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Wetland in Assam under Jeopardy

Wetlands in Assam are repositories of diversity, ecology and livelihood support system of the local people. Located about 30 kms from Upper ...

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Environment

Tomorrows Citizens take Matters in their Hands Today!

Louisiana has been losing coastal wetlands since at least the 1930s, but the long-term rate of land loss has slowed since its peak in the 1970s, and U.S. Geological Survey ...

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A Dope for Disjointed

Netflix has come up with an interesting promotional gimmick to accompany its new series named 'Disjointed'; the streaming service has teamed up with a pot dispensary to sel...

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Environment

Rise in Carbon Emissions Linked to Rise in Heatwaves

A study that examined the impact of global climate change on the basis of wet bulb temperature (WBT), found a steady rise in occurrences of humid heat waves . Wet Bulb Temp...

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Sustainable Development

How Singapore Is Creating More Land For Itself

Jurong Island, a man-made smear of sand, lies just off the southern coast of Singapore. A quarter the size of Nantucket, it is thoroughly given over to the petrochemical in...

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Environment

Mammoths, Sabre Tooth Tigers And Other Megafauna Went Extinct

Mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers, giant sloths and other ‘megafauna’ died out across most of the world at the end of the last Ice Age because the changing climate b...

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Environment

Humans May Be Living In Triassic-Period Conditions By 2250

The Triassic Period was a gnarly time to be alive on Earth, and not only because it was Act One of the age of dinosaurs. This epoch stretched from 251 to 199 million years ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Madani Younis: ‘I Fear That Theatres Will Be Only For The Chosen Few’

Pointing through the Bush Theatre’s newly installed windows towards the street, Shepherd’s Bush Market and the railway bridge, artistic director Madani Younis o...

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Environment

Floods And Erosion Are Ruining Britain’s Most Significant Sites

Climate change is already wrecking some of Britain’s most significant sites, from Wordsworth’s gardens in Cumbria to the white cliffs on England’s south c...

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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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