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Climate change research gets Norwegian aid

Research on climate change and biodiversity in India received a boost on Tuesday with a Rs. 14-crore grant from the Norwegian Embassy to Bangalore-based Ashoka Trust for Resea...

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India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissions

India has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from deforestation. Officials said the natio...

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Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her friends...

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IMD plans agromet service to get weather right for farmers

Realising that predicting the southwest monsoon is not enough by itself, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is now pushing for agromet advisories so that a contingency ...

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Inadequate rainfall adds to misery of farmers in Maharashtrawada

Absence of proper rainfall has risked the farmlands of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra and lack of subsequent effective government intervention is leaving farmers with no o...

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Over 4.5 lac kids engaged in various e-waste activities in India

In a shocking revelation, the ASSOCHAM has claimed that about 4.5 lakh of children between the age group of 10 to 14 are engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activiti...

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Ending newborn deaths: ensuring every baby survives

The first 24 hours of a child’s life are the most dangerous, with more than one million babies dying each year on their first and only day of life, according to new rese...

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Extreme wet, dry spells up drought, flood risks in India

In an alarming research, a team of scientists at Stanford University have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing the ...

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Hydro-power plants blamed for deadly floods in India

Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an envi...

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Indian activist Ramesh Agrawal wins 'Green Nobel'

GARE VILLAGE (Andhra Pradesh): The man walked into Ramesh Agrawal’s tiny internet cafe, pulled out a pistol and hissed, “You talk too much.” Then he fired tw...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: 30 YEARS OF DDLJ & STILL RUNNING

From Eurorail to Sarson Ke Khet: An Ethnography of DDLJ’s Everlasting Romance with...

October 26 2025

BOLLYWOOD: MR. MOHABBAT ZINDABAD!!

As Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge completes 30 years of success, Monojit Lahiri takes you d...

October 24 2025

FESTIVALS: WHEN CINEMA CREATES CHANGE

Inside the Impact Storytelling Masterclass at WIFF Mumbai 2025: At the Waterfront Indie ...

October 23 2025