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Padmaparna Ghosh
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Research on India’s lion-tailed macaques shows why humans need to rethink habitat fragmentation
Recent findings highlight the role of natural and anthropogenic habitats for the existence of three charismatic species.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.
Padmaparna Ghosh
Trending
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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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A trio of wolves, a lunging crocodile and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
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Ramachandra Guha: In new book, an exploration of Hindutva’s paranoid triumphalism through H-Pop
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Conservation versus development: For India’s forest communities, nature is an insurance
Research finds that growing wealth does not necessarily reduce dependence on forest resources.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Climate change, disturbance to habitat are affecting the breeding patterns of Indian birds
New research shown that altered cropping and rainfall patterns are responsible for unseasonal nesting in Sarus cranes, a globally vulnerable species.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Can saving a language help a community that’s under threat in a globalised world?
Words give their users cultural power, but in many places that freedom is under threat.
Padmaparna Ghosh
Video
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Management spoof: Manager gets a shock on learning what EOD really means
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Watch: Heavy snow blankets runways, train tracks and roads, disrupting daily life in Munich, Germany
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Watch: Scenes of chaos and panic as powerful earthquake, aftershocks rock parts of the Philippines
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Watch: Smoke billows from luxury speedboat after it catches fire near Alibaug, Maharashtra
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Watch #ResultsWithIndependentMedia: Poll verdict live
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Lessons from Ireland: Should a minority people be expected to ‘integrate’ into the dominant culture?
Who defines the culture into which they should integrate and who decides when the integration point is reached?
Padmaparna Ghosh
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In the gig economy era, how are our identities shaped by work?
Across the world, ways of thinking about our relationship with work are shifting
Padmaparna Ghosh
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As countries across the world forge ahead with digital ID projects, where does privacy fit in?
India’s Aadhaar could be a blueprint for identity systems, but there’s a difference between what institutions want and what individuals need.
Padmaparna Ghosh
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Watch: ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 teaser trailer is out
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‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer: Homelander grows in influence as Butcher tries to rally his team
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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A bullfrog invasion in the Andamans is threatening biodiversity
Scientists are combining field research with data generated with public help to stem the spread of the species.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Aadhaar: In the world’s biggest biometric ID experiment, many have fallen through the gaps
Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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This community in Bengal grows crops within the forest
They still practice inter-cropping which means they use the space between trees in plantation coupes to grow crops.
Padmaparna Ghosh
The Field
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Ponnappa-Crasto lose to Japan’s Iwanga-Nakanishi in final
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England tour of India: Issy Wong, Hollie Armitage lead visitors to series win against India A
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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Titans in season opener; U Mumba pip UP Yoddhas
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant score late goals to edge past Hyderabad FC
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India bow out in pool stage with heartbreaking loss to Belgium