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Koraput DM Revokes Republic Day Ban on Sale of Non-Vegetarian Food After Massive Backlash
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (422+ words) On 23 January 2026, the district administration in Koraput, Odisha, published an order prohibiting the sale of non-vegetarian foods on India's 77th Republic Day. The order drew immense backlash from residents of the tribal-dominated district, as well as from opposition leaders and on…...
How Do We Manage a World in Water Bankruptcy?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (427+ words) According to a major'new report'from the'United Nations'University, global'water'systems are no longer in crisis, but have'entered'a state of chronic failure, with shortages that extend far beyond temporary shocks or short-term recovery. At the'press conference'set to release the report, Kaveh Madani, lead…...
‘Everything was Washed Away’: Flood Survivors in Jammu Await Relief as Questions Mount Over Compensation
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (877+ words) Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir: For nearly four generations, around 250 households of the tribal Muslim Gujjar community have lived across Upper and Lower Bermeni, leading largely pastoral lives on the forested fringes of Jammu's Sujwan block. That continuity was shattered on…...
The table tennis players planting trees to fight drought in Iran
3+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) Safashahr, a small city in the mountainous north of Fars province in Iran, faces the same'problems'as many other parts of the country: a worsening water crisis and increasing environmental degradation.' As drought intensifies and local ecosystems come under pressure, public…...
Ethanol Plant in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh to be Scrapped Following Massive Farmers Protest
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (353+ words) A proposed ethanol plant near Tibbi in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan will no longer be set up following massive farmers protests against its construction. A factory, planned by Dune Ethanol Pvt. Ltd., confirmed that the firm has opted to relocate…...
Bird Flu Warnings Are Being Ignored. I’ve Seen This Pattern Before
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (790+ words) There's an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I've been told: don't write about COVID. Our collective attention span has been saturated by those endless months holed up in attics and cramped corners of apartments, staring out at a world…...
The Overlooked Link in Fertilizer Access
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) In the conversation about agricultural inputs, fertilizer is often framed in terms of content'its nutrient ratios, application methods, or impact on yields. Yet there's a quieter dimension that shapes who can use fertilizer and how: packaging. Whether it arrives in…...
How Kenya’s New Seed-Sharing Law Forces Marigat Women to Store Seeds into Foodbanks to Protect Traditional Maize Varieties
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) See Also: Growing Ghost Train Haze Seeds: A Complete Guide for Cultivators The seed initiative has received significant support from a local NGO, Seed Savers Network, which works across Kenya to conserve agricultural biodiversity and strengthen community seed systems. The…...
₹106 Crore Received, Only ₹75,000 Spent: RTI Reveals Massive Gap in Maharashtra CM Relief Fund Spending During Floods
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) According to details shared by Kokat, the RTI sought two key clarifications. The first question asked: "How much money was deposited in the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in October 2025?" In response, the CMRF office reported that "1,06,57,96,331 was credited to the…...
From 200 Workdays to Barely a Dozen, Tamil Nadu’s Farm Labourers are Being Pushed Toward Factory Work
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1268+ words) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: Valliyammal Palanisamy (65), a farm labourer from Kuppuchipudur in Anaimalai block of Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district, has spent nearly five decades in the fields. "I've been doing farm work since I was 18," Valliyammal told 101Reporters. "In the past, Anaimalai…...