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Omair Ahmad
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To be effective, COP26 summit must highlight the link between economic security and green transition
Our current model of ‘business as usual’ is not even good business, much less good sense.
Omair Ahmad
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Instead of making hollow claims, the Modi government should learn about sanitation from Bangladesh
Narendra Modi may declare that India is open defecation free, but toilet use has to be driven by community engagement.
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Why Indian researchers are studying the Arctic to predict monsoon patterns back home
An interview with Director of India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, M Ravichandran, on India’s polar projects.
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Trending
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
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The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine may have been legal – but it wasn’t wise
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How have some people managed to avoid Covid-19 for so long? It could be more than just luck
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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Ranger, Ranger: A project documents those who protect India’s flora and fauna – often at great risk
Journalist Sonali Prasad talks to thethirdpole.net about what inspired her to profile the lives and challenges of India’s forest guards.
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The Uttarakhand High Court said animals have legal rights like humans – but who’s enforcing them?
The judgement might have brought the thinking about law on ecosystems forward, but there is no clarity on how such a law may apply.
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India is finally looking to develop its neglected waterways, but it needs to proceed with caution
Inland waterways may allow India to address its issues of poverty reduction and economic development, but local communities need to be part of the process.
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Video
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‘We will stop you!’: Activists sing to disrupt oil company Shell’s annual general meeting in London
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Watch: New York City removes its last public telephone booth, an era comes to an end
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Watch: Volcano Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky and down the mountain
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Watch: Texas lawmaker suggests arming teachers, police presence in schools to prevent shootings
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‘Manchester United are rubbish’: BBC trainee learning how to write ticker text makes it to live TV
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Uttarakhand’s case points to the challenges of giving a river the rights of a human
The state government has moved the Supreme Court arguing that some points in the order giving rights to the Ganga and Yamuna are ‘legally untenable’.
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Why water-based transport has not taken off in India, despite its many benefits
Practical and policy difficulties have led to limited growth of inland waterways in India over the past decade.
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Watch: Nepali and Indian villages are caught in a tussle over caterpillar fungus
The yarsagumba, which grows in the high Himalayas, is used in traditional medicine, especially as an aphrodisiac.
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The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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A court naming Ganga and Yamuna as legal entities could invite a river of problems
The Uttarakhand High Court's March 20 ruling could create more conflict than it solves.
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An Indian scientist is studying the South Pole from the North Pole
Based out of Tromso, a city in the Arctic, Vikram Goel has been travelling to Antarctica to study the glaciers there.
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Interview: An Indian scientist’s research on glacial melt in the Arctic could hold lessons for India
Ankit Pramanik studies how meltwater from glaciers reaches the sea.
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The Field
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Premier League: As Chelsea FC sale gets approved, what next after the Roman Abramovich era?
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‘An innings we’ll never forget’: Reactions to Rajat Patidar’s incredible IPL playoff century for RCB
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IPL 2022 Eliminator, LSG vs RCB as it happened: Patidar, Harshal star as RCB win by 14 runs
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Cricket: India to face England, Australia away as ICC announces match-ups for Women’s Championship
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Indian football: Sethu FC take on defending champions Gokulam Kerala in IWL final