Year: 2017

National Green Tribunal. Credit: PTI

NGT Issues Notice to Delhi Government, Pollution Committee Over Gas Leak

The green board, which had taken cognisance of the...

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At the Bonn Climate Talks, Developing Countries Will Need to Hold Their Own

Indrajit Bose 08/05/2017

As the Bonn climate talks begin, there are clear...

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Unmanned US Military Space Plane Returns After Classified, Two-Year Mission

Irene Klotz 08/05/2017

The space plane took off in May 2015 and...

A health worker checks the pulse of a malnourished baby at the Save the Children stabilisation ward in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Saving Lives in Poor Countries Is About Adapting to What’s Already Working There

Hamish Graham, Patrick Walker and Trevor Duke 08/05/2017

By committing ourselves to understanding how interventions work on...

The organisation claims that children conceived through their 'garbh sanskar' methods will have an early development of childhood milestones like sentence formation. They will also be braver, more creative and less stubborn than other children, and can be 'fair' even if both parents are 'dark'. Credit: Screenshot from Johnson's baby powder ad

RSS-Linked Organisation Promises Couples Customised, Fair ‘Super Babies’

The Wire Staff 07/05/2017

The Calcutta high court allowed the organisation to hold...

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Over 300 Students Hospitalised After Chemical Leak in Delhi

The toxic fumes spread due to a chemical leakage...

Some of the nearly 400 dead birds which crashed into the American National Building in Galveston

Nearly 400 Migratory Birds Killed After Flying Into Texas Skyscraper

Reuters 07/05/2017

More than 20 species were represented among the 395...