A wild chase

Based on a 2015 probe that bust a major ivory smuggling racket in india, ‘Poacher’ provides a rare glimpse into the work of forest …

फिल्म समीक्षा: फोकस से हटती ‘द रेलवेमेन’

भोपाल गैस लीक त्रासदी पर आधारित काल्पनिक सीरीज दिलचस्प…

Review: ‘The Railway Men’ fails to elevate from soggy soap opera to crackling survival thriller on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Multiple character arcs, unnecessary storylines turn The Railway Men into a YRF drama that thrives on high use of glycerine, misplaced suspense …

Cyclone tamers: An Odisha village restores mangroves to allay impact of cyclones

Mangroves can only be successfully revived in areas with a history of plantation

Urban Menace: Dogs, monkeys and pigeons in Indian cities

Why is their story important? Because they are creating a new set of urban problems

Upcycling cloth waste into high fashion through traditional Indian handloom

Large textile hubs in the country can produce up to 45,000 meters of fabric waste daily

Seaweed: The next big thing in Indian agriculture set to come from the Eastern Coast

The Indian government has come up with a package of Rs 640 crore to promote seaweed cultivation of up to 1.12 million tonnes by 2025; can it succeed?

Bheed: A brave, flimsy take

Bheed is a loud social commentary that falls flat due to the weight of too many half-cooked stories & characters sequenced into a linear …

Trillions of cicadas about to emerge from underground in 15 US states

Scientists say this is a sign that despite pollution, the climate crisis and dramatic biodiversity loss, something is still right with nature

Russia’s one-dose ‘Sputnik Light’ vaccine will cost less than $10

The two-dose version Sputnik V has been earlier approved for use in over 60 countries including India

Oxygen Langars: Sikh gurdwaras in Delhi help COVID-19 patients breathe

As the national capital gasps for air, gurdwaras like Damdama Sahib have stepped up to provide what are now known as ‘oxygen langars’

Vaccines work just fine without side effects says a new Lancet study

Only one in four people experience mild, short-lived systemic side-effects after receiving either the Pfizer Inc or the Oxford University-…

Sacred super-spreader: Kumbh Mela begins amid second wave of COVID-19

Down To Earth captures the sights, sounds and the violations of COVID-19 rules at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar

Sailing against the tides

India’s first and only licensed fisher-woman, Rekha Karthikeyan, has achieved this feat after challenging many social norms and beliefs