Month: July 2019

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‘I Was Lured Into Monsanto’s GMO Crusade. Here’s What I Learned’

Kavin Senapathy 02/07/2019

Public debates about science and technology are rarely ever...

NASA GRACE, GRACE satellites, groundwater shortage, electricity subsidies, power subsidy, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, groundwater shortage, groundwater depletion, water table, IIT Gandhinagar,

Beaten by Locals While Distributing Bills, Punjab Water Deptartment Official Dies

Labh Singh was allegedly thrashed by some locals while...

Whaling ships before they sail out at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan on July 1, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Masashi Kato

Japan Resumes Commercial Whale Hunting 30 Years After ‘Stopping’

The Wire Staff 01/07/2019

The move follows the nation's decision to leave the...

A man poses for a photograph while using a Philip Morris iQOS smoking device, in Bogota

Centre Asks States Not to Partner with Philip Morris-Funded Foundation

Aditya Kalra 01/07/2019

Smoke-Free World claims to work independently, but the WHO...

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An Institute for the Nation: Vivekananda and Nivedita’s Role in the IISc’s Making

Vinayak Lohani 01/07/2019

An idea that perhaps took shape in conversations that...

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How Can We Make Menstrual Hygiene Management More Effective?

Ajay Khera 01/07/2019

Given India’s vast socio-economic diversity, we should start by...

The Parambikulam forest in Kerala is a part of the Western Ghats. dotcompals/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Will Government Consider Forest Aquifers to Supply Drinking Water to Cities?

Rashme Sehgal 01/07/2019

Water experts have said that the two principal unpolluted and...