Month: September 2018

A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

In the Aftermath of a Great Flood, a Vision of a New Kerala

C.P. Rajendran 22/09/2018

The disaster should be a clarion call that any...

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Unless We Clean Our Drains, Delhi Will Soon Drown in Its Own Filth

Sohail Hashmi 22/09/2018

This is not an alarmist scenario. Unless we de-concretise...

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Scientists Using Robots to Reveal Mineral Riches in Deep Sea

Matthew Tostevin 21/09/2018

The international team is using technology including autonomous robots...

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How India Helped ‘Harmonise’ UN Declarations on TB and Non-Communicable Diseases

Anoo Bhuyan 21/09/2018

After months of negotiations, two political declarations on TB...

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Infinite in All Directions: A Lithium Habit, Death’s Meaning and DNA Clues

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/09/2018

Scientists unearthed the presence of three large ivory cartels...

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Harsh Climate: The Struggle to Track Global Sea Level Rise

Lucas Jackson and Elizabeth Culliford 21/09/2018

As melting glaciers contribute to sea level rise, scientists...

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CIC Pulls up Environment Ministry PIO for Withholding Information on Jindal Steel Plant

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 20/09/2018

The CIC questioned how clearance was given despite the...