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Just as climate change is responsible for causing dire effects on the ecosystem on land, its effect on the marine ecosystem is as palpable.

Breathing life into corals

A city-based teenager is India’s first to make a 3D printed modular artificial coral reef in Pondicherry.

04 Aug 2019 2:24 AM

Garima Thakur protesting at VIP Road, Bhopal

Climate of change

According to the report, governments across the world only have 12 years to meet their goal of net-zero carbon emissions (CO ) by 2050.

04 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

While some have condemned the dastardly act on social media, most preferred not to comment on the issue.

Mum’s the word

While selective outrage over burning issues is nothing new, in light of the volatile political climate, the divide is more apparent.

31 Jul 2019 1:41 AM

The original RTI Act was passed in 2005 and gave every citizen of the country right to demand information from the public authorities regarding their organisation, functions, and financial information, among others. (Photo: File)

Breach of trust?

#RashtrapatiSaveRTI has hundreds of netizens making their opposing stance known against the controversial RTI amendment bill.

30 Jul 2019 12:00 AM

Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah in a scene from Dear Liar

Theatre offered me an escape from mediocrity: Naseeruddin Shah

As the theatre collective, which had Shah, Gilani, Jairaj Patil, Akarsh Khurrana, and Ratna Pathak Shah as its first core members.

28 Jul 2019 12:36 AM

Vaishali Manek, Suparna Dutta, Kevika Singla, Kriti Kulshrestha and Mansi Jain (L-R)

Girls just want to have fun

Oh My Hrithik, a project created by five college-going girls, dispels taboos associated with female self-pleasure.

15 Jul 2019 7:13 AM

Although the play has been running for 10 years, the cast has changed over the time, with Rasheed being the only one from the original cast.

All’s fair in love

Bade Miyan Deewane, the play that is clocking ten years, is based on noted Pakistani novelist Shaukat Thanvi’s Budbhas.

11 Jul 2019 1:08 AM

According to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Bill, commonly known as the POSH Act, 2013, the constitution of ICC in every company is mandatory.

Travesty of justice

While the ICC is a quick redressal mechanism, these loopholes in addition to other deterrents caused in the proceedings frustrates the aggrieved.

08 Jul 2019 4:33 AM

Hardly Sunny Deol in politics

Sunny Deol’s announcement of appointing a ‘representative’ for his constituency in Punjab, shows how inadept celebrities are in politics.

03 Jul 2019 1:01 AM

What’s in your plate

A food convention delves into the recent developments in food innovations and sustainability.

02 Jul 2019 12:00 AM

In pursuit of Parsai

A performance show celebrates the genius of one of the most noted satirists of Hindi Literature.

29 Jun 2019 7:39 AM

RD Burman with frequent collaborator and wife Asha Bhonsle

Remembering the maestro

On his 80th birthday, we remember the musical genius who changed the course of Bollywood music with his path-breaking compositions.

27 Jun 2019 5:33 AM

After weeks of sweltering heat, the city finally received it’s first monsoon showers this week, signaling the onset of the season in the city. K. S. Hosalikar, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai, took to Twitter to officially announce the commencement of the season.

Rainproof your health

As the city finally witnesses the onset of monsoons, doctors warn of infections and diseases that are likely to hit the populace.

26 Jun 2019 12:14 AM

Beco’s eco-friendly bamboo based lifestyle products

Green Endeavours

A year after the state-wide plastic ban, we feature Mumbaikars who have come up with alternatives for single-use plastic products.

21 Jun 2019 11:47 PM

A home-grown theatre artist, Jyoti Dogra, is on a mission to unravel a rather personal and philosophical engagement that the humans have with one of the most fascinating aspects of the cosmos through her play The Black Hole.

The gravity of death

In Jyoti Dogra’s latest play, the connection between human condition and astrophysics gets unravelled.

18 Jun 2019 1:45 AM

Ode to the Blue Collars

The sculptures are in Valay’s signature style of welding stainless steel discs together to create life-size installations.

13 Jun 2019 12:43 AM

Kaleidoscope of Queer Cinema

The festival is spread across two iconic venues in South Mumbai this year – Liberty Carnival Cinemas and Metro Inox.

12 Jun 2019 12:23 AM

In what forms a premise of the playwright and director Abhishek Majumdar’s meta-play Kaumudi (Moonlight), varied themes come together to pose questions about ethics and the medium of theatre.

Conflicts in the Moonlight

In Abhishek Majumdar’s meta-play Kaumudi, varied themes come together to pose questions about ethics and the medium of theatre.

09 Jun 2019 1:50 AM

Mumbai’s Banksy

The Street artist Tyler, who painted his latest work, talks about mirroring the society in his murals and how that channels his cynicism.

06 Jun 2019 6:11 AM

Decoding FN Souza

An exhibition of his rare works unravels the Modernist’s artistic journey through the decades.

31 May 2019 12:05 AM

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