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Sowmiya Ashok
Sowmiya Ashok, a former Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, is now an independent journalist based in Chennai. She reports on China, politics and the environment. She tweets @sowmiyashok
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How storms and lightning in North India killed over a hundred in just a daySubscriber Only
May 04, 2018 02:28 IST
Big duststorms and lightning are not unusual at this time. Why do they occur, why did so many die?
Fri, May 04, 2018
2,000 sq ft creche with space for 30 children: SC makes space for children, mental space for lawyer or staff-parentsSubscriber Only
May 03, 2018 05:19 IST
From the “dingy, cramped” space Bhagwan Das Road that only had “child-minding services” at a monthly fee of Rs 5,000, the current creche can hold 30 children. The fee is capped at Rs 1,500 per month.
Thu, May 03, 2018
Maharashtra set to get Rs 13,650-crore package, and can thank Nitin GadkariSubscriber Only
May 01, 2018 05:05 IST
The proposal includes 83 surface minor irrigation projects of which 66 are in Vidarbha and 17 in the Marathwada region, and 8 major/medium irrigation projects with a potential across projects of 3,76,915 hectares.
Tue, May 01, 2018
Zero Shadow Day: How shadows played hide & seek with Chennai kidsSubscriber Only
April 30, 2018 00:20 IST
At 12:07 on April 24, Zero Shadow Day in Chennai, the sun was at its zenith and the shadows directly under the children, who had to jump in order to be able to see their shadows.
Mon, Apr 30, 2018
Justice Indu Malhotra takes oath, starts Supreme Court innings with CJI benchSubscriber Only
April 28, 2018 04:41 IST
Born in Bengaluru in 1956, Indu Malhotra moved to Delhi at a young age. Her father was noted advocate Om Prakash Malhotra. In a 2012 interview to myLaw.net, an online legal portal, she recollected that he never allowed her and her siblings to slack off.
Sat, Apr 28, 2018
Centre seeks two weeks to file draft scheme on CauverySubscriber Only
April 28, 2018 03:30 IST
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra asked the Centre to submit an application and said it will hear the matter on May 3 — the initial deadline set by the apex court for the Centre to submit the draft scheme.
Sat, Apr 28, 2018On Cauvery water issue, Centre gets tips from Bhakra Beas BoardSubscriber Only
April 26, 2018 03:58 IST
It is learnt that Union Water Resources Secretary U P Singh met BBMB officials, including the Board’s chairman, on at least two occasions since the Supreme Court hearing on April 9, which set the May 3 deadline for the Centre.
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
470 light years away, a planet ‘darker than charcoal’Subscriber Only
April 26, 2018 00:30 IST
Named WASP-104b, the planet absorbs 97-99% of the starlight that hits its surface. It is so dark that the researchers cannot actually see the planet.
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
NCAP draft ‘Pollution-mortality link needs more indigenous studies’Subscriber Only
April 23, 2018 04:34 IST
The NCAP draft, however, notes that many international studies often report data on mortality due to air pollution exposure, and "these studies use extrapolation techniques for air quality and health/disease related data, which probably may not be realistic”.
Mon, Apr 23, 2018
What the new Coastal Regulation Zone draft says, how it differs from the earlier versionSubscriber Only
April 23, 2018 01:09 IST
The new draft if implemented will not only have an effect on how common areas used by fisherfolk are managed, but also bifurcate coastal zones along rural areas based on population density.
Mon, Apr 23, 2018
Cauvery water dispute: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi, seeks to meet personally over issueSubscriber Only
April 22, 2018 02:55 IST
In his letter, Siddaramaiah said: “Our government is strongly opposed to formation of the Cauvery Management Board because such a board is not constitutional” and has said that the “Supreme Court has not directed mechanism.”
Sun, Apr 22, 2018
CJI Dipak Misra impeachment: TMC, DMK don’t join in, ask where’s the evidence?Subscriber Only
April 21, 2018 05:10 IST
CJI Dipak Misra impeachment: Sources in the Trinamool Congress said “political and practical compulsions” forced it to stay away. While the DMK did not sign, its leader Kanimozhi told The Indian Express that “we will support it when it comes to Parliament.”
