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Anurag Verma is a rich and curious farmer. His gently waving fields of wheat are ready to ripen, but he …
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Protests Bring CPEC’s Kashmir Dam To A Halt
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The site of the 1,110 MW Kohala hydropower project in Kashmir lies forlorn and quiet without the usual humdrum noise …
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Climate Change Is Turning China Into Wine Country
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Mention climate change and some will think of Pacific island states disappearing under glacial meltwater. Or global apocalypse like that …
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Drought And War Bring Afghanistan To Crisis
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It has been two years since severe drought forced twenty nine-year old Amena and her four children to leave their …
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Reflections on the Bahujans in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
An artist is giving a final touch to Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue. Picture: Social Media As assembly elections are underway in …
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Saline Land Will Drive People Out Of Sundarbans
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Increased soil salinity due to climate change-induced rises in sea levels is likely to force hundreds of thousands of coastal …
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Thriving Sanitation Economy in India
Source: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation As the Swachh Bharat Mission completed its fourth year, the government, corporate, international …
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Depicting a Real Picture of the Clean India: A Fitting Tribute to Gandhi
Source: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Every year, India celebrates the Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October. With commemorative spirit, …
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Ayushman Bharat Mission: A Prescription for All Health Woes in India!
Source: PIB Recently, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, launched the health assurance scheme: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri …
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From Apples To Vegetables In Sikkim
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The winter was at its peak when I made my visit to the village of Lachung, in the Indian state …
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