How Archery is Kept Alive In Meghalaya Through Legalised Gambling
byThe Khasis are extraordinary archers. Their skill is kept alive through legalised gambling.
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The Indian Enka Singer who took Japan By Storm
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India’s New Mega-Dam Will Roil Lives Downstream With Wild Swings In Water Flow Every Day
byThe Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams.
Slave To The Device
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What’s The Story Behind The Mysterious Himalayan Skeleton Lake
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Malabar Civets: ‘Critically Endangered,’ ‘Possibly Extinct’
byThe Malabar Civet is thought to have experienced a significant decline a century ago due to extensive forest conversion to agriculture.
The Men Who Invented The Polio Vaccine
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Afghanistan’s People Are Now Subject To Taliban’s Barbaric ‘Vice & Virtue’ Laws
bythe recent law change removes these ambiguities, empowers the Taliban’s morality police and is enforceable on everyone residing in Afghanistan.
Dust Of Dominion
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How Modi Government Invents Alternative Facts To Legitimise Its Policies
byUnder Modi’s leadership, experts have also been systematically replaced with appointed loyalists by dismantling or co-opting advisory committees, universities and established research institutions.
Will The Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Turn Into A Full-blown Regional War?
byLebanon can’t afford another war. The Lebanese people do not want another war.
Waiting For The Doomsday
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How To Say A Beautiful Hello
byAs we navigate our globalised world, perhaps we can learn from these diverse greetings – and make our own a little more meaningful.