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OPINION India at 79 NEWS

India at 79: eight decades after independence, Indian women work much more than Narayana Murthy-prescribed 70-hour workweeks

Climate change magnifying the load, married women suffer most

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ENVIRONMENT India at 79 LEAD STORY NEWS

India at 79: Air pollution does not discriminate, but social inequities do

Air pollution is a public health crisis. Out of the 8.1 million deaths triggered by air pollution worldwide annually, about 2.1 million deaths – a quarter – are reported in India. This imposes an enormous health and development burden. While policies and programmes are evolving to upscale planning and technology solutions, these fall short of

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ECONOMY India at 79 LEAD STORY NEWS

India at 79: Nehruvian Socialism to Viksit Bharat@2047; natural capital continues to be compromised

India’s recent growth story has always been construed as a post-1991 liberalisation phenomenon. The formative decades after independence in 1947, however, unfold a dismal picture with growth numbers struggling even at low bases of the GDP, as the state embraced a “Nehruvian Socialist” pattern of development. The newly independent republic, scarred by colonial exploitation, embarked

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OPINION India at 79 NEWS

India at 79: Rivers remain captive in independent India

The history of development is the story of the struggle to achieve human security at the expense of ecological security. The aridity, human thirst, and water control have always been intricately related. The rainfall pattern in India is spatially uneven and temporally skewed; and about eighty per cent of annual rainfall remains concentrated during the

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ENVIRONMENT India at 79 NEWS

India at 79: Forest policy blowing one way, law drifting another, and practice somewhere in between.

India’s forests—spread across more than one-fifth of its landmass—are not mere stretches of green. They are the lungs that filter the air we breathe, the water towers that feed our rivers, the granaries of biodiversity, and the quiet cathedrals of our cultural soul. Yet, their governance has often been like sailing a vast ship without

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ENVIRONMENT India at 79 NEWS

India at 79: Country needs freedom from its growth obsessed developmental model

On the 79th anniversary of India's independence, as the tricolour flutters with pride;

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POLITICS NEWS

Green agendas neglected in Bengal panchayats; says report

Green activists have recently complained that all political parties in Bengal, both in power and opposition, have historically ignored the rural environmental agendas; and have been continuing with the trend during the ongoing campaign leading to the Panchayat election slated to take place on July 8.They alleged that this is despite the rural areas in

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POLITICS NEWS

State election commission issued green guideline for panchayat election

On Saturday West Bengal state election commission issued a detailed guideline for political parties to ensure that the ensuing panchayat election remains eco-friendly with emphasis on plastic waste management and controlling blaring microphones. The guideline, a copy of which is with The Plurals, has been sent to all district panchayat officers and district magistrates; asking

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

Hindu Kush Himalaya in crisis, 80 percent glaciers may melt within 8 decades

According to a global report published recently, Himalayan glaciers disappeared 65 per cent faster in 2010-19 compared to the previous decade and ‘floods and landslides are projected to increase over the coming decades’ The Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which encompasses the highest mountain ranges in the world and contains the largest volume of ice on

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