Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 5-August 11)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
The corporate takeover of India’s media
Press freedom in India has been badly hit by the gobbling up of media platforms by a few large companies
Breaking bad: 8 Gaya villages shift away from growing opium
Economically viable crops, skill development encourage villagers
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The seed banker: This Nuapatna farmer strives to save traditional paddy varieties
Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest duration of 130-150 days
Ensuring home for those abandoned with HIV: Meet Noori Amma
A transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1987 has run a home for children living with the disease for nearly two decades now
Battling misinformation wars in Africa: Applying lessons from GMOs to COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy was based mostly on perceptions about trust, importance, safety and efficacy, said a survey
World needs to rethink internet use post COVID-19
Data storage and transmission emits 97 million tonnes carbon dioxide a year, roughly equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Sweden and Finland
How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point
Inauthentic accounts evolve and develop new tactics to evade detection
Ground report from Gurrampanuku: This Andhra village ditched chemical fertilisers for cow urine
Ideation by an NGO, a little funding, collective labour help farmers in Vishakhapatnam go natural
COVID-19: Women issues found little space in print media, finds study
Only 4.8% of news stories monitored had anything of significance with regard to women and / or gender issues
Top 10 stories of the week that was (July 29-August 4)