Culture

Cities and Canopies, Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli, trees, nationalism, compensatory afforestation, deforestation, tree felling, tribal rights, Adivasis, science education, urban ecology, Azim Premji University,

Hard to Write About the Environment Without Despair, but There Is Hope Yet

Nandita Jayaraj 01/06/2019

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, authors of 'Cities and...

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From Opulence to Sustainability, Indian Fashion Gets Redesigned

Shweta Thakur Nanda 31/05/2019

The benefits of high-end designers turning to sustainable traditions...

IIT Madras, intermediary script, link script, Bharati script, OCR, Google Navlekha, Latin script, ISO 15919, Indian languages, Indian language internet,

Why It Isn’t Easy to Devise an Intermediary Script for Indian Languages

Karthik Malli 30/05/2019

Researchers at IIT Madras have created a new intermediary...

A man uses a Philip Morris iQOS e-cigarette in Tokyo, Japan May 12, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato/File Photo

Philip Morris Responds to Reuters Inquiry, Suspends Social Media Campaign

Chris Kirkham 15/05/2019

Philip Morris International Inc said that the suspension of...

Cyclone-Fani

From False Point to Fani: India’s Cyclones Tracking System Has Come A Long Way

Neera Burra 06/05/2019

In 1885, Ruchi Ram Sahni was instrumental in identifying...

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Film Puts Karnataka’s Biodiversity on the Global Map

Vasudevan Sridharan 04/05/2019

Produced for the Karnataka forest department, India’s first blue-chip...

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In Times of Unrest, Social Media Shutdowns Endanger Public Safety

Jan Rydzak 02/05/2019

Internet shutdowns are often enforced with the intent to...