Line Of Fire
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Australia’s deadly bushfires may not be the end of its climate woes
The looming climate challenges will stretch the ability of emergency services and citizens to cope.
Neville Nicholls, The Conversation
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The Notre Dame fire is a reminder of how writers have responded to destruction through history
Vesuvius. The fires in London and San Francisco. 9/11. Writers were always there, recording and reflecting.
Alice Kelly, The Conversation
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Uttarakhand fires: The state's wells have run dry – of wisdom, commitment and love for the forest
The noted academician lists practical suggestions to prevent the outbreak of more conflagrations.
Shekhar Pathak
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Malegaon blast: Army officer Prasad Purohit claims he was tortured by ATS, forced to take blame
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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National Green Tribunal sends notice to Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh over forest fires
The bench said it was shocked that the incidents were being taken ‘so casually’, and asked for plans the states had to tackle the disasters.
Scroll Staff
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The Uttarakhand forests weren't always burning – this is how we started the fires
A 1981 governmental ban on felling trees over 1,000m above sea level resulted in annual fires and an increased decimation of forests.
Peter Smetacek
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On the India-Pakistan border, a decade of peace lies shattered
The sudden spurt in crossborder firing has shattered the calm in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Latha Jishnu
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’