Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits Tripura; tremors felt in Assam, Bangladesh

The tremors caused by a shallow earthquake lasted for about a minute

India at high risk to a little-known disease, says an Oxford study

Melioidosis is caused by a highly pathogenic bacterium and currently has no vaccine

Troubled botanists

Famine fears

Shamans. mystics and doctors

Disaster-watch

Not welcome

...says the Union government to the World Commission on dams

IN FOCUS

Urban Wilderness

A study on urban biodiversity is relevant to understand the human impact on environment

To live with the market

Healthy idea

But a poor way to bell the malnutrition cat

Wanted

An Asian measure of obesity

Failure isn't a keyword

The gardens of appropriation

Smoke-enveloped

From the blurbs

India had the second highest number of cancer deaths in Asia in 2019: Lancet

Apart from tobacco smoking and ambient air pollution, high prevalence of smokeless tobacco public health concern in South Asian countries 

Book Excerpt: The Peepal, a tree sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains of the Subcontinent

The peepal is native to India and other countries of south and southeast Asia; its cultural importance is immense in these areas, writes V Sundararaju

International Tropical Timber Council concludes with major decisions, including its extension

EU expresses desire to join efforts on conservation of world forests

Mocha: Most models predict storm will strike Myanmar. Is the country prepared?

The country’s last major cyclone, Nargis in 2008, claimed over 84,000 lives

The importance (and baggage) of ghee

The social standing of ghee is heavier than the health one

Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia

Iman, the last Sumatran rhino in the country, passed away on November 23, 2019

Two cases of pneumonic plague reported in northern China

Chinese officials downplay, say both patients are being treated as rules mandate

Global seed market crossed $45 billion in 2018: Report

Asia, Europe and Middle East-Africa main drivers of growth

Asia-Pacific moves slow on environment-related SDGs: Report

At this rate, the region will not achieve any of these SDGs by 2030