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Sandipan Talukdar
UNAIDS in Deep Crisis, Needs Urgent Replacement of Leadership: Expert Panel
13 Dec 2018
The panel interviewed 500 staffers after public allegations of bullying, sexual harassment and abuse were levelled at UNAIDS.
Sandipan Talukdar
Secretive Investments of Private Philanthropies Stand in Contradiction to Their Motives
12 Dec 2018
An investigative report by Science has revealed that the Wellcome Trust, a leading philanthropy had offshore investments worth more than $50 million in companies that clearly violate the Trust’s…
Sandipan Talukdar
Toxic Air in India Kills 1 out of Every 8 Indians: Lancet Study
08 Dec 2018
In 2017, air pollution claimed 1.24 million or 12.5% of the total deaths recorded that year.
Sandipan Talukdar
More Commitments Needed to Tackle Climate Change, Warns UN Report
06 Dec 2018
Current pledges are not adequate to limit global warming to 1.5 0 C- 2 0 C, says UN Emission Gap Report 2018.
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Daily Roundup 3: Bulandshahr Lynching, NGT Fine on Delhi Govt, Genetically Edited Babies
05 Dec 2018
Episode 3 talks more about the mob lynching in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, the hazardous Delhi air pollution which led to a Rs 25 crore fine imposed on Delhi government by the NGT, the future of BJP…
Sandipan Talukdar
World’s First Gene Edited Twin Babies: How Ethical is This?
05 Dec 2018
Chinese scientist He Jainkui has made changes in the level of germ line genes, which means the changes will be inherited and passed on. But can the possibility be denied that individuals of some…
Surangya
Genetically Modified Babies are Here, Are We Prepared?
04 Dec 2018
With the Chinese researcher He Jiankui announcing the world’s first genetically modified babies, the scientific community is outraged with the prematurity and secrecy of his dangerous experiment.
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Study Says There Are 9 Lakh ‘Preventable’ C-sections in Private Hospitals in a Year
03 Dec 2018
It was found in a study conducted by IIM-A that 40.9 per cent of births in private facilities were through C-sections. 
Tikender Singh Panwar
Transformation in Leh: Goodbye to Dry Toilets?
03 Dec 2018
Water from almost 90% of the borewells has been tested as ‘unfit’ for human consumption.
Sandipan Talukdar
Can Big Ads and Tall Claims Guarantee Purity of Honey? No, Reveals Test
30 Nov 2018
The test conducted on top ten brands of honey in the country found that none of these brands meet the given standards of purity and may have adverse effects on our health.