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Sustainable Development

Germany Strikes Offshore Wind Deals, Subsidy Not Included

European governments have spent large sums of money in recent years subsidizing giant offshore wind projects in hopes of creating a clean source of energy that could eventu...

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Environment

Giraffes Must Be Listed As Endangered, Conservationists Formally Tell US

Conservationists have lodged a formal request for the US government to list giraffes as endangered in a bid to prevent what they call the “silent extinction” of...

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Festivals

Meet The Director Of Aaba, The Only Award-Winning Indian Short Film At Berlin International Festival

Amar Kaushik’s debut short film Aaba bagged the Special Jury Prize at the recently concluded Berlin International Festival. Here, he opens up about growing up in the ...

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Sustainable Development

Wind farms might be killing many more bats than we realize

It’s no secret that wind power has experienced a boom in recent years, as demand for renewable energy sources grows. But while the technology is adept at helping curb...

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Environment

What If Nature, Like Corporations, Had The Rights Of A Person?

In recent years, the US supreme court has solidified the concept of corporate personhood. Following rulings in such cases as Hobby Lobb...

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Environment

Venice Really Hates Being The World's Tourist Destination

Venice is overwhelmed by tourists. That's the message locals have been voicing in recent years, with protests flaring in the past few weeks.
Recently, Venetian residen...

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Sustainable Development

How We Blended Our Minds With Our Devices

Like life itself, technologies evolve. So it is that the telephone became the smartphone, that near-at-hand portal to the information superhighway. We have held these power...

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Human Rights

Why Kerala Is The Best Place In India To Die

In recent years, countries like Mongolia and Uganda have been praised for making great strides in improving palliative care, which focuses on managing pain and discomfort c...

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Sustainable Development

In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

The earth beneath Lakshmi Karre’s sparse cotton crop is hard and dry. Dressed in a flowery orange sari, she squats in the large gap between two plants and tugs at som...

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Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Donates Rs 50 Lakh Towards Drought Hit Maharashtra.

Maharashtra is currently facing one of the worst droughts in recent years. Of the 43,000 villages in the state, 27,723 villages have been declared drought-hit and 54 out of...

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