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These Photos Show Just How Colossal the World’s Tallest Sandcastle Is
The new Guinness World Record holder is a 48.8-foot creation on Puri Beach that celebrates world peace. It’s shore to impress
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Did an Earthquake Make Mount Everest Shorter? New Expedition Aims to Find Out
India and Nepal both plan to determine if the 2015 earthquake that devastated Nepal caused the world’s highest peak to lose an inch
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After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
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India Inches Closer to Creating World’s Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
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Is Rent-to-Own Solar Power the Answer?
A Canadian entrepreneur is using a business model familiar from ‘70s daytime TV to get Indians to embrace solar
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Why India’s “Iron Lady” Went on a Hunger Strike for 16 Years
Irom Chanu Sharmila resisted a draconian law with her own body
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Archaeologists Are Trying to Digitally Preserve an Ancient Cave Before It’s Demolished
The 5th-century cave is in the way of an airport expansion
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India Plants a Record 50 Million Trees in 24 Hours
More than 800,000 volunteers planted saplings in public spaces in the state of Uttar Pradesh hoping to reduce greenhouse gases and reforest the countryside
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Sorry, Tiger Dudes: Your Ladies Are Faking It
India’s tigresses may be feigning interest in sex as the result of shrinking habitat and overlapping territories
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The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Bollywood
Learn the history of Mumbai’s iconic “cut-to” Switzerland shot
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Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green
To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble
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India’s Space Agency Just Launched a Mini Space Shuttle
One small step towards a cheaper space program
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The Story of the Komagata Maru Is a Sad Mark on Canada’s Past
Why Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to formally apologize is so significant
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For the First Time in 150 Years, Anyone Can Buy One of the World’s Rarest Teas
Go straight to the source
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A Dalit Man Dug His Own Well When He Was Denied Water During a Drought
India’s “untouchables” still face daily discrimination
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Nepal Celebrates Two Years Free From Rhino Poaching
Increased education and a law enforcement crackdown has helped the tiny nation keep its rhinos safe for 730 days in a row
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Indian Artists Are Protesting a Private Takeover of a Public Art Gallery
Local artists want the Venkatappa Art Gallery to stay public
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Fire Devastates New Delhi’s National Museum of Natural History
A late night blaze guts one of India’s favorite museums, destroying valuable collections and exhibits
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: India
Meet the Woman Fighting for the Survival of India’s Traditional Crafts Culture
Jaya Jaitly aims to protect India’s cultural heritage from the threat of globalized marketplaces
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