This biosensor attached to your phone can sniff bacteria

IIT-Delhi researchers have developed a biosensor and an app that can be used for bacterial detection

Tiny pollutants your body has no defence against unchecked

While there are no regulations or safe standards of PM1 or PM0.1, they can easily penetrate to lungs and block oxygen-blood exchange

My clean air concerns

The bottomline is even with the region practically closed down, air quality is still nowhere close to where we need it to be. This should worry …

Toxic air engulfs Delhi-NCR, worse yet to come

Western disturbance may reach North India on November 1 with dust from Pakistan and the Thar Desert and if wind speeds remain low, the dust will …

Science behind smog and its ominous implications

Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive

Delhi’s dilemma

Why statehood is no answer to the city’s pollution mess

Delhi HC directs environment ministry to prepare action plan on e-waste inventory

The ministry is asked to look into Centre for Science and Environment's report and prepare an action plan in two months on how an inventory of e-…

Poor air quality a major cause of premature deaths

A study conducted 11 north Indian cities says that annual premature mortality rate linked to air pollution ranges from 150-300 people per 1 lakh …

If sanitation is treated as a community problem, we can make something happen for very little money

Just like a better iPhone is not the solution to poor telecom connectivity, sanitation cannot be solved by a smart, well-designed product, sold …

Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste

The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …

By-laws for solid waste management in Delhi were finally notified. What next?

The by-laws have remarkable provisions, which if implemented properly, should lead to transformational changes

Negotiating for better climate, but little change at home

Delhi is engulfed in a thick smog with dangerous air pollution levels as the environment minister attends the annual Conference of Parties

Deadly omission

The chemical that caused 400 schoolchildren in Delhi to be hospitalised is not considered hazardous by the government

A shot in the arm for Delhi

Neither odd nor even

BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament

Warning signal

Telecom service providers’ study shows mobile phone towers are safe. But are they?

Cough resistance

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India is plagued by delayed diagnostics and inaccurate treatment procedures. An initiative in …

Medical education in India does not address larger social needs for health care

Medical education is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The government's decision to extend reservations in institutions of higher education …

Nirbhaya on stage

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Child workers want their unions recognised

The registrar of trade unions has refused to acknowledge the Bal Mazdoor Union (BMU), an association of working children in Delhi. Though the …

Harnessing the sun

New injectable male contraceptive

A styrene maleic anhydride 'plug' has few side-effects and is reversible.

Ridge riddle

Inadequate supply

Quacks and Medics