Month: June 2019

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Devendra Fadnavis’ Plan of a Drought-Free Maharashtra by 2019 Fails

Amritha Pillay 02/06/2019

Despite the ambitious Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan, 40% of the...

Cities and Canopies, Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli, trees, nationalism, compensatory afforestation, deforestation, tree felling, tribal rights, Adivasis, science education, urban ecology, Azim Premji University,

Hard to Write About the Environment Without Despair, but There Is Hope Yet

Nandita Jayaraj 01/06/2019

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, authors of 'Cities and...

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Explained: Can the Health Ministry Curtail Research on E-Cigarettes?

Anoo Bhuyan 01/06/2019

The Union health ministry has issued a circular cautioning...

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Deficient Pre-Monsoon Rain Puts Almost Half of India on Drought Alert

Nitin Sethi 01/06/2019

Nearly two-thirds of the country's area has recorded either...

University Grants Commission. Credit: PTI

We May Soon Find Out How Good Our PhDs Are

Pushkar 01/06/2019

A review of recent PhDs will be a useful...