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Environment

With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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Gender

Girls Start Doubting Their Own Brilliance As Young As 6, Researchers Say

Young girls are less likely to think they’re “really, really smart” compared to their male counterparts as early as the age of 6, according to a new study...

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Sustainable Development

Mathematician Proposes Blocking Tsunamis With Sound Waves

Usama Kadri, a mathematician at Cardiff University in the UK, has published new calculations in the open-access journal Heliyon demonstrating the possibility of neutralizin...

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Environment

We May Be Closer Than We Thought To Dangerous Climate Thresholds

We don’t want the Earth to warm more than 1.5–2°C (2.7-3.6°F) compared to the pre-industrial climate. These targets are not magical; they are expert jud...

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Festivals

North East Film Festival Gets Underway In Pune

Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal today said North East Film Festival (NEFF) ‘Fragrances from the North East’ is an unique window to f...

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Gender

Kerala’s First Gender-Neutral Football League Sees Transgenders, Women & Men Play Together

From their inclusive schools to their progressive fashion sector, Kerala is known for being streets ahead when it comes to gender equality, and this week, they solidified t...

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Sustainable Development

These Plankton-Like Robots Are Drifting Through The Ocean To Help Save Sea Life

Twenty years after they first met and 15 years since they began work on the project, oceanographers Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks have finally realized their vision of a rob...

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Environment

These Are The Best Satellite Images Of Earth's Weather Taken So Far

Get ready to revel in some next-level planetary beauty, because on Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the first images taken by its...

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Sustainable Development

Nepal Announces New Ambitious Action Plan To Help Secure Future for Its Snow Leopards

The Snow Leopard Conservation Action Plan 2017-2021 sets the stage for Nepal to achieve its goal of ensuring that at least 100 snow leopards of breeding age populate each t...

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Vernacular Content Is The Next Big Thing: You Tube's Satya Raghavan

Content Asia's Janine Stein interviewed YouTube India's Satya Raghavan on the vdonxt asia stage last week. A look at their discussion. "Tech, content, platform, revenue, la...

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