Month: August 2018

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20 Killed in Landslides and Heavy Rains in Kerala

Due to heavy rains and resultant floods in Kozhikode...

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Amidst Rising Heat Waves, UN says Cooling is a Human Right, not a Luxury

Thalif Deen 09/08/2018

At least nine countries, with large populations, face “significant...

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SC Imposes Cost of Rs 2 Crore on Medical College for Deception

LiveLaw News Network 08/08/2018

The medical college had projected healthy persons as patients...

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Taking Steps To Completely Ban E-Cigarettes, Delhi Government Tells Court

The Delhi government has informed the Delhi high court...

Elephants are the ‘gardeners of the forest’. Credit: christianhaugen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Special Ingredient That’s Kept a Rainforest Tree Going: Elephant Poop

Rashmi Bhat 08/08/2018

The story of an intricate relationship between elephants and...

Pregnant woman, in Anand town, resting. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

Modi Government Gears up for Oxytocin Retail-Ban to Avoid Stock-Outs

The Wire Staff 07/08/2018

With the Centre set to restrict the manufacture and...

The project has also faced strong resistance from farmers and tribal villages, especially in the Palghar district of Maharashtra. Credit: PTI/Files

Activists Protest Bullet Train on Environmental Grounds, Say 80,000 Trees Will Be Cut

Arun Kumar Das 07/08/2018

The National Alliance of People's Movements has also raised...