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Counting the Environmental Costs of AI

Ahead of the AI Action summit in Paris earlier this week, civil society groups raised the environmental costs of artificial intelligence.

▶11-Feb-2025

Adam Smith

Sarkari Cinema Today with all its Propaganda

Propaganda films in India which project the viewpoint of the current ruling dispensation are here to stay. In the coming years, they are likely to become even…

▶10-Dec-2024

Nandini Ramnath

IG Patel: Centenary Remembrance

A tribute to IG Patel, once Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and many other things: senior official in the Ministry of Finance, official in the IMF and…

▶28-Nov-2024

Ashok V. Desai

The Last Feral Horses of India

Dibru Saikhowa in Assam is home to a population of feral horses, whose origin is not clear. This small group is under threat from floods and competition with…

▶18-Nov-2024

Nabarun Guha

A 1910 Harlem Mystery: The Hindu Butler and the Housekeeper

A double murder in New York in 1910, including that of a “Hindu” butler, was never definitively solved. The police investigation, driven by prejudice and…

▶18-Nov-2024

Anuradha Kumar

Genomes Map Elephant Populations, History

A recent genome study of elephants in India sheds new light on their population, divergence, and history. The study identifies five distinct genetic…

▶04-Nov-2024

Arathi Menon

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