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International Mountain Day: Highland people to face vagaries of weather, food insecurity
Released on the occasion of Mountain Day, two reports highlight climate threats to high altitude areas
US Congress passes tribal sovereignty act
Law will restore Native American leaders’ control over employee-employer relations on American-Indian lands
Store water in the sky
Three decades after 'ice man' Chewang Norphel first harvested water in the form of artificial glaciers in Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk, a young …
Maternal mortality on a decline, but challenges remain
An earlier report had said that India accounts for the maximum number of maternal deaths in the world — 17 per cent or nearly 50,000 …
'Farmers in Ladakh are among biggest victims of climate change'
After inventing the first artificial glacier in 1987, Chewang Norphel came to be known as “Ice Man of India”. He talks about how …
'Politics, science and civil society will determine success of SDGs'
Paul V Gandingen, director at Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) and a UNESCO chair, talks about how countries can achieve …
Alarming pollution levels a threat to West Africa's weather
Atmosphere above the region is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, says research
‘Amazonian deforestation can trigger more droughts'
Brazil, the Latin American country that holds 12 per cent of worldwide freshwater, just witnessed a drought and its driest winter in 84 years. An …
Trash crisis in Lebanon, protests turn violent
Protests that started over garbage dump and shortage of landfills evolved into demonstrations against the government
Ladakh’s mountains of serenity and uncertainty
Battling extreme-weather events is not the only concern for the residents of high-altitude villages
After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa
Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region
Hasan Abed wins World Food Prize for pulling 150 million people out of poverty
From development of scalable models to integration of scientific innovation and local participation, the pioneer has formulated many strategies
What monsoon holds for India in 2015
From forecasts over El Niño to fears of economic loss, many predictions in the last week have raised eyebrows
Wings to soar high
A counselling initiative in Madhya Pradesh identifies interests of tribal students and facilitates their admission to institutes of higher education
Two fruits that can prevent heart strokes
Cholesterol oxidation that leads to accumulation of lipids in the arterial wall often causes heart attacks
What you should know about #SaveTheInternet
Following intense lobbying by telecom operators, TRAI has called for feedback from stakeholders before imposing an additional fee on Internet services
Sub-Saharan Africa shows high growth in student enrollment, but remains 'most illiterate'
The region needs 63 per cent additional teachers to achieve universal education by 2015, says UNESCO report
India ranks below Liberia among nations most vulnerable to Ebola-like outbreaks
Cost of dealing with the present Ebola outbreak in three affected countries nearly three times the annual cost of investing in building their …
World’s oldest snake fossils discovered
Discovery by Alberta University researcher rolls back the clock on snake evolution by nearly 70 million years
Ebola damaging economies of two countries in West Africa
At present, nearly half of Liberian household heads remain out of work; employment and food insecurity major problems
Investments from India to lead growth in East African market
Over the last decade, Africa-India trade has followed the upward trend in South-South trade and investments
Countries rushing to ban styrofoam food containers
Use of the compound in making cups and plates dangerous as hot liquids cause partial breakdown of styrofoam, thus releasing toxins into food items
Fukushima rice passes radiation tests for first time since disaster
The earthquake that hit Japan nearly four years ago had forced the country to stop export of fish and other produce from the area near Fukushima …
ISRO’s K Radhakrishnan is one of world’s top 10 scientists of 2014
Other winners include Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo and deceased Ebola expert Sheik Humarr Khan
Race for Ebola vaccine continues despite failures
Treatments for patients infected with the Ebola virus are still in early stages of development, says expert body