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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The laterite plateaus in the state are home to rich biodiversity, but their conservation is not a priority.
Francisco Rebello swings a traditional curved knife and hacks away at everything in his way—creepers, climbers and thorny shrubs—as he clears a steep path for us through the dense forest. Nearly 70 years old and wearing a pair of rubber chappals, shorts and a t-shirt, he turns around and smiles.
A few paces behind, I pant in the humid air. Shafts of sunlight pierce the thick canopy of trees and create kaleidoscopic patterns on the wet, dark soil. One wrong stop would have us sliding down into a torrential stream. “Be careful and grab a branch if you need,” says …
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
An environmental hazard has spawned the need for these quick fixes, but do they really work?
