Down To Earth - October 16, 2024

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INVASION ALERT - India promotes cultivation of an exotic seaweed known to destroy corals

How the Hindon reached a toxic end

West Bengal to discontinue its cleanest public transport

Draft guidelines exclude interests of terminally ill

Standing up for period rights

Women of Maharashtra's Madia tribe take steps to root out superstitions about menstruation, end the practice of living in isolation

2 mins

A river lost

Unchecked discharge of industrial effluents and inadequate sewage treatment facilities have turned the Hindon water toxic. ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY tracks the river's journey though seven Uttar Pradesh districts, starting from its origin in Saharanpur

9 mins

The Golden 100 Days

India prepares battle blueprint for the next pandemic

4 mins

Dead end

West Bengal moves to discontinue Kolkata’s trams despite calls to revive the city’s oldest and cleanest mode of transport

10 mins

RECKLESS DISREGARD

India is set to expand seaweed cultivation along its coastline by promoting Kappaphycus alvarezii, a known invasive species that has smothered coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar over the past two decades. Should the country instead focus on its native species?

10+ mins

Genetic rescue

Odisha to introduce two female tigers to Similipal forests to improve genetic diversity of its melanistic tiger population

4 mins

Over to panchayats

Can the government's move to align panchayat targets with UN's Sustainable Development Goals help India meet the global deadline?

4 mins

PUT THE PATIENT FIRST

Draft guidelines on passive euthanasia exclude the interests of terminally ill patients: A letter to the Union health minister

5 mins

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