Month: July 2017

The Baglihar dam, also on the Chenab, in J&K. Credit:: ICIMOD

Hydropower Projects in Jammu and Kashmir Fast-Tracked by India

Athar Parvaiz 26/07/2017

Worldwide, hydropower projects are running into problems and being...

Forensic medical assistant Bayer sorts test tubes filled with materials for DNA testing in Munich.

Civil Society Group Boycotts RCEP Consultation, Calls for Parliament Debate on Trade Deal

Anoo Bhuyan 26/07/2017

Worried about the impact of the trade negotiations, a...

FILE PHOTO: Committee chairman senator John McCain (R-AZ) asks a question during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Marines United Facebook page on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. March 14, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

US Senate Makes Progress on Obamacare Repeal With McCain’s Help

Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb 26/07/2017

The Senate deadlocked 50-50 on moving forward with the...

Healthcare activists protest against the Republican healthcare bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 19, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein/Files

What the US Senate’s Mystery Healthcare Bill Could Look Like

Reuters 26/07/2017

For seven years, Republicans promised to repeal and replace...

Extreme weather and conflict have a particularly accute impact on female farmers in the Philippines. Credit: PWRDF, CC BY-SA

In Philippines, Rural Women Bear the Brunt of Both Climate Change and Conflict

Alvin Chandra and Karen Elizabeth McNamara 25/07/2017

The impact of climate change is exacerbated by conflict...

The PSU’s bio-refinery project, to be built in collaboration with a Finnish company, is said to be India’s first. Credit: Numaligarh Refinery Limited

Activist Arrested for Questioning Assam Bio-Refinery Project at Public Hearing

The Wire Staff 25/07/2017

Soneswar Narah alleged that Numaligarh Refinery Limited manipulated the...

The Aedes aegypti, mosquito, spreads dengue and chikungunya. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Vector-Borne Diseases Have Claimed 1,010 Lives So Far: Government

A total of 632 people died due to influenza...