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Greenwashing Numbers

The biannual India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR), released on January 13, proclaims heart-warming tidings that the country’s forest or tree cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since the last survey in 2019. But environmental experts say this is green
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Teetering On The Brink

March 4, 2022
Over the past two years, people around the world have felt, endured, and resigned themselves to the wrath of the Covid-19 pandemic. While many lives were taken by the virus, those who survived are left with long Covid, the after-effects of steroids,

Women: India’s Rural Energy Pioneers

March 1, 2022
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has found a new partner globally to drive the sustainability mission – women. Another important element common to the projects under this mission is employment, where women are encouraged to take up self-employment or become entrepreneurs. Today, these
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A Dignified Send-Off to Furry Friends

February 26, 2022
On Tuesday, Ghaziabad got its first crematorium for dogs. Last month, Blue Cross of India in Chennai got a dual-chambered gasifier pet crematorium. The South Dum Dum Municipality animal crematorium, in Pramodnagar, Kolkata too opened to the public in December. Delhi’s first
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A skewed equation

February 6, 2022
As India celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with great fanfare last year, the time is right to evaluate how the freedom to participate in the country’s democratic process has percolated
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The Rise of India’s Unsung Heroes

February 3, 2022
While a few senior and known legends of India recently refused Centre’s Padma awards and made the annual awards a topic of discussion, others welcomed the lesser-known Indians that made to the list for their consistent service to humankind, nature, art and
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Rerun Of An Old Story

January 20, 2022
For quite a few years now, the national cricket team was among the few reasons for Indians to smile, and successive captains worked in sync with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was almost as if we had