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CSIR develops technology for disinfecting water at Rs 2/litre

Clean water
Science and Technology Minster Dr Harsh Vardhan said the domestic model can provide 10 …
October 18, 2018
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Health

Virginity not a scientific term, but a social construct: UN
Gender violence
In a move to end gender-based discrimination and violence, UN agencies have called for a …
October 19, 2018
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Agriculture

Day temperature, not daylight, influences beans flowering: study
Agricultural research
The findings of Bengaluru-based researchers may help farmers plant the right varieties to …
October 18, 2018
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Climate Change

Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rainforest: study
Decline in insect population
This decline will majorly impact the forest plantation and the animals living there
October 17, 2018
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Agriculture

‘Gender differences in internal migration patterns decrease as countries develop’
Rural migration
Social and employment policies affect migration but can have different impacts according to …
October 17, 2018
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Agriculture

Bangladesh adopts climate-resilient cotton farming to fix trade deficit

Cotton trade in Bangladesh
One of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, Bangladesh is …
October 18, 2018
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Natural Disasters

IMD calls Titli, Luban cyclones “rarest of rare” occurrences
Cyclone
Cyclone Titli caused immense damage in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh despite several warnings
October 16, 2018
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Agriculture

Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
Rice stubble
Incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Kriya Labs can convert any agro-…
October 16, 2018
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Water

86-year-old Gandhian GD Agarwal fasts unto death to save the Ganga

Noted Gandhian and environmentalist GD Agarwal has fasted many times before to save the Ganga. But this time he will give up water too if the government does not help to rejuvenate the Ganga.

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Health
health insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

What does Modicare mean for India's poor and sick?

October 14, 2018
In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for …
Climate Change
Kerala flood

This is why Kerala floods were the worst in a century

September 12, 2018
Kerala's worst flood since 1924 reinforces how local environmental degradation and lack of …
Food
Genetically modified baby food

CSE study finds genetically modified ingredients in food products

August 16, 2018
In a first-of-its-kind study in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tested …

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