Water World
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As Sardar Sarovar Dam inches to full capacity, 178 Madhya Pradesh villages prepare to be submerged
The Narmada Bachao Andolan organised a hunger strike to protest against the submergence of the villages without proper rehabilitation.
Meena Menon
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Climate change may have made sea turtle populations in the Great Barrier Reef turn female
The gender of sea turtles is determined by the environment of the nest while the embryos are incubating, and by nest temperature in particular.
Sue Palminteri
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I explored the Antarctic deep seas for a BBC series – and it was like going back 350 million years
Few fish can survive in these freezing waters, so invertebrates are the dominant predators.
Jon Copley, The Conversation
Trending
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Rishabh Pant is once in a generation cricketer: Reactions to a superb century at Edgbaston Test
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Watch: Rishabh Pant reaches century at Edgbaston Test, coach Rahul Dravid is ecstatic
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India is at high risk for mass killings, says senior US official
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Caught on camera: Wild elephant kicks up dust to get man’s attention so that he can move aside
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Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies
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It's a bird, and a plane, and a football: The bizarre water tanks of Punjab
The crowns atop Punjab's homes don't come cheap.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Swiss researchers planning to tap glacial water in dams could look to the Himalayas for inspiration
Experts feel that dams cannot replace natural water systems. Communities in the Himalayas have been creating artificial glaciers to tackle water shortage.
Beth Walker
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Why we should be talking about water-intensive bathware
Luxury shower-heads spray more water in 10 minutes than a person should ideally use in a day. Should we be worried?
Chanpreet Khurana
Video
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Watch: Heavy rain causes toxic foam from sewage gully to flow into streets and houses in Colombia
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Roe vs Wade: Young women on opposing sides of abortion debate react to US Supreme Court’s decision
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Watch: Tokyo residents switch off devices at midday as power shortages loom during heatwave
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Watch Ketanji Brown Jackson being sworn in as first Black woman justice in US Supreme Court
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Caught on camera: Wild elephant kicks up dust to get man’s attention so that he can move aside
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In pictures: Chennai struggles as heavy rains pour down for fifth day
Stuck at home, residents took to social media to post pictures of their waterlogged surroundings.
Scroll Staff
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Meet the ghost sharks and deep-sea demons that will haunt your dreams
Click if you dare...
Christopher Bird, The Conversation
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Crops destroyed, lives lost, houses drowned: Who cares about the Assam floods?
While the rest of India has been looking away, Assam has been struggling. But their apathy pales before the indifference of the Assamese government.
Abdul Kalam Azad
The Reel
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‘Meme Boys’ trailer: Students take on their college management
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‘Rocketry – The Nambi Effect’ review: An important story of persecution that’s badly told
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‘Rashtra Kavach Om’ review: Low on action and even lower in brains
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: A superfun animated comedy
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‘Ek Villain Returns’ trailer: Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham in twisted love story