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Cyrus Mistry, Writer in Seclusion

Author Cyrus Mistry trounced competition from five other writers to become the fourth winner of the $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian literature, for his book Chronicles of...

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Environment

Climate change adversely affecting agriculture

JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if p...

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Sustainable Development

Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country

Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own anim...

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Environment

Kenya First to Earn Carbon Credits From Sustainable Farming

SAO PAULO — A project bringing together thousands of small farmers in western Kenya has become the first to earn carbon credits using a new sustainable farming accoun...

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Sustainable Development

Kenya First to Earn Carbon Credits From Sustainable Farming

SAO PAULO — A project bringing together thousands of small farmers in western Kenya has become the first to earn carbon credits using a new sustainable farming accoun...

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Sustainable Development

Rs. 20 for food, all expenses: Girls in these Karnataka hostels deprived twice over?

Bangalore: Karnataka’s government-run hostels for deprived girl children have been criticized for being more of a farce than a measure of empowerment by the state&rsq...

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Health

Rs. 20 for food, all expenses: Girls in these Karnataka hostels deprived twice over?

Bangalore: Karnataka’s government-run hostels for deprived girl children have been criticized for being more of a farce than a measure of empowerment by the state&rsq...

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Environment

Great balls of lightning! Bizarre glow that has eluded scientists for centuries is captured on video for the first time

It has been mistaken for UFOs, wrecked havoc on homes and eluded rational explanation for centuries.

But now ball lightning, a large, mysterious glow that appears d...

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Environment

Reading The Tea Leaves: Impact Of Climate Change On Worlds Favourite Drink

A team of researchers will examine how climate change affects the concentration of chemical compounds that are responsible for tea’s stimulant, sensory and healthful ...

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Thought Factory

The Masque of Life

Lalitha Lajmi’s latest collection “Masque of Life” is inspired by her belief in the statement “Life is a stage”. Coming from a family of filmm...

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