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Karishma Mehrotra
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Meet the young Indians who are bringing an Adivasi language into the digital age
Ho was languishing on the sidelines of the internet – until a few youngsters took it upon themselves to tear down the digital divide.
Karishma Mehrotra
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In India, desolate solar parks reveal the dark side of renewable energy
The sector isn’t creating many jobs, apart from those at construction stage.
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In India’s coal belts, jobs are now hard to get – and harder to keep
Coal mining continues to flourish in the country but it is no longer a major source of employment.
Karishma Mehrotra
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Interview: The complex truth of misinformation and hatred on WhatsApp in India
Kiran Garimella’s research has revealed that hate is not always fomented explicity, nor is photoshopping the most preferred way to distort images.
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‘We’re being pushed into poverty’: Voices of women who took on the unicorn start-up Urban Company
Frustrated by rules they see as onerous, a bunch of beauticians are speaking up – and sometimes being heard.
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Interview: ‘Haaretz’ tech editor Omar Benjakob on the Pegasus scandal and Israeli diplomacy
The journalist provides a new perspective to the spyware saga.
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Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them?
Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create?
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Sophie Zhang interview: Facebook prioritises Indian power players, not Indian people
The Facebook whistleblower on the social giant’s pernicious relationship with the establishment and the uniqueness of IT cells.
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What makes mutton taste like mutton? Indian researchers are trying to find out
Scientists are trying to create meat in the lab that tastes, feels and smells like the real thing but does not hurt the pocket. The question is, will it sell?
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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In the pandemic, more Indian children are falling victim to online grooming for sexual exploitation
Cyber police and NGOs say there has been a rise in cases of men befriending girls on the internet and sexually abusing them.
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Interview: India’s laws need to keep up with the rapidly evolving science of gene editing
Debojyoti Chakraborty, one of the few researchers in India working on CRISPR, speaks about the benefits of the technology and the concerns around it.
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Two solar panels on a tailor’s roof tell the story of how Jharkhand is adopting renewable energy
In the coal-dependent state, uptake of solar power has been slow and decentralised, driven by people like Reyajudin Ansari.
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The Field
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament