Toxic Watch
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Red pill, unicorn, beta: Decoding the language used by online male supremacists
An expert shows how the language of the ‘manosphere’ creates a culture of exclusion, denigration (of women and men), male power and entitlement.
Robert Lawson, The Conversation
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Eight terrifying things we found about pesticide regulation and use in India
Key takeaways from Scroll.in’s two-part series.
Mridula Chari
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Indian farmers spray a deadly cocktail of pesticides because government lacks staff to guide them
The government’s farm extension system is crumbling. Private companies have stepped into the vacuum but they have commercial interests in overselling pesticides
Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindarajan
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Terror, separatism, rioting: NewsClick chargesheet makes sweeping allegations without clear proof
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Vinyl records, film cameras, synthesizers: What’s driving an analogue revival?
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Lethal dose: Indian farmers are dying because the government is regulating pesticides poorly
India has approved around 280 pesticide molecules for use in its farms. At least 99 of those molecules are banned in other countries.
Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindarajan
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Ill-conceptualised health component could end up undermining new pollution index, experts warn
The Central Pollution Control Board wants to use data from local hospitals to ascertain pollution impact around industries.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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How painting hand pumps red could save thousands from poisoning in north Bihar
The state is refusing to notify West Champaran as arsenic-affected despite evidence of high levels of toxicity in the water.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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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