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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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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: 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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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties