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Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

Can an owl in Kerala ward off recession?

Barn owl, an endangered species, has come under increased threat in Kerala's Western Ghats, one of its natural habitats, with many recession-hit businessmen from some states seeking it for......

'Hum Bharatiya INDIA ke saath'

The contrast between the two meetings couldn't have been more stark, yet, both were organically linked, the latter a show of support for the former.Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: Left to Right:......

Centre to sign peace accord with Assam's tribal militants this month: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Tuesday said that the Centre is likely to sign a peace accord with militant organisations from the state's Adivasi communities within September. Addressing a......

CoBRA Jawans Dance At Village Wedding

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: CoBRA jawans dance with villagers at a marriage function. Photograph: ANI A physically challenged girl walks to school daily. A......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Cancun: Forest-dependent communities in jeopardy

Leaders of indigenous communities' groups warned that the imminent introduction of a UN law relating to forests would be highly detrimental to forest dwellers. Over 1.6 billion people depend on......

Opposition's 'people's agenda' to take on Modi

Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.Archis......

Soon, Nabard scheme for marginal farmers

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, West Bengal is planning to introduce a new financing scheme for small and marginal farmers, tenant farmers, oral lessees and share croppers......

'Steel: Expansions, import curbs on agenda'

Timely completion of ongoing expansion plans in the domestic steel sector, appropriate fiscal measures to curb the threat of cheap imports, raw material security for steel firms will be top......

Athens organisers fail green test

Three years after Sydney was hailed for staging the first "Green Games", environmental groups have accused the Olympic movement of taking a giant step backwards in Athens.Dimitris Caravelas, head......

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Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

Can an owl in Kerala ward off recession?

'Hum Bharatiya INDIA ke saath'

Centre to sign peace accord with Assam's tribal militants this month: Himanta

CoBRA Jawans Dance At Village Wedding

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

Cancun: Forest-dependent communities in jeopardy

Opposition's 'people's agenda' to take on Modi

Soon, Nabard scheme for marginal farmers

'Steel: Expansions, import curbs on agenda'

Athens organisers fail green test

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