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Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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Large-scale solar projects could create more problems in India than they solve
While development experts hail the rapid growth of the country’s solar sector, a murmur of disagreement is emerging among climate experts and activists.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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‘Our livelihood depends on this land’: A solar park in Gujarat is hurting a pastoral community
The Charanka solar park may help India reach its renewable energy goals, but it has a hidden cost.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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An Indian app to track snake bites could help save lives and develop better anti-venom
The Big4 Mapper helps conservationists and herpetologists understand the distribution of snakes and incidents of bites reported in the country.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu is drought-prone despite having at least two monsoons a year
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall in the dry land farms in this district are making rain-fed agriculture non-viable.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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Odisha’s Rushikulya has seen two Olive Ridley mass nestings this year
The forest department claims that this year has also seen the highest number of turtles since they began recording mass nesting events, or arribadas.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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Ladakh’s soaring popularity as a tourist paradise has left the arid region water-starved
The Bollywood hit ‘3 Idiots’ led to an unprecedented rise in tourism in the desert district. But this brought with it environmental and ecological damage.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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