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The Quest for a New Strategy To Reduce Suicide by Pesticide Poisoning

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar 01/03/2021

Researchers date the rise of pesticide suicides to the...

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How Mangroves Protect People From Increasingly Powerful Storms

Adam Moolna 29/05/2020

Mangrove roots can break up the force of a...

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From China to Chhawla: Indian Student Documents Flight from Coronavirus

Devirupa Mitra 04/02/2020

The Wire got exclusive access to photographs taken by...

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As Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads, Hubei’s Indians Ride an Emotional Roller Coaster

Devirupa Mitra 31/01/2020

People from India living in Hubei and expecting a...

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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...

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Asian Media Has Misled the Public on Air Pollution

Ramesh Bhushal 05/04/2019

Public misunderstandings about the cause and impact of air...

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Centre’s Ban of 18 High-Risk Pesticides Is a Good Start – but Only a Start

Leah Utyasheva and Michael Eddleston 02/09/2018

Studies from Sri Lanka have shown that banning dangerous...