Month: September 2019

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Do DNA Databases Make Would-Be Criminals Think Twice?

Oscar Schwartz 29/09/2019

Some research suggests the mere existence of DNA databases...

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Incessant Rains Lash North India, More Than 50 Dead Since Friday

The Wire Staff 29/09/2019

A flood-like situation has developed in Patna, forcing officials...

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Elon Musk Unveils Design for SpaceX Mega-Rocket ‘Starship’

The Wire Staff 29/09/2019

The rocket's first flight will be within "one or...

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Of the Classes of Environmental Regulation, Grasslands Are Poorest of the Poor

Ria Singh Sawhney and Sugandha Yadav 29/09/2019

The Government of India has used the prompt to...

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Why I Get an Electric Shock When I Hear the Word ‘Cow’

Rekha Warrier 28/09/2019

Cautionary tales from the days of my fieldwork in...

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The Kafeel Khan Story: How the Exonerated Gorakhpur Doctor Spent the Last 2 Years

The Wire Staff 28/09/2019

The doctor, who has not been given his job...

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UP: 44 Killed in Rain-Related Incidents, Warning of More Showers

The weather department has issued a warning of very...