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SCHARADA DUBEY IN THE WIRE

​How the Beef Ban is Causing the Decline of the Famous Kolhapuri Chappal

Changing fashions were already affecting this homegrown industry, the lack of leather will likely kill it

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Welcome to Khagol Mandal, Gateway to the Cosmos

The International Astronomical Union recognised the efforts of this group, based in Mumbai, and gave them a grant for their pioneering ‘Astronomers on Foot’ programme.

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Underwater Noise Pollution Is on the Rise and Its Effects Have Been Deadly

​Marine mammals have been studied by scientists in more detail than many fish found deeper in the ocean, and their acoustic behaviour has been a source of much fascination.

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With the Sagar-Mitra Abhiyaan, Children Grapple With the Plastic Problem

Under the programme, schoolchildren in Pune have been collecting plastic items from their homes for safe disposal, assisted by their teachers and community workers.

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Interview: LIGO's Role in Founding a New Ethic Among Indian Scientists

Tarun Souradeep on the LIGO India collaboration, and whether India can take a leading role in science and scientific discovery in the years to come.

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As Mohsin Shaikh's Family Continues to Struggle With Grief, a Reminder of the Cost of Hate

Three years after Mohsin Shaikh was lynched by a Hindu Rashtra Sena mob in Pune, his family recalls memories of him.

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In the Midst of Mandir-Masjid Dispute, This Man Fights for Ayodha's Buddhist Past

An interview with Vineet Kumar Maurya, whose petition seeking to bring recognition to the Buddhist antecedents of Ayodhya has been accepted by the Supreme Court and clubbed with the title suit.

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Muslims in Maharashtra Mobilise, Demand 5% Reservation; Punishment for Lynchers

he Muslim Muk Morcha, a protest by over a lakh Muslims in Pune on September 9 represented an important mobilisation of the community. But some are sceptical if it will have a favourable outcome.

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Interview: Sanjeev Dhurandhar, a Doyen of Gravitational Wave Physics in India

Sanjeev Dhurandhar is one of the giants of gravitational wave physics research worldwide, and has been leading the Indian research and experimental efforts in the area for three decades

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Manikdoh’s Ray of Hope for Leopards

A visit to a secluded and well-protected rescue centre reveals how the approach to the rescue and rehabilitation of leopards has evolved considerably since efforts first began around 2000.

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‘We Can't Accept Forceful Imposition of Some Group’s Opinion... Someone Has To Take A Stand’

An interview with Imtiaz Jalil, the AIMIM legislator whose attack on the Maharashtra government spending money on memorials instead of hospitals led BJP and Shiv Sena MLAs to question his patriotism, and then suspend Waris Pathan.

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What Large Stone Slabs and Small Sewer Pipes Tell Us About the Unsmart City

In the midst of heated contestations within the Hindutva establishment and their attempts at communal polarisation, nothing is changing in Faizabad-Ayodhya.

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