The state of Jharkhand is home to one of the largest Adivasi (tribal) populations in India. It is also the location of an estimated 40% of the country’s deposits of coal, iron ore, uranium and other minerals considered essential for India’s industrial and energy needs. Unfortunately for Jharkhand’s Adivasis, the mineral wealth lies beneath the[…]
A team of scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, the University of Southampton and the Institute of Zoology at London Zoo have been researching the social butterfly effect – studying how we change our friends throughout our lives. They are interested in the fact that, despite the fleeting nature of many of our relationships,[…]