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The conundrum of Hanuman’s caste

The conundrum of Hanuman’s caste

December 7, 2018

Lord Hanuman, the revered disciple of Lord Ram is worshipped across Asia and world for his loyalty and dedication to the lord. The mighty Hanuman is now being dissected under saffron storm to find out his caste.

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Badhaai Ho’s significant triumph over Bahubali 2 at the box office

Badhaai Ho’s significant triumph over Bahubali 2 at the box office

December 7, 2018

Hindi movies are going through a tremendous change. The avant-garde style of Bollywood has brought out many gems which are refreshing and innovative. 'Badhai Ho' , the latest of that genre is conquering the box office as we speak.

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Tackling air pollution can save millions of lives, says WHO report

Tackling air pollution can save millions of lives, says WHO report

December 7, 2018

A WHO report released at the Katowice conference on December 5 says India could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change.

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COP24: Climate talks begin in Katowice

COP24: Climate talks begin in Katowice

December 6, 2018

At the COP24 summit India has claimed to achieve its climate targets ahead of schedule and has questioned the spending from developed countries of not being enough to mitigate climate change.

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India takes second place in renewable energy

India takes second place in renewable energy

December 5, 2018

India is leading the race in renewable energy but is still expected to become the largest coking coal importer by 2022. Will the country be able to meet its ambitious targets in clean energy while a big chunk of funds go towards coal-based plants?

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Painting with a camera

Painting with a camera

December 3, 2018

Looking at the images that Shanthi Kasi produces, one would hardly believe that they are not hand paintings and are digital photographs instead!

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Artists, Activists stand in solidarity with farmers at Kisan Mukti Morcha

Artists, Activists stand in solidarity with farmers at Kisan Mukti Morcha

December 1, 2018

On November 30, farmers from all over the country marched in Delhi to demand a 21 day exclusive session for discussing the country's agrarian crisis. While the farmers were fuming in anger, the urban educated remained oblivion to the distress, however, the intellectual circuit of...

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Half a Degree Short

Half a Degree Short

December 1, 2018

Finance ministers who are either shy or wary of climate change should now try hard to be in line for climate-action. They are more likely to prove that economic benefits and the action to decarbonise the society are not the opposing teams in the game.

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Towards a Sunny Future

Towards a Sunny Future

December 1, 2018

India has an ambitious target of producing 100 GW of solar energy by 2022. After some rapid growth over the past few years, further development faces serious hurdles at multiple levels.

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Saffron outfits turn up the heat on Ram temple

Saffron outfits turn up the heat on Ram temple

December 1, 2018

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections next year, Saffron outfits have turned the heat demanding the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. Will it polarise the millions of voters on communal lines even as India faces farm distress and joblessness?

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Anand Patwardhan’s ‘Reason’ wins best documentary award at IDFA

Anand Patwardhan’s ‘Reason’ wins best documentary award at IDFA

November 29, 2018

Anand Patwardhan's four hour and twenty minutes long documentary, Reason dealing with the declining secularism in India, wins the Best Feature-Length Documentary award at the 31st International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam.

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The five essential reads for Indian fantasy fiction

The five essential reads for Indian fantasy fiction

November 28, 2018

It has almost been a decade since Amish Tripathi's debut novel, The Immortals of Meluha took the country by storm. In the time since then, the fantasy genre of Indian literature has grown by leaps and bounds and now, it is vaster than ever.

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