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A photo taken by the NASA Aqua satellite shows a pall of smoke hanging over Uttar Pradesh as a result of crop-burning. Credit: NASA

Beijing’s Buildings Make for Bad Breathing but the News From India is Worse

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/06/2015

While Beijing may have a better grip on air...

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What’s it Like to Live in a World of Facial Discrimination?

Neil Steinberg 27/06/2015

In a world obsessed with beauty, living with a...

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Get Wired 25/6: Criminal Neta, FDI in Media, Greenpeace Resignations, IIMs Upset, and More

thewire 25/06/2015

1. Japan trumps China for Bangladesh port In a setback to...

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The Pope Wades in Where Angels Fear to Tread

Shyam Saran 25/06/2015

The Pope's latest Encyclical is a devastating indictment of...

Bye bye humanity…. now what? Credit: NASA

How Life on Earth Recovers After a Devastating Mass Extinction

David Bond 24/06/2015

Let’s be pessimistic and assume the apocalypse is going...

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Get Wired 24/6: Lalit Drags in Omita Paul, Amit Shah; Saffron History; RSTV Defends Itself, and More

The Wire Staff 24/06/2015

1. Lalit Modi drags in NaMo, Amit Shah, Omita Paul Lalit...

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The ‘I’ in the Internet Must Also Stand for India

Samir Saran and Mahima Kaul 24/06/2015

By backing multi-stakeholderism in global Internet governance, India has...