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Mud sacks near the burial spot of Jayalalithaa

Bury Jayalalithaa on Chennai’s Beach – and Then Bury the Rule of Law With Her

Nityanand Jayaraman 16/12/2016

The burial sites of two of Tamil Nadu's former...

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Excerpt: Moving Between Beijing and Brussels, ‘Choked’ Draws Parallels for Delhi

Pallavi Aiyar 07/11/2016

'The role of the foreign community in drawing attention...

Delhi and many other cities in India are like massive construction sites, and the accompanying dust levels are very high. Credit: savioseb/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What it Means to Take the Long View on Air Pollution in Delhi

Sarath Guttikunda 07/11/2016

Real policy is not defensive short term emergency measures...

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Do Dogs Threaten People’s Right to Safety in Public Spaces?

Janaki Lenin, Meghna Uniyal and Abi Tamim Vanak 22/09/2016

People can't avoid being attacked if authorities mandate that...

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Amaravati, an Example of Flawed Urban Policy

Nandini Majumdar 16/08/2016

Andhra Pradesh's new 'world-class' capital city will require enormous...

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Environmentalists Fume as SC Tells Diesel Car Makers They Can Pay and Pollute

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 13/08/2016

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse its December...

The region under threat is built on the world’s largest river delta, and water is everywhere. Widespread poverty, soft sediments and rapidly multiplying infrastructure including bridges like this one near the southern city of Khulna make the region exquisitely vulnerable to earthquakes. Credit: Kevin Krajick/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

A Giant Quake May Be Lurking Under Bangladesh and Beyond

Kevin Krajick 13/07/2016

Bangladesh and parts of North-Eastern India and Myanmar sit...