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TopicAuroville

Topic: Auroville

What’s fuelling resistance to IIT Madras’ proposed ‘sustainability campus’ in Auroville township

Auroville Governing Board signed MoU with IIT Madras 8 July to establish a campus focussed on sustainability & aimed at achieving global excellence in sustainable technologies. 

Auroville is having a Crown headache — The laboratory of evolution is divided

At Auroville, friendships have soured, giving way to deep fissures threatening the lofty ideal of ‘human unity’.

RSS-BJP take-over attempt or blind opposition to reform? A road divides heart of Auroville

Established as a lab of universal collaboration, Auroville finds itself caught in a clash between residents & authorities — and even among different residents — over its evolution.

Counterview: Urging Centre to take over Auroville a call for serious overreach of State power

There have been internal and external tensions at Auroville. But resolving these can't be done through violent actions and top-down imposition by the State.

Auroville doesn’t give foreigners right to undermine India’s laws. Govt must step in

India has been generously hosting an international experiment, but it cannot be a bystander to foreign residents’ rebellion against Indian authorities.

On Camera

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.