Priorities

Agra bans plastic bags to curb pollution

With an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of polythene in the city. For the same ca...

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Why do millions of Indian defecate in the open?

Its early morning and local commuters are queuing up for tickets at the Kirti Nagar railway station in the Indian capital, Delhi. Along the tracks, another crowd is gathering ...

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HIV infection due to unsafe medical injections may have fallen by almost 90% worldwide in decade after 2000

The number of HIV infections in low- and middle-income acquired due to unsafe medical injections by 87% between 2000 and 2010, investigators report in PLOS One. The authors de...

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Bonn climate talks: New fundingmechanism proposed at side event totackle energy poverty

CSE and What Next Forum say Globally Funded Feed-in Tariff Mechanism (G-FiT) for enabling renewable energy has the potential to provide energy access to all as well as mitiga...

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The parched planet: Water on tap

Researchers are exploring unconventional sources of fresh water to quench the globe’s growing thirst. In an effort to combat his country’s long-standing water cris...

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With depleting groundwater, Lucknow headed for severe crisis

The groundwater level of Lucknow continues to deplete at an alarming rate due to unregulated and excessive extraction and relentless concretization of green zones. According t...

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India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration

Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister at ongoing World Petroleum Co...

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Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a sp...

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Big dams stage a comeback as concerns over climate change grow

Fund flow for hydropower projects increases in the name of combating climate change but what about social and environmental safeguards? Climate change and growing concerns ove...

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Big dams stage a comeback as concerns over climate change grow

Fund flow for hydropower projects increases in the name of combating climate change but what about social and environmental safeguards? Climate change and growing concerns ove...

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SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatc...

January 22 2026

REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026