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Chambal Without Ravines

The ravines of Chambal used to provide multiple livelihood options for its poor and marginal farmers. Leveling of land is triggering conflicts and increasing social inequity 

A Continued Disaster

Political instability and paucity of funds delay Nepal's attempts to spring back from the 2015 earthquakes.

Smouldering Threat

Nigeria is losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate to satiate the world's growing appetite for charcoal. Subhojit Goswami finds how the cheap fuel now threatens the country's biodiversity.

Trade In Extralegal Currency

Energy guzzling cryptocurrencies could make commodity markets volatile.

Understanding An Unusual Cyclone

Cyclone Ockhi intensified from a deep depression to a cyclonic storm in less than six hours, baffling scientists about its fast evolution.

The Future Is Electric

Global automobile fleet is marching forward to wean away from fossil fuels. India has shown intent but lacks a clear policy and roadmap. But India can lead this business and be different by finding affordable strategies and linking electric mobility with shared mobility and mass transport.

Dope As A Drug

More than 18 countries across the world have legalised the use of marijuana for medical use. India may soon join the club.

Tangy Buds

Elandha vada is a traditional nutritional snack that is fast disappearing from our food basket.

In Black And White

Why zebras have stripes.

Binary Blunders

The gender spectrum is a consequence of the complex interplay between culture and highly-nuanced and protean brain.

Immune To Accountability

For eight years, the private healthcare sector has opposed the Clinical Establishments Act. State governments are only succumbing to its interests.

Bone Voyage

Russia joined the coloniser's club in 1741 when its Great Northern Expedition discovered Alaska. It remains the most grisly exploration in maritime history.

Here Come The Gene Hackers

Interventions to make heritable changes to the human genome are fraught with uncertainties. There are legitimate concerns about using a still imperfect technology that can rewrite the very blueprint of life. Also, the debate on whether it’s ethical to do so is far from being settled. However, would-be baby tinkerers around the world have failed to get the message

Mumbai Coastal Road Project - An Ecological Disaster

The US $1.7 billion mumbai coastal road to be built by reclaiming the inter-tidal Western Coast is an ecological and livelihood disaster in the making. Here’s why

Miniature Brinjals From The Northeast

Quite common in the northeast, these miniature brinjals can be cooked in a myriad ways

Valley's Morel Magic

THE RARE HIMALAYAN MUSHROOM, KANGECH, WHICH GROWS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR, WILL LEAVE YOU WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE AFTERTASTE

The Resurgence Of Race In Science

Angela Saini exposes how some scientists even today use race to define intelligence, behaviour, predisposition to diseases and even creativity

The Union Government Weakens The RTI Act!

The amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, violates the Constitution and usurps the executive and financial powers of state legislatures

Change, Can They?

As the US presidential race heats up, none of the Democrat candidates have offered a bold plan for global climate action

India Becomes Vulnerable To Invasive Alien Species

A dysfunctional quarantine system and growing agricultural imports have left India vulnerable to attacks by invasive alien species