Month: October 2019

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Reality Check: Smoke From Firecracker Snake = 464 Cigarettes

Swagata Yadavar 27/10/2019

A laad (string of crackers), burnt for 48 seconds,...

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Amazon Fires Are Symptomatic of Greater Problem: Rampant Deforestation

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 27/10/2019

Unscrupulous land speculators are growing rich as they mine,...

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To Clean Its Air, There Are Miles to Go Before Delhi Can Sleep

Mani Bhushan Jha, Ajay Singh Nagpure, Bhavay Sharma and Nitya Kaushik 26/10/2019

For all its progressive measures, the annual average air...

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Less Than 15% of Indians With Foreign Medical Degrees Clear Licensure Test at Home

The Wire Staff 26/10/2019

Students who obtained degrees from popular destinations like China...

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India Will Skip Plan S, Focus on National Efforts in Science Publishing

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/10/2019

The government's "directions will be entirely determined by the...

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Ten Killed as Storms Ravage Eastern Japan

Tomo Uetake 26/10/2019

Authorities warned of the chance of further landslides and...

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From Drought to Deadly Disease – No Respite for Migrant Tribal Farmers

Anup Dutta 26/10/2019

Migrant tribals from Madhya Pradesh, working as labourers in...