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Back to SearchThe signal from the sinking of Joshimath
The town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district is sinking. More than 700 houses are known to have developed cracks and nearly 150 families h…
3 years, 7 months ago
Australian Open 2023: Preview and analysis of the men’s and women’s draw
The first Grand Slam of 2023 will get rolling from January 16 in Melbourne, Australia. Last year, the event witnessed plenty of unseemly controversy,…
3 years, 7 months ago
Should India be alarmed by China’s COVID surge?
With the surge in COVID-19 cases in China, after the easing of its stringent zero-COVID policy in December, there is apprehension that the pandemic c…
3 years, 7 months ago
Can Brazil’s democracy survive the attack by Bolsonaro’s supporters? | In Focus podcast
Days after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was formally inaugurated as the President of Brazil, right-wing supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro st…
3 years, 7 months ago
Why does India want to be a global hub for Green Hydrogen?
Last week the government announced that it has allocated ₹19,744 crore for a National Green Hydrogen Mission. The Mission will aim to make India a ‘g…
3 years, 7 months ago
How are drug prices regulated in India?
In mid-December, a government department told the Kerala High Court that Ribociclib, a drug prescribed for a type of breast cancer, did not meet the …
3 years, 7 months ago
Decoding the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
On December 18, in Montreal, Canada, 188 governments that are parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed on a new framework to ha…
3 years, 7 months ago
Does Israel’s new far-right government spell bad news for Palestinians?
Following his victory in the November 1 elections, and after securing a vote of confidence in Parliament, Benjamin Natanyahu has become Prime Ministe…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Taliban haven’t changed their spots
By banning women from attending universities and colleges, the Taliban have proved that their ideological motivations matter more than international …
3 years, 7 months ago
What the military clash in Tawang means for India
It’s the eastern front with China that has become tense after a border clash between Chinese and Indian troops in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on the …
3 years, 8 months ago