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Protesters demonstrate during COP27 in November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. At COP27, developing countries led by African countries demanded the adoption of a framework under the Global Goal on Adaptation.

Can we adapt before climate change drowns us?

Despite rising sea levels, heatwaves, and floods, global efforts to adapt to climate change fall short, leaving vulnerable communities exposed.

The Jandial, or fire temple, one of the finest examples of Hellenistic Art (2nd century BCE).

Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world

Reimagine Pakistan and embark on a transformative journey. Lahore awaits with its flavours, history, and friendships that transcend borders.

Europeside — Notes from a small continent

Palestine, the touchstone for Western morality

The misshapen igneous wreckage of destroyed Gaza finds its parallel in Europe’s shattered pretensions and punctured claims to cultural pre-eminence.

SUM AND SUBSTANCE

Follow the money: Supreme Court’s electoral bond ruling marks a significant step in India’s anti-corruption journey

While the verdict is a win for transparency, deep-rooted industry-politician ties highlight the need for broader reforms and sustained action.

Mitali Mukherjee

Irfan Habib: Defender of history

A symposium organised to celebrate Professor Irfan Habib’s 90th birthday brings into sharp focus the Sangh Parivar’s politics of relentless communal m

Communalising martyrdom

The deletion of the names of two top leaders of the Malabar Mappila rebellion from the Dictionary of Martyrs of India’s Freedom Struggle invalidates t

Einstein's Century

In the World Year of Physics 2005, a hundred years after Albert Einstein initiated a revolutionary turn away from classical physics with four seminal

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K.J. Yesudas at a concert in Bangalore.

Celestial singer

In a remarkable career spanning 50 years, K.J. Yesudas has endeared himself to all music lovers with his sensuous and soulful singing. (Published in t

R. KRISHNAKUMAR

Anand's second world title was more satisfying than his triumph in 2000.This time, there was no rival claimant, he said after making sure of the title.

King Anand

Viswanathan Anand becomes the first non-Russian undisputed world champion and the world's top-ranked player at the same time. (Published in the issue

Sunil Gavaskar's success against the world's best fast bowlers, on their own turf, was magical. He single-handedly elevated the status of Indian cricket.

Gavaskar: India's Greatest Cricketer

Little separates Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in terms of record. Despite this, a persuasive argument can be made in favour of Gavas

Manna Dey performing in Bangalore on May 10.-G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR

Haunting melodies

Manna Dey, the 2007 Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner, has enthralled discerning listeners since the 1950s. (Published in the issue dated November 6, 200

PARTHA CHATTERJEE

Bhupen Harzarika singing Bihu songs at a Rongali Bihu celebration in Guwahati on April 17, 2003.

Renaissance man

Through haunting, lilting, often joyous melodies, Bhupen Hazarika (1926-2011) communicated his passionate love for humanity. (Published in the issue d

ARUP KUMAR DUTTA

J.D. Bernal (sitting, fourth from left) with Frederic Joliot Curie (third from left) at the executive council meeting of the World Federation of Scientific Workers in 1946.

Scientist as revolutionary

The life of J.D. Bernal is a testimony to the commitment that a scientist must use his knowledge and technique only for human welfare. (Published in t

Atlas experiment spokes person Fabiola Gianotti (centre), CERN Director General Rolf-Dieter Heuer, and CERN spokesman Joe Incandela look at a screen on July 4 during the seminar in Geneva where the discovery of the Higgs boson was announced.

The Higgs hunt

CERN announces that the highly elusive Higgs boson had in all probability been discovered. (Published in the issue dated July 27, 2012.)

R. RAMACHANDRAN

Anand Patwardhan.

A battle won

The Mumbai High Court's directive to the Central Board of Film Certification to clear Anand Patwardhan's documentary film `War and Peace' throws up im

ANUPAMA KATAKAM,in Mumbai

Pavitra Lokesh as Venkatalakshmi.

Intriguing shadows

At the centre of Girish Kasaravalli's Nayee Neralu is the character of Venkatalaxmi, who uses a superstitious belief to subvert tradition. (Published

Prof. V.S. Ramachandran.

In the mind of the brain

A conversation with Professor V.S. Ramachandran, world-renowned explorer of the human brain, on neuroscience, philosophy, consciousness and beyond. (P

Health workers administering polio drops in Coimbatore. A file picture.

Vaccine worries

With three public sector vaccine-manufacturing units forced to stop production, there is concern about the national immunisation programme. (Published

R. RAMACHANDRAN

Cloning debate not just for the experts

(Published in the issue dated January 31, 2003.)

Dr Abraham Verghese

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