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  • Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
  • Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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    ‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
  • Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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‘Pesticides were sprayed for 11 hours to control situation’: New locust swarms in Pokhran, Jaisalmer

Since early April, locusts have been sighted in at least four different states in the worst outbreak in almost 30 years.

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Jun 02, 2020 · 05:02 pm
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Rajasthan: Swarms of locusts hit Pokhran area in Jaisalmer on 31 May. Incharge, Locust Circle Office says,“When we got info about locust attack, required action was taken. Pesticides were sprayed for about 11 hrs to control situation. Drones also being used to spray pesticides.” pic.twitter.com/bWxDuVPvFG

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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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