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Has Kerala learnt anything from extreme weather? Apparently not, say experts

As extreme weather kills 26 and makes several homeless in Kerala, experts urge climate literacy
October 18, 2021
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IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications
IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications
The innovation has been patented by the researchers and was recently granted the Government …
October 18, 2021
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Pulse tales: What is Indian food without them?

Pulses are found in every corner of the country and are essential in Indian cuisine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Pulses are found in every corner of the country and are essential in Indian cuisine
October 18, 2021
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Agriculture

India’s pulses problem: We need real reform
India pulses problem: We need real reform
The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production
October 18, 2021
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Health

Global Hunger Index: The labyrinth of India’s eternal tryst with hunger and malnutrition
Global Hunger Index: The labyrinth of India’s eternal tryst with hunger and malnutrition
There is a need to pay attention to the understanding of the factors that stand as barriers …
October 18, 2021
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Lucy in the sky: Things to know about NASA mission to Jupiter’s Trojans

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen in Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids. Photo: NASA
NASA’s Lucy mission is going where no one else has before. It aims to look back into …
October 18, 2021
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Health

WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination

WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination. Photo: CDC Global
The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn&…
October 18, 2021
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Development projects threaten Bengal florican habitat in Assam
Bengal florican habitat in Assam threatened by development. Photo: Namita Brahma
Bustard Specialist group experts write to Assam CM to drawn attention to the crisis
October 18, 2021
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Environment

El Nino-like weather conditions increased short-term malnutrition in children across tropics: Study
El Nino-like weather conditions increased shirt-term malnutrition in children in tropics: Study
Nearly 6 million children were driven into hunger during 2015 El Nino
October 18, 2021
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North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study

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Some villages are parched, some are seeing unusual floods: The climate crisis is doing the unimagineable in North East India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study

Nearly 6% of individuals in India aged 45 and above studied consumed smaller portions or skipped meals; 5.3% did not eat even when they were hungry

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