Coronavirus continues its march across Asia and the world

New cases reported in Singapore and Hong Kong; suspected cases in Scotland; three Chinese cities shut to prevent infection 

Antibiotic resistance: AMR a health threat in Uganda

Worries: Self-medication, antibiotic sales without prescription

Budget 2020-21: Will Sitharaman keep aside Rs 1.10 lakh crore to revamp India's discoms

Sitharaman may provide support for Ujjwala beneficiaries for buying refill gas cylinders

World’s oldest asteroid strike in western Australia might have triggered a global thaw

Models show that if the Yarrabubba asteroid hit an ice sheet 5 km thick, more than 200 billion tonne water vapour would be ejected 

IIT Madras scientist to improve algorithms in lattice cryptography

Lattice cryptography is an emerging technology for secret keeping

Shift health to concurrent list: Expert group to Finance Commission

Activists voice concern about some recommendations by panel

Antibiotic resistance: South Africa has a success story in treating resistant TB

Antimicrobial resistance is a worry as in several other African countries  

Locust Attack: Swarms pose most serious threat since 1993

Area measuring 370,000 hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan affected

Bats likely source of novel corononavirus: China scientists

Death toll rises to 9 in China; first case detected in US; WHO to hold emergency meet

Investing in Africa’s rural youth can work wonders for continent: Report

Africa’s youth bulge and the fact that most of its people live in rural areas, make this especially important

Antibiotic resistance: Nigeria stares at a major catastrophe

Coordinated response is the need of the hour

Davos 2020: Above all else, act now, says Greta

Only solution to climate emergency is to immediately stop emissions, she said

India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report

Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 21, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Antibiotic resistance: AMR among poultry, cattle a worry for Kenya

Health ministry draws up ways to prevent antibiotics residue from ending up in plate

Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths

Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer

Antibiotic resistance: How to tackle AMR in Africa

Pan-Africa experts meet to find solutions to the antimicrobial resistance mess 

Pandakudia slum shows 'smart city' Bhubaneswar has a long way to go

Informal settlements in Odisha capital lack toilets, running water & power; situation worsens during rains and natural disasters; women the worst off

How India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’

World Economic Forum’s latest report says social inequality negates gains from high economic growth

India’s declining rural income pulls downs global economic growth: IMF

International Monetary Fund says downgrade of global economy due to India’s dipping growth rates

China confirms human-to-human transmission for coronavirus

WHO to convene emergency meeting on January 22, 2020