Draft extended producer responsibility policy: How gaps in achieving fundamental goals can be closed

The draft incorporates important objectives but leaves out some fundamental ones

Limiting antibiotics use in crops: What new actions did the government take

There were growing concerns over resistance to streptomycin and tetracycline antibiotics

Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response

There is more to cyclone risk management than the total number of evacuees

Task force, flying squads are fine, but what does Delhi’s air really need

A large number of industries in the National Capital Region still operate on dirty fuel; their emissions pollute Delhi air

NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition

Will Omicron be more contagious than delta?

The conditions that led to the emergence of the variant are not yet clear, but what is clear is that the sheer number and configuration of mutations in omicron are unusual

High time climate justice reflects in India’s forest policy

It is clear that recognition of tenure rights not only supports the building of climate resilience among forested communities but also co-benefits forest landscape restoration and carbon sequestration goals set by India

What desludging model should an urban local body adopt? Some suggestions

All models have their pros and cons and the model to be used differs from place to place; This isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of idea

Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed

10 high-income countries will be sitting on more than 870 million excess doses by end of 2021

Omicron: Senior Nigerian scientist considers fallout, and why travel bans are a waste of time

‘The announcement by South Africa was that of detection and not in any way proof of origin. There’s still a great deal that’s not known’  

Are new COVID variants like Omicron linked to low vaccine coverage? Here’s what the science says

The extensive mutations in Omicron are consistent with the virus changing over an extended time, as it replicated in a person with a compromised immune system 

Omicron: 5 steps to avoid, 10 to take immediately

The virus will disseminate irrespective of travel bans, as has been the case in the past

Climate change, tribal livelihood: Cinema meets environment at IFFI

Movies such as Taledanda, Koozhangal, Semkhor rise to the occasion to highlight a range of environmental issues staring at mankind today

One square meal: How this non-tribal forest-dweller family survives without FRA recognition in Odisha

Srikumar Khadi’s claim to his land in Odisha’s Sundergarh district is over a century old; but it still awaits recognition

How Sumi Nagas’ traditional knowledge helps them navigate nature’s vagaries

The Sumi tribe of Nagas uses several ecological indicators to facilitate agricultural practices and predict seasonal variation; but this wisdom is vanishing with the passage of time

The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far

Ultimately, everything known about B.1.1.529 so far highlights that universal vaccination is still our best bet against severe COVID-19

The dreaded rainforest shift

The implications of the world’s largest rainforest competing with human-generated greenhouse gases are alarming

Winter shutdown of coal plants based on flawed logic, won’t improve Delhi’s air

Stations should comply with environmental norms at the earliest  

Delhi Air Emergency: Capital bending the curve but more action needed

Delhi’s pollution levels should be reduced so that even when air speeds go down, cold air settles and episodes of high pollution strike, it can recover quickly 

The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer

The organism has been around for about 14,000 years

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Zimbabwe’s initiatives to prevent and contain AMR

A look at the steps taken by the Government of Zimbabwe to contain AMR in the country