International Women’s Day 2023: When mothers learn from daughters and begin anew

In a South Kolkata suburb, life comes a full circle as women take baby steps to fulfill lost dreams and rush to attend afternoon classes

We now have a treaty governing the high seas. Can it protect the Wild West of the oceans?

Designation of more high seas marine protected areas could assist in curbing fishing activities in these water

Renewable Generation Obligation notification will enrol coal players in clean energy transition

Notifications by the ministry are attempts to enhance ‘supply-side’ management for renewable energy & reduce dependence on coal

Rice husk biochar removes fluoride from groundwater, prevents drinking water contamination, new study shows

Prolonged fluoride consumption in higher concentrations in drinking water can cause dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, kidney diseases, arthritis

Amrit kaal for adivasis? Union Budget 2023-24 weakens safety nets for tribals

Schemes for food security, child welfare, employment guarantee for tribals saw shrinking of funds

What are these ‘cancer vaccines’ I’m hearing about? And what similarities do they share with COVID vaccines?

Rather than preventing disease, these vaccines are a personalised treatment for cancer, to combat disease

The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city

The book is an ethnographic portrait of one of Africa’s most vibrant and intriguing cities

Scarred: The COVID-19 pandemic destroyed human capital. Its impact will haunt our future

The economic impact caused by a collapse of human capital could affect the world for upto a decade, according to a new World Bank report

Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy — a proposed zone for testing new technologies could head off the problem

The more radio transmissions there are, the more challenging it becomes to deal with interference in radio quiet zones

Making life lighter: How improving rural laundry can be key to better hygiene, dignity

This critical issue deserves more attention and action to help lift the burden of domestic work on women and girls and improve the quality of their lives

Amrit kaal for adivasis? What Union Budget 2023-24 does not say about tribal communities

The vision highlighted in the budget speech does not match ground realities

Extreme wildfires are turning the world’s largest forest ecosystem from carbon sink into net-emitter

A boreal forest fire can release 10 to 20 times more carbon compared to a similarly sized fire in other ecosystems

Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific — but will governments put words into action?

Pacific countries are calling for fairer and more meaningful relationships with tourism partners

Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine

The global humanitarian apparatus is underpinned by often unspoken racial distinctions and hierarchies based on notions of expertise and competency

BIMSTEC region can provide green, affordable energy access to all

It is necessary to develop renewable energy in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner

How fish evolved to walk — and in one case, turned into humans

Some fish species pull themselves forward using well developed fore-fins, while others “walk” along the ocean floor.

Economic growth is fuelling climate change — a new book proposes ‘degrowth communism’ as the solution

Author’s attempts to reconcile Marxism with newer ideas around alternatives to economic growth might bring critiques of capitalism to an unprecedented level of popularity

‘Let’s get real’: Scientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals

Ectotherms will need even more energy in a warmer world — increasing extinction risk

High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers

Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job; most work and live in hazardous conditions with no security

World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention

CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into the international criminal law framework

An online-centric approach in a digitally divided India cuts off vulnerable from welfare schemes

Implementing social protection programs in rural India must consider the digital divide and ensure that the last person is not left behind