Month: March 2019

MMR-vaccine

‘Utterly False’ Belief in Autism’s Link to Vaccines Debunked Yet Again

The Wire Staff 06/03/2019

"[The] MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for...

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru, Karnataka, air pollution, air purifiers, Wind Augmentation Purifying Units, LPG cylinders, air quality monitoring station, PM2.5, PM10, electric buses, diesel, public transport,

Bengaluru Will Not Breathe Better Air Even With 44,000 Air Purifiers

Sarath Guttikunda 06/03/2019

We never improve air pollution by sucking pollutants out...

Forest Rights Act 2006, Supreme Court, tribal eviction, FRA, forest dwellers, timber, State Level Monitoring Committees, ordinance, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram,

Why Adversarial Court Action Won’t Solve Disputes Over Forest Governance

Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon 06/03/2019

Issues tied to forest governance require a collaborative approach...

Ashok Khemka, Haryana, DLF land grab scam, Robert Vadra, Bhupinder Hooda, IAS officer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Aravalli hills, Raman Malik, crony capitalism, corruption, anti-corruption,

Ashok Khemka, What Will You Find Next?

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/03/2019

Should the IAS officer be able to condense just...

Children display ribbon cut-outs tied to balloons during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata

HIV Spreads Through ‘Premarital/Extramarital Sexual Contact’, Says Kerala Textbook

The Wire Staff 05/03/2019

The State Council of Educational Research and Training admitted...

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Watch | ‘Tribals Have Rights to the Forest and Land, No One Can Remove us from Here’

Santoshi Markam 05/03/2019

Ground report by Santoshi Markam on the tribal demonstration...

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Eliminating Crop Burning Could Save India $152.9 Bil Over 5 Years: New Study

The Wire Staff 05/03/2019

Crop burning is directly linked to respiratory infections, thus...