Piedmont zone between Ghaggar and Yamuna river basins and found signs of an active tectonic deformation
Bidding adieu to John Goodenough, the untiring inventor who co-created the modern lithium-ion battery
India’s megacities face soaring temperatures brought on by urbanisation
AI throws the patent system into turmoil
Cities are central to our future — they have the power to make, or break, society’s advances
Far from making the world flat, globalisation has made it spiky
Local bodies are key to decentralised biodiversity governance
It is necessary to redesign interactions between those close to biodiversity, protecting and nurturing biodiversity and those benefiting from ...
Dietary diversity can help stamp out child malnutrition in India
Relying solely on food supplements and fortification may not be sufficient to effectively tackle malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies
The International Year of Millets is an opportunity to improve indigenous kids’ nutrition
About 4.7 million tribal children in the country suffer from chronic nutrition deprivation
From 1999 super cyclone to Cyclone Biparjoy: What more needs to be done to make communities disaster resilient
National governments, including India, need to go beyond minimalistic compensations
Missing Titanic sub: What are submersibles, how do they communicate and what may have gone wrong?
Submersibles are manned watercraft that move in a similar fashion to submarines, but within a much more limited range
Multi-pronged strategies needed to reduce alcohol addiction in India
The supporters of the argument that alcohol-related tax revenues are essential to help governments do not factor in the ...
India’s invisibilisation of donkey labour is rooted in the caste system
Donkeys are an integral part of livelihood of many marginalised sections; though donkeys play an important role in building ...
Battle against child labour necessitates a united front
By addressing the root causes, such as poverty, lack of education and weak enforcement of labour laws, we can ...
India among top countries for hospital-acquired resistant infections: Study
136 million such infections globally; China, Pakistan and India bear highest burden
Algal blooms of aquatic habitats can be a sign of its health
Maintaining optimum levels of algal biodiversity is crucial for sustaining ecosystem function
Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’
Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans
Coal mining in India has a human cost
Communities living close to coal mines in India face the constant threat of fires and land subsidence forcing them ...
Remodelling stormwater infrastructure crucial for building sustainable cities
Unplanned real estate development in cities have led to increased flood risks and deteriorating infrastructure
Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate
Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, drug overdoses and homicides mainly to blame
India has lost its way on open access
New Delhi’s focus on striking a deal with the scientific publishing industry ignores the true spirit of open access ...
Bad break-up in warm waters: Why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures
The answer might lie in the breakdown of the symbiosis between the host and its microbes
Why we need to look beyond the farm to achieve sustainability in agri-food systems
Time is ripe to start focusing on the whole agricultural value chain to tackle the three-fold challenges of rural ...
Do you need to wash rice before cooking? Here’s the science
Washing process has been shown to rinse up to 20% of the microplastics from uncooked rice
South Africa’s drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure and neglect – new report
The current state of affairs was predicted two decades ago by numerous researchers and experts
India can strengthen its energy transition by giving priority to grid-connected distributed PV deployment
The trend in distributed PV deployment in upcoming quarters is expected to provide a clear picture of whether India ...