Year: 2017

In 2015, 95 TWh of electricity was wasted in Yunnan, comparable to the total hydropower generated in mainland Southeast Asia. (Photo by International Rivers)

Hydropower Boom in China and Along Asia’s Rivers Outpaces Regional Electricity Demand

Darrin Magee and Thomas Hennig 02/05/2017

Will the expansion of hydropower shift the region towards...

Credit: Thangaraj Kumaravel/Flickr CC BY 2.0

Conflicting Laws Are Criminalising Forest Communities for Exercising Their Rights

Arpitha Kodiveri 02/05/2017

While the Forest Rights Act guarantees rights to forest-dwelling...

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Milords, There’s a Difference Between Unsound Mind, Mental Illness and ‘Bad’ Behaviour

Soumitra Pathare 02/05/2017

The Supreme Court's decision ordering a mental examination of...

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The Fate of Africa’s Lake Tanganyika Lies in the Balance

Andrew Cohen 02/05/2017

Climate change, deforestation, over-fishing and hydrocarbon exploitation threatens one...

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In Compelling the Medical Examination of Justice Karnan, SC Upends Mental Health Act

The Wire Analysis 02/05/2017

Senior lawyer K.K. Venugopal had advised the court to...

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An Imperial Sheep Chase

Sakura Christmas 02/05/2017

Japan’s struggle to resettle Inner Mongolian nomads left a...

An undated artist's concept of Comet Siding Spring approaching Mars

Japanese Space Agency’s Mission Aims to Uncover How Moons of Mars Formed

Elizabeth Tasker 01/05/2017

JAXA has announced a mission to visit the two...