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A UK Aid worker inspecting a collapsed structure in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake in early 2015. Credit: dfid/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Lessons to India From Chile: ‘Buildings Kill People, Not Earthquakes ‘

Shobhan Saxena 18/09/2015

In the subcontinent, a quake of the intensity that...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Get Wired 25/8: Marines’ Case Held, Essar v. Caravan, Secretive Politics, and More

The Wire Staff 25/08/2015

UN court asks India and Italy to suspend all...

A Canadian Coast Guard cutter in the Arctic Ocean, on an expedition to define the North American continental shelf. Credit: DVIDSHUB/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Truth About Politics and Cartography: Mapping Claims to the Arctic Seabed

Philip Steinberg 15/08/2015

While maps can certainly enlighten and educate, they can...

Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the announcement of Australia’s 2030 climate target. Credit: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

‘Australia’s Post-2020 Climate Target Not Enough to Stop 2° C Warming’

Pep Canadell, Anita Talberg, Anna Skarbek, Cathy Alexander and Peter Christoff 12/08/2015

The 26-28% target is below the 40-60% target recommended...

A YouTube screengrab of the boats carrying refugee Rohingyas from Myanmar.

Get Wired 5/8: Citizenship for Migrants, Substandard Food, Whistleblowers in the Open, and More

The Wire Staff 05/08/2015

Citizenship on the cards for people displaced by religious...

Get Wired 3/8: File-Eating Termites, Biden in the Fray, Killer Floods, and More

The Wire Staff 03/08/2015

Death penalty files eaten by termites? Records of death...

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Why Indian Godmen Should Read the Pope’s Green Message

Satyabrata Pal 07/07/2015

Our godmen are rich beyond the dreams of avarice,...