No Man's Land
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Whose land is it anyway: Of India’s 703 ongoing conflicts, 25% are in tribal areas
Dalits remains the largest social group that are unable to own land.
Mayank Aggarwal
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In Jharkhand, the digitisation of land records stripped many villagers of their farms overnight
In the ongoing state assembly elections, all parties are using land issues as a poll plank.
Kunal Purohit, IndiaSpend
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Deep dive: Geologists may have discovered a lost continent off the coast of Australia
What constitutes lost continents and can all of them be discovered?
Maria Seton, The Conversation, Joanne Whittaker, The Conversation & Simon Williams, The Conversation
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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View from Pakistan: Islamabad must be proactive and normalise trade relations with New Delhi
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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As India hosts a global desertification convention, a third of its land is facing severe degradation
Caused by salinity, extreme weather events and human activities, the damage has cost India Rs 72,000 crore – 24% more than last year’s agricultural budget.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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‘All went into water’: As Pakistan’s Indus delta sinks, families are migrating en masse
Villagers cannot farm or fish and have no freshwater, thanks to sea level rise and dams upstream.
Shahid Shah
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea: the Rohingya's dilemma
Despite international pressure, Myanmar’s government intends to continue the decades-long program of discriminatory policies against the Rohingya that denies them their human rights.
Ronan Lee, The Conversation
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