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Plastic Gut Feelings!
Our much guarded food chain has long been breached by plastics, and hence, it did not come up as a surprise when a recent study co-designed by Kim, Seung-Kyu, Professor…
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Stubble Burning and Neo-liberal absurdity
Mandeep, 23, completed his graduation in political science from Punjab University in 2015 before he became regular assistant to his farmer father. His father Murari Choudhary owns 10 acre of…
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The other side of stubble burning
I love food and I love cooking for others. Moments when I am appreciated for my dishes are the most beautiful and satisfying for me. My wife always says “people…
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Digital Art in the Times of Digital Activism
Activism has long been a beloved muse of art; Art, an activist’s historical means to express their fears of a dystopia or their vision of the dream. Artist-activists (Artivists) have…
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How Net Metered Solar Pumps will bring Farmer Shakti
In simple words, net metering means being able to send back electricity to the electricity boards that the consumer isn’t using. When solar pumps are net metered, they keep a…
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Recognizing the Labour On National Women Farmer’s Day
As India officially observes its second “Women Farmer’s Day”, it’s an opportune time to ask if the bureaucratic structure has developed an understanding on feminization of agriculture? For the last…
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5 Steps Towards Deconstructing ‘Decentralised Renewable Energy’
decentralise diːˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/ verb past tense: decentralised; past participle: decentralised to disperse (something) from an area of concentration renewable rɪˈnjuːəbəl/noun: renewable; plural noun: renewables a natural resource or source of energy that…
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How Solar Water Pumps Can Revolutionise India’s Farm Sector
For a long time, solar water pumps were considered to be standalone systems to be deployed in places where the grid has not reached. Solar water pumps were seen as…
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Mumbaikars Struggle to Save Aarey Trees
Mumbai. A city so great, remains great only till the citizens are happy. A thin land strip reclaimed on sea, crowded with people, offices and factories can’t run solely on spirit.
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India’s Most Polluted City, Kanpur, Not Ready With Clean Air Action Plan
Only 4 Out of 15 Uttar Pradesh Non-attainment cities prepared with Action Plan to tackle Air Pollution- Greenpeace RTI query reveals. Lucknow 28th August 2018 | A Right to Information…
