Human-made Disaster
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India’s disregard for the hidden waters of Himalayas may be one cause of disasters like Joshimath
The role of various forms of water in the Himalayas, other than glaciers, is often forgotten by the public and policymakers.
Omair Ahmad
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Opinion: Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen, but nobody paid heed
The town has undergone unplanned construction, drastic road widening and hydropower projects that have ignored multiple warnings.
Joydeep Gupta
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Morbi bridge disaster: Beyond the physical structure, the flawed economic model must be examined too
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a plea asking for a judicial inquiry into the collapse that led to more than 130 deaths.
Utpal Sandesara
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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Not just SUM hospital, 565 of 568 private hospitals in Odisha have no fire safety clearance
The fire disaster was waiting to happen with the SUM hospital flouting at least five major fire safety regulations.
Sarada Lahangir
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Bhubaneswar fire underscores how Indian hospitals fail to take even basic safety precautions
20 people were killed in a blaze in a facility in the Odisha capital on Monday evening.
Menaka Rao
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Does this image from Chennai foretell the future of Mumbai’s second airport?
The flooding of Chennai airport should be an eye-opener for the Maharashtra government, which is building an airport on a river in Navi Mumbai.
Nidhi Jamwal, 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