Month: July 2018

Rahul Gandhi at the extended CWC meeting. Credit: PTI

NEET Data Leak: Rahul Gandhi Writes to CBSE Chief, Seeks Enquiry

The Wire Staff 24/07/2018

In the letter to CBSE chairperson Anita Karwal, Gandhi...

An ongoing cave expedition in Meghalaya. The stalagmite that contained stratigraphic evidence of the purported Meghalayan event was found in the Krem Mawmluh cave, Meghalaya. Credit: Biospeleologist/Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation

Is the Meghalayan Event a Tipping Point in Geology?

C.P. Rajendran 23/07/2018

Last week, the International Commission on Stratigraphy approved an...

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Who Owns the Moon? A Space Lawyer Answers

Frans von der Dunk 23/07/2018

Forty-nine years ago, American astronauts planted a US flag...

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In Sikkim, A Railway Project Tries to Navigate the Forest Rights Act

Tanmoy Bhaduri 23/07/2018

The Sevoke-Rangpo railway project will reportedly affect over 40,000...

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Maternal Mortality Burden on Adivasi Workers in Assam Tea Plantations: Report

The Wire Staff 23/07/2018

Pregnant women are unable to easily access medicines and...

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19,799 Children Died in Maharashtra in 12 Months: Health Minister

The ages of the children who died were not...

The tambaqui is the largest frugivorous fish in the Amazon. Credit: Rufus46/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

An Ancient Alliance of Fish and Forest in the Amazon Is in Danger

Bhanu Sridharan 22/07/2018

Some species of fish specialised in eating fruits and...