Year: 2018

International Space Station (ISS) crew members David Saint-Jacques of Canada, Oleg Kononenko of Russia and Anne McClain of the U.S. attend a send-off ceremony shortly before their launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan December 3, 2018. Credit: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS

Russia Launches First Manned Voyage to ISS Since Rocket Accident

Shamil Zhumatov 03/12/2018

The launch was closely scrutinised because of the abortive...

A protester holds a sign as he participates in a national Day of Action against the Indian mining company Adani's planned coal mine project in north-east Australia, at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia

Adani’s New Mini Version of its Mega Mine Still Faces Some Big Hurdles

Samantha Hepburn 03/12/2018

The mining firm has announced scaled-down plans for its...

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Delhi’s Air Quality Deteriorates Due to Local Pollutants: Authorities

Ghaziabad recorded very poor air quality, Faridabad poor air...

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Gir Lions Attack Forest Officials Team, Kill One

The Wire Staff 02/12/2018

The incident prompted forest officials to close the safari...

All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee members and farmers at the rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 29, 2018. Credit: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

Kisan Movement: The Necessity of Making Climate Change a Political Issue

N. Sai Balaji 01/12/2018

The moment for revisiting the grammar of the farmer's...

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India Needs Better Strategies to Promote ‘Study in India’

Pushkar 01/12/2018

India needs to host way more foreign students to...

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Wired That Way: Genes do Shape Behaviours but it’s Complicated

Kevin Mitchell 01/12/2018

You are not a blank page, and your brain...