Month: March 2018

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After 200 Days of Fighting for Their Rights, Kerala Nurses’ Strike Shows No Signs of Letting Up

Susana Barria 05/03/2018

Despite working hours being nearly double the statutory requirement...

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Why Activists Want IMA’s Waste Treatment Plant in Palakkad to Be Shut Down

Saritha S. Balan 05/03/2018

The plant has allegedly turned out to be hazardous...

Cancer patients seeking treatment under asadhya rog nidhi scheme at SN Medical College and Hospital, Agra. Credit: Shruti Jain

To Offset Discount Under UP Health Scheme, Vendor Supplies Costlier Medicines

Shruti Jain 05/03/2018

The price of medicines supplied to an Agra hospital...

A man rides a donkey-drawn cart supplying steel rods on a smoggy morning in Lahore, Pakistan November 10, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

As Residents of Lahore Choke on Air Pollution, Pakistani Officials Dawdle

Sabrina Toppa 05/03/2018

Deteriorating air quality in Pakistan’s second-largest city is posing...

Students graduating. Credit: Getty Images

Rising Discontent Among Science Students as Government Dials Back on Scholarships

Sruti Ramesh 05/03/2018

Science education in the country may face a huge...

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IFS Officer Trampled by Elephant in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve

The field director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve had gone...

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Handheld Device Set to Take Over DNA Sequencing Industry

The Wire Staff 04/03/2018

minION, a pocket-sized DNA-sequencing device that is cheaper, faster...