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Air Pollution Caused Over 1.2 Million Deaths in India in 2017: Report

There were five million deaths due to air pollution...

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Investigation Shows Sabarmati Is Brimming With Stagnant Water

The Wire Staff 03/04/2019

In the report, activists pointed out that the Sabarmati River "no...

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Congress Manifesto Downgrades BJP’s Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance

The Wire Staff 02/04/2019

While the BJP has brought in a scheme that...

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US Government Changes Travel Advisory to India As Zika Outbreak Contained

In December 2018, the CDC had issued a travel...

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Why the Kaveri Delta Is Shrinking, and Farm Productivity With It

K.A. Shaji 02/04/2019

The delta has shrunk by 20% because of diversion...

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What Do We Mean by Meaning? Science Can Help With That

Jamie Freestone 30/03/2019

The gurus say that if you can find some...

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TB Killed Shreya Tripathi, But Her Death Could Have Been Avoided

Jennifer Furin 30/03/2019

India's health ministry wanted to distribute a life saving...