Year: 2018

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Section 377 Verdict Should Be Treated as a Marker of Evolution of Mental Health Rights

Chaitali Sinha 11/09/2018

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 was quoted by three...

Citing Kerala Floods, UN Chief Says Threat of Climate Change Nears Point of No Return

Citing Kerala Floods, UN Chief Says Threat of Climate Change Nears Point of No Return

Antonio Guterres also highlighted the huge economic costs of...

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Explained: US Court Settles Bitter Gene Editing Patent Case, Confusion Lingers

Vasudevan Mukunth 11/09/2018

The Broad Institute has retained its patent on using...

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Citing DST Budget Limit, INSA Cuts Facilities for Young Scientist Awardees

Amrit B.L.S. 10/09/2018

The INSA council has decided to dispense with the...

Barricades down after a violent protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit entered its 100th day in Thoothukudi on May 22, 2018. Credit: PTI

Sterlite Plant: SC Asks NGT to Decide Merit, Maintainability After Committee Report

The top court said the NGT should consider these...

Kerala before (left) and right after (right) the 2018 floods, as captured by Landsat 8. Credit: NASA

Not Just Learn, India Also Needs to Unlearn Some Lessons From Kerala Floods

Karthikeyan Hemalatha 10/09/2018

As Kerala continues to fight its battle against water-borne...

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Mental Health Insurance Cover in India Is a Welcome, but Unplanned, Move

Hansika Kapoor 10/09/2018

An IRDAI notice to all insurers acknowledging that mental...