Year: 2018

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Missing the Forest For the Trees

Manasi Karthik and Arpitha Kodiveri 31/01/2018

In large parts of the country, land tenure is...

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‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ to Grace the Sky Today

Tim O'Brien 31/01/2018

A total lunar eclipse will coincide with a 'blue...

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These Really Tiny Bots Make Light of Picking up and Dropping off Drugs

Lakshmi Supriya 30/01/2018

Optimus Prime would be proud.

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Compostable Sanitary Pads: A Sustainable Solution in Menstrual Hygiene?

Anasuya Basu 30/01/2018

Non-biodegradable sanitary napkins pose a huge challenge in India,...

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Rumour-Hit Nigerian Polio Vaccination Campaigns May Be in Jeopardy

Oyewale Tomori 30/01/2018

There are several important steps that the Nigerian government...

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Climate Change Threatens Dolphin Habitats in Ganga

Mohd Imran Khan 30/01/2018

The Gangetic river dolphins are being pushed to extinction...

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The Great Indian Land Grab Being Carried out in the Name of Compensatory Afforestation

Manasi Karthik and Arpitha Kodiveri 30/01/2018

Not only does the compensatory afforestation programme decimate the...