Year: 2019

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Why the Soil and Trees May Not Absorb as Much Carbon as We Think

Sarah Iqbal 23/10/2019

A new study says plant productivity will peak around...

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Centre’s Survey Finds Indian Milk Is Largely Safe; Toxin Found in 5.7% Samples

The Wire Staff 22/10/2019

The FSSAI's survey found that 41% of the “safe”...

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Not Stopping Construction of Metro Shed Project in Aarey Colony: SC

The Supreme Court said this in response to a...

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J&K: 97 Forest-Land Projects Cleared in 2018, 125 Cleared Since August 2019

Ishan Kukreti 22/10/2019

In its last meeting alone – before the clearance...

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Green Crackers With 30% Less Emissions to Hit Markets

The Wire Staff 22/10/2019

Following a Supreme Court order on a ban in...

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Displaced by the Desert: An Expanding Sahara Leaves Broken Families, Violence in Its Wake

Issa Sikiti da Silva 22/10/2019

Threatened with creeping desertification and a conflict over resources,...

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Environment Ministry Says States Can Define What Land Constitutes a Forest

The Wire Staff 21/10/2019

With well-established forest departments, states are better equipped "to...