Toxic Watch
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Red pill, unicorn, beta: Decoding the language used by online male supremacists
An expert shows how the language of the ‘manosphere’ creates a culture of exclusion, denigration (of women and men), male power and entitlement.
Robert Lawson, The Conversation
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Eight terrifying things we found about pesticide regulation and use in India
Key takeaways from Scroll.in’s two-part series.
Mridula Chari
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Indian farmers spray a deadly cocktail of pesticides because government lacks staff to guide them
The government’s farm extension system is crumbling. Private companies have stepped into the vacuum but they have commercial interests in overselling pesticides
Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindarajan
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Lethal dose: Indian farmers are dying because the government is regulating pesticides poorly
India has approved around 280 pesticide molecules for use in its farms. At least 99 of those molecules are banned in other countries.
Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindarajan
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Ill-conceptualised health component could end up undermining new pollution index, experts warn
The Central Pollution Control Board wants to use data from local hospitals to ascertain pollution impact around industries.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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How painting hand pumps red could save thousands from poisoning in north Bihar
The state is refusing to notify West Champaran as arsenic-affected despite evidence of high levels of toxicity in the water.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’