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A wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time

28 May 2023

A strange canine was spotted in a pack of wolves near Pune in western India, but it stood out for its lighter coat and dog-like facial features. It was confirmed to be a wolf-dog hybrid through genetic sequencing


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India's extreme heatwaves show the need to adapt to a warming world

10 May 2022

India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March and April, when many people aren't used to dealing with extreme heat


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Concerns raised over Indian government's plan for face recognition

11 December 2019

India's government wants to build one of the largest face recognition systems in the world, but campaigners are concerned


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The Bhopal disaster 35 years on: Why the full truth remains unknown

27 November 2019

On the night of 2 December 1984, a chemical leak from a pesticides plant killed thousands in the Indian city of Bhopal – but no one has really been called to account


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The pioneering podcast that's breaking the silence on women's health

19 June 2019

From IVF to miscarriage, the podcast She Says She's Fine wants women to share their intimate secrets and get informed about sexual and reproductive health


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How antibiotic resistance is driven by pharmaceutical pollution

22 May 2019

Factories in India making cheap antibiotics for the world are dumping their waste, with grim consequences for people living nearby – and global health too


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How maths could fix the problems with India’s voting machines

19 April 2019

The world’s biggest election is under way in India. Trust in the machines used to vote is low, but better maths could spot manipulation or errors, says Edd Gent


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Mother sloth bear carrying babies takes on a big male tiger and wins

6 February 2019

Claws were out and roars filled the air as a sloth bear had a face-off with a tiger in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. The bear emerged victorious


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More than 350 people in Kerala have died as a result of flooding

22 August 2018

Since India’s monsoon season began in June, more than 200,000 people in the southern state of Kerala have had to abandon their homes and move to relief camps


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How can India clean up when all of its waste has an afterlife?

25 April 2018

Waste has a complicated cultural significance in India. A new book looks at how that affects the country's efforts to get clean


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