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Environment

Your morning cup of coffee may be at risk

Scientists have found that more than 60% of the world’s coffee plants are in the edge of extinction. As reported by the BBC, more than 100 types of coffee trees grow nat...

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How much is too much? Over-involved parents doing more harm than good

Parents play a major role inculcating values in their children. In the modern era, parents are so busy with their children’s lives; they don’t have any time for th...

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Human Rights

People who risk their lives to build our Homes

The construction sector, today, is one of the biggest job providers. India has seen a construction boom in recent years as incomes rise and cities expand. According to a resea...

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Festivals

Harvest Festivals celebrated across the Country

In today’s world, there is so much of monotony and pressure in everyone’s life that every once in a while, we all want to escape from it, and what better way to do...

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Kaleidoscope

The Circle of Life

In an age when there is so little thought given to the past, a new Marathi play makes a case for preserving memories. Soyare Sakal is the fifty-seventh production by Bha...

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Hollywood

Lady Gaga and Glenn Close tie for the top spot at the Critics’ Choice Award 2019

Critic’s Choice Awards, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, California, ‘Best Actress’, Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, A Star Is Born, The Wife, Shallow, Bradley Cooper, A...

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Alternative Entertainment

23-year old Rapper Octavian wins the BBC Sound of 2019

Rapper Octavian wins the BBC Music’s Sound of 2019 poll voted by a panel of 136 critics, broadcasters and DJs, including former nominees Ellie Goulding and Stormzy ...

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Sustainable Development

Need for Clear and Concrete Mechanisms for reducing Air Pollution

According to the World Health Organization, India has nine of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, with hazardous urban smoke. Researchers say the country has ...

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KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav Regional LGBTQ Film Festival in Mumbai

The second edition of KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav, a one-day regional LGBTQ film festival, will be held in Mumbai on January 20, 2019 as part of the city's pride month festivitie...

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Gender

‘Period hut’ kills a mother and her two sons in Nepal

Age-old practices have considered women to be impure during menstruation. The illegal practice of Chhaupadi is a tradition associated with the menstrual taboo i...

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FESTIVALS: QUEER STORIES ILLUMINATE NEW PATHWAYS

A reflection on queer filmmaking, festival curation, and representation at WIFF Mumbai 2...

November 22 2025

GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH

AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...

November 21 2025

TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...

November 20 2025