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
The Long Walk: Did the Aryans migrate into India? New genetics study adds to debateSubscriber Only
April 16, 2018 05:05 IST
Co-authored by 92 leading scientists, it offers new insights into makeup of the Indian population. Will it settle or again trigger the contentious debate?
Mon, Apr 16, 2018
Failure to manage dust, check air pollution: Environment ministry tells 25 construction sites to stop workSubscriber Only
April 13, 2018 02:54 IST
The government projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL.
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Cauvery dispute: SC pulls up Centre, says submit plan by May 3Subscriber Only
April 10, 2018 05:12 IST
The delay over implementation of the river share award has sparked off protests in Tamil Nadu, and raised the pitch in poll-bound Karnataka.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
We must make science accessible to people in their own languages, says principal scientific adviser to GoISubscriber Only
April 09, 2018 00:36 IST
VijayRaghavan, who took charge last week, is a chemical engineer and molecular biologist, a Padma Shri winner, and former director of National Centre for Biological Sciences.
Mon, Apr 09, 2018
Continuing turbulence over Cauvery: What stakeholders saySubscriber Only
April 04, 2018 01:34 IST
Barely a month and a half after the court passed its order on the sharing of waters, the Cauvery will be back before judges — where it has been in some form or another since 1990.
Thu, Apr 05, 2018
Mahanadi water dispute: Odisha gears up to move tribunal for interim ordersSubscriber Only
April 03, 2018 03:46 IST
In February, the Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing of Mahanadi river water.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
Cauvery water dispute: Govt may file clarification plea in Supreme Court over formulation of ‘scheme’Subscriber Only
March 29, 2018 02:45 IST
The Tamil Nadu government will file a contempt petition if no action is taken by the Centre to resolve the dispute and Puducherry is also likely to do the same.
Thu, Mar 29, 2018
In Gujarat’s water crisis, key question: why is Narmada’s level low this year?Subscriber Only
March 28, 2018 00:16 IST
With the onset of summer, water level at the Sardar Sarovar Dam has dipped below the minimum drawdown level of 110.64 m, and stretches of the canal network are lying parched. The state is now forced to use the ‘dead storage’ of the dam.
Wed, Mar 28, 2018
Cauvery water dispute: Deadline near, Centre may have to seek extensionSubscriber Only
March 27, 2018 04:26 IST
It is learnt that faced with the varying demands by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on what shape the scheme directed by the top Court should take, the Centre may file an application seeking extension of the deadline.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
Near Imphal, hope floats for polluted Northeast lakesSubscriber Only
March 26, 2018 04:53 IST
It’s also a first in a major initiative that could be replicated across the region to monitor the rising pollution in its water bodies and put in place preventive measures.
Mon, Mar 26, 2018
Notes from a Nepal Village: How Rajahar farmers are adapting to climate changeSubscriber Only
March 25, 2018 00:10 IST
Rajahar, like villages in Bihar and Haryana, was selected as a “climate-smart village”, from amongst several other contenders in this drought-prone belt of the western development region in Nepal.
Sun, Mar 25, 2018
As Tamil Nadu MPs hold House, Karnataka opposes their demand: Cauvery BoardSubscriber Only
March 23, 2018 03:36 IST
Conceptualised as a “dispute resolution” mechanism, the scheme proposed by Karnataka seeks to restrain states from approaching the Supreme Court and has suggested that the CDIC approach the apex court for any clarification when states differ.
Fri, Mar 23, 2018
In Indian Science Congress papers: Yoga & Gita for spiritual health in social media eraSubscriber Only
March 20, 2018 02:00 IST
Some of the observations and remedies to ensure the country’s “well-being”, according to papers submitted under the ‘Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences’ section at the 105th Indian Science Congress.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018Journalism of Courage
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