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Long-term action needed to tackle pollution of rivers
Every year, as summer tightens its grip and our rivers and water bodies shrink under the heat, the system goes into hurried inspections and bureaucratic blame games. The failure of civic infrastructure lies exposed time and again. Then, when the monsoon finally arrives,
Long-term action needed to tackle pollution of rivers
Every year, as summer tightens its grip and our rivers and water bodies shrink under the heat, the system goes into hurried inspections and bureaucratic blame games. The failure of civic infrastructure lies exposed time and again. Then, when the monsoon finally arrives, the administration seems content to let nature...
When ‘Dancing Girl’ gets a makeover in textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT) decision to digitally obscure the torso of the iconic 4,500-year-old “Dancing Girl” figurine in its new Class 9 arts textbook, Madhurima, raises troubling questions about how we choose to present history to young minds. The “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-Daro is one...
Look beneath the surface of Goa’s water struggle
The monsoon season usually arrives in Goa with a flurry, drenching the State and testing the State’s disaster management preparedness. We have had years when the State has been battered, with trees uprooted and the landscape flooded. This year, however, is a different story. The rain is coming in trickles...
Come clean on smart meters
Late last week, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that the Goa government was pausing the rollout of smart meters after complaints, including from ministers, MLAs, and others within the BJP, began to mount against the seemingly arbitrary rollout and the high costs involved. Smart meters, the government said, was...
