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let diwali not overshadow Govardhan puja

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- In recent decades, a lot of the conversation related to festivals has been around Diwali on Amavasya, or the dark night. As a result, we tend to diminish the importance of Govard... Read More


let diwali not overshadow Govardhan puja

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- In recent decades, a lot of the conversation related to festivals has been around Diwali on Amavasya, or the dark night. As a result, we tend to diminish the importance of Govard... Read More


Afghanistan's fragile ecology after warfare

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The biggest powers in the world have forgotten Afghanistan. The country has been a site of wars since the Russian invasion from 1979 to 1989. It then experienced intense conflict... Read More


Goodall's legacy and crisis of compassion

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- By now, most of us know that Jane Goodall has passed away. The world mourns a woman who, without formal scientific training, redefined our understanding of the animal world throug... Read More


shun poison of plastic this festive season

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Chinese scientists, led by Bingying Liu, have found a worrisome link between plastics and foetuses. They sampled 1,324 pregnant women and found microplastics in every single pla... Read More


shun poison of plastic this festive season

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Chinese scientists, led by Bingying Liu, have found a worrisome link between plastics and foetuses. They sampled 1,324 pregnant women and found microplastics in every single pla... Read More


Floods raise questionson future of Indian agri

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The floods this year have put not only India's food security at risk but spotlighted a grim reality: will the young farmers across the country want to continue working in agricu... Read More


'modern War adding to high emissions of green house gas'

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- We can all intuitively tell that war is terrible for the environment. We are also correct when we link greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to bombings, missile attacks, an... Read More


'modern War adding to high emissions of greenhouse gas'

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- We can all intuitively tell that war is terrible for the environment. We are also correct when we link greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to bombings, missile attacks, an... Read More


Lucknow can teach other cities their ABCs

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Last week, I visited Lucknow's ABC (Animal Birth Control) Centre. Not only was I surprised to see how clean it was, but I was impressed with its professionalism. First, the Luckn... Read More