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In just ten months, two election commissioners objected 14 times to decisions related to SIRs. At Scroll, we have covered extensively, how SIR has changed election outcomes, people's lives and has far wider impact than just names being deleted from voters' rolls. A thread:
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On August 20, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine moved the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court’s decision. scroll.in/latest/1096006/sc-…

SC seeks response from Goa to journalist Tarun Tejpal’s appeal against conviction in 2013 rape case

The court also issued notice to him on the state’s plea seeking to increase his 10-year prison sentence to life imprisonment.

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After the detentions on Friday, the All India Students’ Association said that it condemns the “suppression of peaceful protest” and demanded the immediate release of all persons. scroll.in/latest/1096005/stu…

Student leaders, activists detained for Jantar Mantar protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Neha Bora, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)’s Dipankar Bhattacharya, and activists Yogendra Yadav and Anjali Bharadwaj were among those detained.

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The wrestlers have also challenged the acquittal of Vinod Tomar, a former assistant secretary of the wrestling federation who was charged with criminal intimidation for threatening one of the complainants. scroll.in/latest/1096003/wom…

Women wrestlers challenge Brij Bhushan’s acquittal, say ‘ideal victim’ standards applied

The order was based on ‘archaic and stereotypical assumptions’ about the ‘expected’ behaviour of victims of sexual assault, they said.

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The governments that will gather in Santa Marta will focus on tackling the root causes of the #climatecrisis – how to transition away from #fossilfuel production and dependence. scroll.in/article/1092314/am… ✍️Meena Menon

Amid West Asia war, a ‘coalition of the willing’ aims to draw a roadmap for fossil fuel phase-out

More than 50 countries are gathering the port city of Santa Marta in Colombia for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

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“Climate change is reshaping the ecology and pharmacological value of medicinal plants,” the Frontiers review authors state. “An interdisciplinary, coordinated response is urgently needed to ensure sustainable production and use.” scroll.in/article/1089319/me… ✍️Liz Kimbrough

Medicinal herbs that traditional healing relied on are vanishing due to climate change

More than 80% of the world’s population relies on traditional medicine for their primary healthcare.

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Replug | In #Nagaland, entrepreneurship isn’t just about profit — it’s about preserving culture & ecology. scroll.in/article/1078993/ From forest-friendly crafts to heritage foods, Naga entrepreneurs are blending conservation with commerce, building a greener future. By Keletsino Mejura

In Nagaland, conservation is at the heart of entrepreneurship

Preserving Naga society’s cultural and ecological heritage has influenced the fostering of alternative livelihood opportunities.

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That mental muscle, built through the daily practice of navigating ambiguity, has quietly atrophied. We have traded the “blue of distance” for the sterile, pixel-perfect blue dot of GPS. scroll.in/article/1088990/th… ✍️Zakir Kibria

The lost art of getting lost: How smartphones messed up our mental maps

We now know exactly where we are, but we have lost all sense of where we could be.

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The shola-grassland mosaic demands humility. The fragmented corridors between Eravikulam, Chinnar, and Pampadum Shola need restoration to allow genetic exchange among tahr populations. scroll.in/article/1089864/va… KA Shaji writes

‘Vacant’ land to biodiversity hotspot: How the grassland hills of Kerala’s Eravikulam were saved

The sanctuary in the Western Ghats now holds the highest concentration of Nilgiri tahr in the world and sees vast spreads of Neelakurinji bloom every 12 years.

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Pope Leo XIV arrived in France for the Vatican's first official visit to the European nation in 18 years, with artificial intelligence, young believers and the continent's future near the top of his agenda. A million people are expected at events across Paris during the first two days of his four-day trip. Credit: AFP
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At a time when children need the most attention and care, adults around them are overworked while broader community spaces and support are eroding. scroll.in/article/1091315/be… Indra Munshi ✍️

Beyond social media and phones, what’s driving ‘discipline’ problems among India’s schoolchildren?

At a time when children need the most attention and care, adults around them are overworked while broader community spaces and support are eroding.

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The film’s allure lies not in providing answers, clarifications, or remedies. Rather, its purpose is to foster contemplation by posing profound questions. scroll.in/reel/1095059/what-… Ari Gautier writes

What the saga of Monsieur Mounissamy tells us about Franco-Indian identity

Pankaj Rishi Kumar’s documentary ‘To Die a Frenchman’ plunges into the hidden, intimate layers of colonial violence.

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On Friday, Pune's the Working Title Film Club and Satyashodhak Vidyarthi Sanghatna stated it was a “tragic contradiction” that a documentary on the alleged use of legal mechanisms to suppress dissent was being silenced. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1096011/scr…
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Balen Shah managed to describe the climate dilemma of poorer countries in unusually simple terms: they want to spend money building what they do not yet have, rather than repeatedly borrowing money to replace what has just been washed away. scroll.in/article/1096008/ne… By Faisal Mahmud
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Tujhya Aaila joins a long list of movies about childhood memories, but the latest one is more attuned to the unpleasantness and the darkness, the slaps and the punches. Review by Nandini Ramnath scroll.in/reel/1095879/
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On Wednesday, he had disagreed with Justice Dipankar Datta, who was part of the bench hearing the six petitions against the Act, when the latter held that the law “does not appear to ensure an independent selection process”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1096010/son…
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Given the fair amount of films and shows about perverted godmen, Hunkkaar could have benefitted from a clinically methodical approach rather than righteous rage. In trying to be hard-hitting, Hunkkaar often comes off as heavy-handed, @nandiniramnath ✍️ scroll.in/reel/1095927/revie…
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In April, thousands of workers hit the streets in Noida to demand a wage hike. UP government responded by detaining hundreds of protesters, some of whom have spent months in jail. @AnantGuptaAG, @priyali_dhingra report on those who dared to protest. piped.video/watch?v=Wo6QHmGP…
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Unfortunately, the movie mistakes Instagram philosophy for insight. Nandini (Neha Dhupia), the author of The Perfect Woman, delivers the film’s most startling dictum: “Don’t love yourself, change yourself.” scroll.in/reel/1095982/revie… @UditaJ ✍️
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