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Farm Fires, Plunging Temperature Push Delhi-NCR’s Pollution to Severe Category

Experts commenting on the rising pollution level in Delhi...

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Thousands of Migratory Birds Die Mysteriously in Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake

Manish Sain 12/11/2019

Water contamination is suspected to have caused the deaths...

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Understanding the Science Policy Ecosystem in India

B. Chagun Basha 10/11/2019

The task of scientific policy making in India goes...

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Men Over 40 With Faulty BRCA2 Gene Should Be Tested Annually for Prostate Cancer

Michael Porter 10/11/2019

The PSA test is not reliable enough to be...

Sharda, 35, who is a first time surrogate mother, rests inside the temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

India’s Proposed Commercial Surrogacy Ban Is an Assault on Women’s Rights

Shonottra Kumar 09/11/2019

The law seeks to bring into force undue restrictions...

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Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ May Intensify, Likely to Move Towards Bengal

A fortnight ago, six people were killed in Odisha...

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Kolkata’s Air Quality Dips to ‘Very Poor’ Category

With the Air Quality Index being recorded at 343,...