Stone
A rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition and the way in which it is formed. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. The metamorphic rocks are …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2024 English
Biomass burning, used mainly for cooking, is a key contributor to Household Air Pollution (HAP). It poses health risks especially for women and children as they are directly exposed to …
Inefficient cooking stoves made of bricks, mud or stone typically fuelled by wood or coal.ROLE OF VULNERABILITY …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English
This report is written by Suhas Chakma of Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP), University of Arizona. Published in July 2024, the report examines the conflict between tiger conservation …
displaced tribals are compelled to work as labourers or stone miners. At least 30 tribals died after afflicted …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 March 2024 English
The India Employment Report 2024 was published by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on March 26, 2024. It is the third …
There was widespread violence, with agitators pelting stones at train compartments, blocking railway tracks and even burning …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 March 2024 English
The working paper highlights how inequality in India declined in the period after independence until the 1980s, after which it started rising again. The paper compares the wealth and income …
grants. Lucas Chancel acknowledges support from the Stone Program in Wealth Distribution, Inequality, and …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 February 2024 English
This paper was published in the open-access scientific journal Heliyon, on February 18, 2024. It was written by Khaiwal Ravindra from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh; …
[48] V. Mishra, S. Mukherjee, R. Kumar, D.A. Stone, Heat wave exposure in India in current, 1.5 C, … [53] J.S. Nanditha, K. van der Wiel, U. Bhatia, D. Stone, F. Selton, V. Mishra, A seven-fold rise in the …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
Since the year 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people have become poorer. Published by Oxfam International, …
wealth witnessed since 2020 has become set in stone. Billionaires are now US$3.3 trillion or 34% richer …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 December 2023 English
labourers, fisherfolk, but also daughters, wives, mothers and sisters as they sing the songs of the stone mill – 'jatyavarchya ovya'. A PARI documentary on GSP’s poetic legacy and it’s genesis …
mothers and sisters as they sing the songs of the stone mill – 'jatyavarchya ovya'. A PARI documentary on …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important historical ideas, the series has been sponsored …
sailed on various ships. There’s even a memorial stone for them near Prinsep Ghat in Kolkata. As we’ve …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
This paper has been published in the Journal of Environmental Management in November 2023. It has been written by researchers Lea S. Schroder, Amol K. Bhalerao, Khondokar H. Kabir, Jurgen …
and Rural Development, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada d Research …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 September 2023 English
revered by locals, and with a temple to his name. The stone edifice of the structure is flanked by two sculptures … Right: The entrance to the temple is flanked by stone sculptures of rams ***** When PARI visited Balumamache … happily obliged with grindmill songs. They found a stone mill, cleaned it and affixed a wooden stick in the …
