Not just Indo-Gangetic Plains, severe winter air pollution affects central India too: CSE

Singrauli and Gwalior have the most polluted air in central India, according to a CSE analysis

Omicron variant: How should India deal with a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases?

India reported 1,700 omicron cases as of January 3

India’s old dams: Gandhi Sagar in MP needs immediate repair, says CAG report

A breach in the dam could affect millions of lives and damage property

Royal Dutch Shell to temporarily halt its seismic survey in South Africa’s Wild Coast

Shell’s seismic blasting for exploration of petroleum resources halted off the Wild Coast region, a remote stretch of eastern shoreline where whales are spotted  

Bioenergy crops create cooling effect on cultivated areas: Study

Global air temperature decreases by 0.03~0.08 °C, after 50 years of large-scale bio-energy crop cultivation 

Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way

Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture  

Half of global cropland expansion replaced natural vegetation and tree cover: Study

The largest cropland expansion was observed in Africa which was 34 per cent

As COVID-19 pandemic enters 3rd year, what do we know about its origin?

More than 2.8 billion cases and 5.4 million deaths later, the mystery remains unsolved — even as we were warned about it  

COVID-19: Cases, positivity rate soar in Kolkata after Christmas revelry

The positivity rate in the city rose from 3.2 per cent in early December to 5.5 per cent on December 28 

We’re scared of 3rd COVID-19 wave: Migrant workers reflect on 2 years of turbulence

Two years on, ripples from the first COVID-19 wave continue to cast a shadow on lives of migrant workers

In the backdrop of Omicron, why are India‘s junior doctors protesting?

Nearly 45,000-50,000 MBBS doctors are awaiting NEET-PG counselling

Mysterious maladies: The enduring battle of autoimmune patients against information gap amid COVID-19

Fresh cases reported post vaccination; many suffered relapse after discontinuing medication out of fear

ICAR to research on, demonstrate and promote natural farming 

The directive came within a week of Modi’s speech on the relevance of zero-budget natural farming

Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report

At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men living with children; single women living with children were particularly left behind

Is UN Security Council inept in resolving climate change?

Despite India’s staunch opposition to UNCS’s mandate on climate change, the securitisation of climate change is inevitable and indispensable.

Disaster damage: 2021 sixth year with insured loss bill over $100 billion

India witnessed 2 of the world's 10 most financially devastating climate events in 2021

South Africa ends contact-tracing, CDC reduces isolation period — how the world's approach to tackle COVID-19 has evolved

Mask mandates also vary within countries; the type of mask is also a concern

NITI Aayog health index: Kerala maintains top spot

The worst-performing state in overall performance was Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, Madhya Pradesh performed marginally better  

Ken-Betwa river interlinking: Core forest area of Panna tiger reserve will come under water, warns study

At loss: 2 million trees, tiger and its species, 58.03 sq km of critical tiger habitat

With omicron reinfections, are we back to square one of the pandemic?

Case surge may not be as bad as during India's 2nd wave but lot depends on govt interventions, citizen behaviour, say experts

Bihar plans to sterilise, not cull, nilgais

State government plans to sterilise 5,000 nilgais in 2022, says Bihar forest minister