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Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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The geotextile tubes built in Andhra and Odisha to prevent coastal erosion are lying in tatters
Increasingly frequent and intense cyclones and storms, spurred by climate change, have called into question the long-term effectiveness of the structures.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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After Assam oilfield fire, a central agency sought a review of environmental clearances to Oil India
A report obtained under Right to Information reveals poor management of oil spills and poor emergency response readiness.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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A 2018 health programme could be India’s answer to tackling animal-to-human diseases
The WHO recommended the ‘One Health’ framework in 2008 and India implemented it in 2018.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com & Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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PM Modi’s claim of dramatically enhancing India’s global standing a ‘mirage’, says report
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Portraits of India’s people by a Flemmish artist who lived on the margins of 18th-century Calcutta
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Congress to decide Indian cricket team based on religion, claims PM Modi
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In India, almost 30% of land classified as ‘forest area’ has no green cover
What are the implications of tagging such land ‘recorded forest area without forest cover’?
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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Driven by climate change, erratic rain destroyed 25% of crops in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin this year
Drought-like situations in June and July were followed by 102% excess rain in August. A lack of vegetation cover meant water didn’t seep into the soil.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s 269 thermal power plants aren’t just polluting air – they’re also guzzling away water
The only way to cut down on the sector’s massive water needs is to switch to greener energy.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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When it comes to renewable energy, India isn’t putting its money where its commitments are
The government’s 2019-’20 budget allocated 63% less funds to alternative fuels as compared to coal-based power.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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India's sowing cycle is another reason why it should switch to a January-December financial year
The government has been contemplating moving away from the colonial-era system of a April to March fiscal year.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com