Abandon the Idea of ‘Great Green Walls’ – The Wire Science
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Abandon the Idea of ‘Great Green Walls’
The notion of planting miles of trees to hold back encroaching deserts is misguided and damaging. We should promote programmes that secure livelihoods and respect dryland ecologies instead.
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The Kashmir issue: why India went to the UN, and what happened after that
How did Hari Singh's accession to India come about? Why was the division of Gurdaspur by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission significant? What was the role played by Nehru and Patel in the Kashmir question?
India an ‘environmental basket-case’, says Ramachandra Guha - The Hindu
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India an ‘environmental basket-case’, says Ramachandra Guha
Historian Ramachandra Guha says India would be an "environmental basket-case" even without climate change. He compares effects of colonialism in Nilgiris & Garhwal Himalayas, noting proximity to China & religious tourism in latter threaten sustainability.
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How India needs to prepare for the AI disruption
We must develop a comprehensive national AI strategy that connects stakeholders to provide a roadmap for responsible AI deployment and increase funding for AI research
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Gene-edited mustard: Less pungent, more useful
Indian scientists have developed the first ever low-pungent mustard that is pest and disease-resistant. It is based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, while being non-GM and transgene-free. Why does this hold significance for consumers and oilseed producers?
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Jadavpur University student death: What the law says about ragging
While ragging is not a specific offence under the Indian Penal Code, it could be penalised under several of its provisions. Both the Supreme Court and the University Grants Commission have specific guidelines on the subject.
Read: The key to India’s hunger challenge: A focus on gender-sensitive growth
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The key to India’s hunger challenge: A focus on gender-sensitive growth
Accelerating economic growth and making it more inclusive, coupled with an increase in farm productivity, can help end malnutrition
Read: Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes on BRICS: All the might-have-beens
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes on BRICS: All the might-have-beens
World needs more rebalancing against both the US and China. BRICS has not kept its promise
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The Fujiwhara effect: When cyclones ‘dance’
When two hurricanes (or cyclones, depending on where you live), spinning in the same direction, are brought close together, they begin ‘an intense dance around their common center’ – this interaction is called the Fujiwhara effect.
Read: As Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, the story of ISRO’s remarkable space voyage
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As Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, the history of ISRO’s remarkable space voyage
A brief history of the three major programmes of the Indian space agency: satellites, launch vehicles, and planetary exploration.
Read: After the Moon landing: K Kasturirangan explains what Chandrayaan-3 means for India as a space exploration player
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After the Moon landing: K Kasturirangan explains what Chandrayaan-3 means for India as a space exploration player
K Kasturirangan, during whose tenure as ISRO chairman the Moon missions were planned, speaks about the past and the future of India's moonshot moment.
Read: Shimla is on a slippery slope. Here’s why
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Shimla is on a slippery slope. Here’s why
With the Himachal capital battered by rains, landslides and cloudbursts, leading to death and destruction, experts blame faulty structural design and increasing population for the “planned destruction” of the hill town
Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/time-to-decide-on-the-himalayan-region-its-carrying-capacity/article67273796.ece
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Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity
Committees and reports cannot change the reality that infrastructure development in the hills cannot be executed as in the plains
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Coup in Gabon: On the trends in Africa
In Africa, traditional regimes are coming under increased pressure from within and a generation of risk-taking generals are making swift moves to grab power
India is staring at water poverty - The Hindu BusinessLine
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India is staring at water poverty
Climate-change induced deficient rainfall, poor storage of rainwater and water-intensive agriculture are responsible
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African Union in G20: A look at the G20’s latest member
Launched in 2002, the African Union (AU) is an intergovernmental organisation of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. What are some its accomplishments and what can be the upshot of its inclusion in G20?
Read: ‘Real big deal’: Seven reasons why the India-Middle East-Europe corridor could chart bold new course in changing world
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‘Real big deal’: Seven reasons why the India-Middle East-Europe corridor could chart bold new course in changing world
Challenging Chinese Belt and Road clout in the region, the transport and energy corridor builds on strategic and economic synergies, marks breakthrough in post-Partition India's quest for connectivity with the world to the north-west.
Stocktaking the calamity: On climate crisis and the U.N. Global Stocktake report: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/stocktaking-the-calamity-the-hindu-editorial-on-climate-crisis-and-the-un-global-stocktake-report/article67292060.ece
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Stocktaking the calamity: On climate crisis and the U.N. Global Stocktake report
The United Nations’ Stocktake report, on the climate crisis, must not be dismissed as yet another technical document
Secure and fair: On e-commerce trade practices and regulation: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/secure-and-fair-the-hindu-editorial-on-e-commerce-trade-practices-and-regulation/article67292078.ece
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Secure and fair: On e-commerce trade practices and regulation
The focus on consumers, which also recognises the need to safeguard privacy in relation to personal data on e-commerce sites, should help ensure a safer digital environment
Read: An expert weighs in | ‘Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for humanity’
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An expert weighs in | ‘Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for humanity’
A new study has found that most of the planetary boundaries have been breached because of human activities. Katherine Richardson, professor of biological oceanography at the University of Copenhagen and lead author of the study, answers five questions about…