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The dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over India’s ambitious river linking project, connecting Ken river in MP with Betwa in U.P., has been resolved and an agreement has been framed. Emphasizing the plight of people in 13 drought-prone and seven flood-prone regions of the country, Union water resources …

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The morning of 29 September 2017, a day before the festival of Dussehra, the bustling suburbs of Mumbai witnessed a heart-wrenching accident which took over 30 lives and left many injured. A common foot overbridge between connecting the Elphinstone road and Parel station was the prime scene of the incident …

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The Rohingya crisis and their illegal entry into India and the decision taken by Indian Government and Supreme court on the Refugees. What Is The Rohingya Crisis? Due to military breakdown and renewed violence in Myanmar, nearly 400,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh and other countries. Thousands of them have …

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Introduction Rising floodwaters have engulfed Kaziranga National Park, a famous location in Northeast India housing two thirds of the world’s greater one-horned rhinos. The flooding has spelled the death of over 270 animals, including 15-20 of the horned rhinos, 185 deer, and even 1 Royal Bengal Tiger. The Brahmaputra River …

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Introduction ‘No Man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one, or love the other or else he will hold the one, and despise the other’. It holds for the Government too, as it does for the proles of the country. While focusing to develop the country …

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Introduction The Doklam road is a Chinese building project that re-enters a feud which has remained dormant for 55 years. Focus around disputes between 3 countries, a potential war, and a battle that dates back to 1962 mean that this disputed border disagreement may have to end once and for …

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Introduction Ganapati Festival, the Hindu festival also known as Ganesh Chaturthi is a ten day festival that honours the birth of Lord Ganesha, the God of new beginnings and remover of all evils and obstacles. This festival entails the zealous worship of an idol of Ganesha which is regrettably traditionally …

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Introduction Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually cleaning, carrying or handling human feces from dry latrines and sewers. In March this year, three workers died while cleaning a sewer in Bangalore. Similar incidents were reported from other parts of Karnataka as well. In the midst of all this, …

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Monsoon is here, and with the rise in greenery and levels of ground and surface water, it also brings a rise in the spread of communicable diseases, most notably, vector borne diseases. Every year, our cities witness numerous small and large outbreaks of malaria, dengue, and chikungunya. In recent years, …

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With the onset of the monsoon season, the roads of the country, yet again, turned into a sheer battlefield. Different cities across the length and breadth of the nation witnessed a total breakdown of the traffic and infrastructure due to the abysmal conditions of roads. If knee-deep dirty water wasn’t …

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