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Environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna with activists at Tehri/Wikimedia Commons

Will the Government Honor Sunderlal Bahuguna’s Vision for the Himalayan Region?

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The Government of India and the Uttarakhand state government have been prompt and generous in their homage to the great environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna who passed away recently but will they honor his vision for the Himalayan region?
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As Cyclone Threat Increases, Enhanced Preparedness is Key to Minimised Loss

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We are still in the middle of recovering from Cyclone Tauktae on the western side of our long coast, and now we have to also prepare for meeting the challenge of Cyclone Yaas on the eastern side, the article discusses the predominant challenges.
Bittu Sahgal started the publication Sanctuary Asia in 1981, after being involved with India’s tiger conservation efforts in the 1970s. Photo from Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Bittu Sahgal: “Young people want to protect the environment, but don’t have their hands...

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Bittu Sahgal is among India’s pioneering conservation and environment journalists, who started the publication of Sanctuary Asia in 1981, after being involved with India’s tiger conservation efforts in the 1970s.
A healthcare worker performs a nasal swab as he tests a woman for COVID-19 in Bamako, Mali. Annie Risemberg/AFP via Getty Images

Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: this might protect against severe...

The following article discusses how poor nutrition levels impact the body's response and ability to fight the coronavirus.
Sanitation Workers at Risk

Why it’s easier for India to get to Mars than to tackle its toilet...

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Despite significant advances in space research, India has failed to tackle its toilet-sanitation problem.

Charging Indians for COVID vaccines is bad, letting vaccine producers charge what they like...

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The article argues against the policy of charging people for COVID vaccines in India and the monopoly of vaccine producers in a pandemic hit India.
In an email interview, Raghavendra Gadagkar talks about the possibilities of low-cost research. Photo from Raghavendra Gadagkar.

Science on a shoestring budget

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In his latest book, ethologist and evolutionary ecologist Raghavendra Gadagkar, speaks about the importance of low-cost research and the need for academia and Indian society to recognise and attach social prestige to it.
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COVID-19 Mortality, Lockdowns And Policy Options

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The article reflects on the unique challenges posed by the pandemic and the nuances of the state's lockdown policy to meet the newly erected challenges.

India’s crisis deepens, but vaccine sharing is yet to materialise

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As India faces a rapidly growing case count, countries around the world are donating supplies and money. However, donations of vaccines to India have been less forthcoming, despite calls for countries with high vaccination rates to share their supplies

The Pandemic, an Unfair Evaluation System and What Plagues our Educational Institutions

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The teaching-learning community is among the worst affected sections amid the pandemic, what adds to their woes is an often indifferent evaluation and assessment system. Isn't it high time we redefine education to be more sensitive and in tune with the needs of the learning community?

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