Over 15,000 dengue cases reported in India so far; Delhi breaks five-year record
The government claims having prepared a list of sensitive areas in Delhi where high level of breeding was traced in 2015
Alive and choking
Toyota told the National Green Tribunal that the ban on registration of new diesel cars in Delhi-NCR would affect the existence of the company. …
This week from the world of science and environment
NGOs demanding a ban on oil drilling in Virunga National Park to the new NFHS revealing that many of India's women and children are stillanaemic&…
Iqbal Malik on how Delhi government created a dysfunctional monkey sanctuary
The Delhi government did not follow its plans to contain monkeys in the Asola Bhatti Sanctuary, says primatologist Iqbal Malik
Deadly air: face it
Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …
City trapped in a solar oven
Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …
The joy and the spoilsport
Increase in Durga Puja extravagance has gone hand-in-hand with the erosion of traditional communities and increasing footprints of merrymaking
An earful of high decibels
As the rumble of traffic in the Capital gets louder, experts come up with various ways to clear the clatter
Quicker detection of TB and hepatitis
Two new tests allow a faster and more accurate detection of tuberculosis and hepatitis B than possible earlier
Court bars slum-dwellers defecating in the open
Residents of Delhi's slums find themselves in a Catch-22 situation. Public conveniences in the Capital are woefully inadequate, but when they are …
LIPS talks to you in many tongues
The 24th international film festival in New Delhi introduced an indigenously developed technology that makes it possible to telecast a film …
Former slum now has its own newspaper
A determined group of youngsters in Shaheed Nagar who started a weekly newspaper find their objectives are slowly being realised.
Past lessons, future strategies
Studying the history of human interaction with nature can be very useful in formulating resource management policies. It can also provide a …
Cleaning the microbe way
Even the tiniest microbes could help spruce up our foul environment when let loose on domestic waste. Researchers in Delhi are now advocating the …
Tense? Cut down on fat
A lowfat diet can be as effective as any single drug therapy in checking high blood pressure
Fiscal fitness
While commercial vehicle operators appeal to the Supreme Court to review its order on the phase-out of 15-year old vehicles, the Delhi government …
Bad water
Delhi recently faced a water crisis as drinking water supply was cut due to high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna
Space age
SPACE ’99·Organised by the Indian Space Research Organisation and Exhibitions India Private Limited, New Delhi
Rights for apes
We are ready to give rights to animals. It sounds and looks good. The question is where do we draw the line?
Carry on polluters
Some factories in Delhi are flouting a Supreme Court order to relocate polluting factories. Meanwhile, over 50,000 workers have been rendered …
Gassing around
The bogey of price hike and non-availability of gas might delay action to implement the court order on CNG conversion
Boost for bamboo
BAMBOO BOARDS & BEYOND· exhibition of bamboo furniture by The National Institute of Design·Ahmedabad·India Habitat Centre&…
Playing dirty
There is an urgent need for a post APM fuel policy if we want to address environmental concerns
Missionary women doctors in nineteenth century Delhi
Throughout the 1860s a frail young European woman with a medicine chest was a conspicuous presence at the women's ghats of the river Yamuna in …
Better, not faster transport: Decarbonising mobility shouldn’t be dysphoric
India needs to rethink if faster transport can be the only solution to changing travel behaviour