Kolkata researchers think protein molecule MPT63 secreted by TB bacteria might have a role in its release into body from granuloma
How advances in nanotechnology may help in targeted cancer treatment
Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya
Hawaii to begin construction of mega-telescope on July 15
Why central banks need to take human rights more seriously
36 central banks and banking supervisors, participate in the central bank and supervisors network for greening the financial system
Chandrayaan 2 launch called off due to technical snag
Isro to tell revised launch date later
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 8 – July 14)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Floods affect more than a million in Assam despite rainfall deficit in state
The situation may worsen in the next 48 hours
Can a centralised approach help solve water disputes?
A single national tribunal for inter-state water disputes will also enable discussion on the issue of international waters
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 8-12)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
‘Wildlife trafficking and crime are ever shifting and changing’
Azzedine Downes, president and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) spoke to the media about various issues concerning global wildlife trafficking and crime
As told to Parliament (July 12, 2019): India doubled usage of fly ash in nine years
All that was discussed in the House through the day
India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report
The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births
Where did Chandrayaan-1 leave us?
Before India achieves the feat of soft landing on the Moon, let’s look at what the first mission attained and how the second will be different
Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study
Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to genetic modification of crops
India importing pulses despite self-reliance
Despite the Centre's claims of not importing pulses the previous year, foreign dal still entered the country
When wasteland bears fruits
Chikapalli Anasuyamma has transformed over two dozen wastelands into forests in Telangana
Japan’s space probe first to capture material beneath asteroid surface
Hayabusa2 made its first touchdown on Ryugu — a kilometre-wide asteriod, with a relatively dark surface and almost zero gravity — in February 2019
Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old
It could provide new evidence that our species left Africa much earlier than previously thought
Every third child in the world is poor: UN
Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world
MP forest dwellers protest eviction, 4 hurt by police pellets
Allegation against state: Violation of Forest Rights Act
As told to Parliament (July 11, 2019): Road accidents declining across India since 2015
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 11, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India’s Chandrayaan-2 will facilitate an American’s return to the moon
Starting July 15, both India and the US will work out hectic lunar activities for the next five years
AES in Bihar: A case of rural healthcare in crisis
More than 70 per cent of Bihar's PHCs function without any medical officer or nurse
