How Hydroelectric Power May Undermine Brazil's Pledge To Slash Greenhouse Gases

Brazil's new pledge to slash its national carbon footprint by 43% by 2030 sounds like exactly the kind of aggressive commitment that environmentalists have been clamoring f...

Bollywood’s Women Steal Movie Limelight From Men

After decades of male domination, Bollywood has seen a recent wave of hit movies starring Indian women in tough, smart lead roles, suggesting the gender tide may finally be...

India Reveals World’s First 100 Percent Solar-Powered Airport

Tesla’s Elon Musk has long propagated the idea that solar is the power source of the future, and tech giants like Apple and Amazon have recently been pushing to reduc...

The Brave New Bollywood Heroine

Last month, I conducted a round-table interview with Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Navdeep Singh, who directed NH 10, and Sriram Raghavan, who directed Badlapur. The idea w...

Nepal Earthquake Highlights Dangers Of Dam Building In Tibet

Hydropower development in Tibet is fraught with huge risks because of the danger of major earthquakes. What’s more, the projects might not be needed, say experts. Alt...

A Sound Economy Needs A Sound Environment

Going by our Intelligence Bureau (IB) and some of the voices in the government, anyone asking for the protection of the country’s forests, its rivers or its coasts is...

Jupiter Ascending

Critics rating: 1.5 Stars

Cast: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean.

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