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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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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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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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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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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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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry