Month: July 2018

Plan for the World Trade Centre. Credit: Youtube/NBCC

The Circular Timeline of Environmental Approvals for Delhi’s Redevelopment

Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon 07/07/2018

Several principles of good governance, if not mandatory legal...

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The Earth’s Carrying Capacity for Human Life Is Not Fixed

Ted Nordhaus 06/07/2018

Has the longstanding assertion that our population and consumption...

The survey also revealed that though most of the elderly enjoyed their independence, a majority of them were financially dependent on others in their old age. Credit: PTI/Files

Poor Finances, Lifestyles of Younger Family Members Pose Greatest Challenges for Elderly

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 06/07/2018

A survey of 10,000 elderly persons in the country...

Two identical windows. Credit: MartinHarry/pixabay

35,000+ Scientific Papers May Need to Be Retracted for Image Duplication

The Wire Staff 06/07/2018

While people commonly defer to science to provide an...

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Watch: The Fight to Save Delhi’s Trees

Hina Fathima 06/07/2018

On July 4, tree cutting allegedly continued in Sundar...

The escape system in flight on July 5, 2018. Credit: ISRO

All You Need to Know About the ISRO Test Taking Us Closer to Manned Missions

The Wire Staff 05/07/2018

Trajectories followed by other space agencies in the past...

The Wider Image: Pride and worry, Britain's free health service turns 70

Britain’s National Health Service Turns 70

Reuters 05/07/2018

A former minister once wrote that the National Health...