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Varsha Singh
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Despite years of efforts, Uttarakhand hasn’t really been able to reduce human-animal conflict
Not a month goes by in the state without an incident of a wild animal attacking a human.
Varsha Singh
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The women who took part in the Chipko movement 50 years ago now live at the whims of climate change
Uttarakhand’s Raini village, which gave birth to the famous environmental movement, is becoming uninhabitable.
Varsha Singh
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As Yamuna’s largest dam nears completion, the debate around the 50-year-old project rages on
The project, which was controversially revived in 2014 based on old clearances, lacks environmental impact assessment and local consultation.
Varsha Singh
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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In Uttarakhand, the centuries-old nomadic lifestyle of shepherds is in danger
Decreasing availability of pasture and low prices for their woollen products are forcing members of the indigenous Bhotia group into new work and migration.
Varsha Singh
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Not far from millions of Kumbh Mela pilgrims, two Hindu monks are on a hunger strike to save Ganga
The monks are protesting sand mining and the construction of dams and barrages on the river and its tributaries.
Varsha Singh
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In the midst of a pandemic, millions are likely to gather at Kumbh Mela
Both the state and central government are scrambling to make sure adequate precautions are taken during the religious gathering.
Varsha Singh
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Uttarakhand floods: The state is paying the price for climate change and reckless construction
As the world warms and glaciers melt, experts recommend a review of ill-planned dams and roads to minimise the impacts of disasters.
Joydeep Gupta, Varsha Singh & Soumya Sarkar
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Climate change is bringing snow leopards and common leopards into conflict
The elusive snow leopard has been driven to lower altitudes, where it is meeting the common leopard.
Varsha Singh