niti Aayog Pushing in the Opposite Direction?

Anoo Bhuyan 03/05/2017

The government's premier policy-formulating agency recently recommended measures to...