Year: 2019

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Delhi Pollution Level Close to Emergency Mark, Kejriwal Says Odd-Even Scheme Could Be Extended

The share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution is...

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Venice Floods: Italian PM Giuseppe Conte Declares State of Emergency

Conte also tweeted that the Italian Cabinet had approved...

Some vaccines are easy to access but others require a trip to a government hospital where conditions are poor and wait times long. Credit: ps_sahana/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Many Anti-Vaxxers Don’t Trust Big Pharma. There’s a Reason for That.

Teresa Carr 13/11/2019

Vaccine opponents often share a conviction that the health...

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The World’s Waters Are Rising – but by How Much, and Where?

Sarah Iqbal 13/11/2019

Countries that are more vulnerable to vagaries of the...

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Stubble Burning Leads to Spike in Delhi’s Air Pollution

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 12/11/2019

Most parts of Delhi crossed the 'severe' mark.

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Farmers Repurpose Borewells For Rainwater Harvesting

Catherine Gilon 12/11/2019

With abandoned borewells turning hazardous for children, farmers in...

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Farm Fires, Plunging Temperature Push Delhi-NCR’s Pollution to Severe Category

Experts commenting on the rising pollution level in Delhi...