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Urban construction site with tower crane — Australia housing construction

Australia Housing Target at Risk — Construction 27% Below Pace

August 13, 2026

Australia's target to build 1.2 million homes by 2029 is in serious trouble, with new construction 27 percent below needed pace. Reuters reports builders citing labour shortages, rising costs, stalled

Students with protest placards at a rally — Australian school walkout August 2026

News·Politics

Australian Students Walk Out to Protest Pauline Hanson, One Nation

August 13, 2026

Sunita Somvanshi

Thousands of Australian students walked out of schools on August 13, 2026, to protest Pauline Hanson and One Nation party. Its primary vote hit 26 percent, now ahead of Labor. National Union

Blue Ford Ranger pickup truck parked outdoors — Ford Australia recall August 2026

Mobility·News

Ford Recalls 13,907 Rangers Over Airbag B-Pillar Defect

August 13, 2026

Sunita Somvanshi

Ford Australia recalls 13,907 Ranger Double Cab vehicles over side curtain airbag B-pillar defect. Built November 2025 to July 2026, free repairs start mid-September. Third major recall in 15 months.

Children at a village school in Kovalam, Kerala, India.

India·News·Policy

India’s 73% student dropout rate before higher secondary driven by distance and cost barriers

August 13, 2026

Sunita Somvanshi

TITLE: India’s Education Gap: When the Next School Is Too Far Away For every ten government primary schools in India, there is only one higher secondary school. This physical distance is central

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Meet The Friendly Parrots

The birds showcased in the videos are parrots. The birds are flying freely from one hand to another. The background is full of block mountains and a small patch of greenery. Bird

Karmactive Staff

July 11, 2022

News·Sustainability

WTO Will Cutdown Fishing Subsidies To Mitigate Overfishing

Since 2001, WTO members have been negotiating international regulations to reduce damaging fishing subsidies. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently highlighted the issue’s increasing importance by saying, “Let’s try and get it done.

Nikitha Sebastian

July 11, 2022

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The Eye Of The Storm From Under Water

The most enchanting beauty is always set deep within danger. This time-stopping clip of a school of barracudas, forming the eye of a storm, is no exception to that. Barracudas are equipped

Riva Surana

July 8, 2022

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Weekly News – Ukraine Environment, Queensland’s New Coalmine, Viruses Hitchhiking On Plastic & More

Hubballi – Ankola Railway Line Undermines The Ancient Evergreen Forests of Uttara Kannada. Just Over 3,300 sq. km. of evergreen forest have been cleared during the past 50 years. It could send

Karmactive Team

July 8, 2022

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A Walk Inside An Alaskan Ice Cave

Formed when a flowing stream moves beneath a glacier or snowfield and carves a kind of tunnel, ice caves are rare specimens of the beauty of nature. When the melted water freezes

Riva Surana

July 6, 2022

An aerial view of flood affected areas in Bihar on August 28, 2008.

India·News

Flood And Monsoon Preparedness In India

In the four months from June to September, India experiences heavy rainfall. With the onset of the Monsoon, the preparedness for floods has become a necessity for the government. Flood And Monsoon

Karmactive Staff

July 5, 2022

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Feeding Sparrows In Japan

Sparrows are creatures of endless beauty and yet somehow go unnoticed in our day to day life. @animalcrossing1222, managed by Kazuo Takayama, a pharmacist based in Tokyo, is an avid birdwatcher who

Riva Surana

July 4, 2022

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The Alien From Deep Waters, Peacock Mantis Shrimps

Nature’s beauty comes from it’s complexity behind a simple exterior. What seems to be pretty straightforward and mesmerizing, is actually the product of countless reactions and cycles of evolution. Known for their

Riva Surana

July 2, 2022

Activism·India·Opinion

Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees

Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly

Govind Tekale

July 1, 2022

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The Scenic Waterfall Of Iceland

The reel is a drone shot video of a waterfall in Iceland. A bird can be seen flying towards the camera, almost like it will crash into the drone. The video was

Nikitha Sebastian

July 1, 2022