So long, Suvin

The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing

Orange tumbles

Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?

Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change

Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable

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Illogical formula

Lopsided drug trial compensation plan marginalises the unemployed and homemakers

Cancer kills 400,000 each year, but screening for the disease yet to take off

Lack of trained manpower main hurdle, says health secretary

Needed: People's participation

Communities and state governments have to play a more important role

Hassan: Holding on

MRC's operations are still going on in this Karnataka district, but their fate is uncertain

Kheda: Forgotten glory

This is where it all started. And now, there is no sign of past successes

Chennai: beginning of a new policy

New bye-laws might help in dealing with malaria

Pondichery: The gnats live on

Even the memory of initial success of bioenvironmental approach has been wiped off

Goa: Back to square one

For mysterious reasons, the state government is highly sceptical of the MRC's work

Follow Up

Elusive cause

Kala-azar spreads to Gujarat, MP

Bytes

Wheat rust fear looms large over south Asia

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Lead exposure led to 30% global cardiovascular deaths in 2019

5.5 million died due to cardiovascular diseases caused by lead exposure in 2019; 95% impact in LMICs

COVID-19: Did SARS-CoV-2 originate in raccoon dogs from Wuhan wet market? New data gives links

Meanwhile, Israel reports new COVID-19 variant — a combination of BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants of Omicron

Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

Bihar to launch 150-bed ‘Neglected Tropical Disease Centre’

The state accounts for 80 per cent of Kala-azar cases in India, a potentially fatal disease caused by the bite of sand flies

Kolar: The dilemma continues

Although the MRC's work is still going on, the community remains has not been educated to continue with it

Hardwar: Not without help

The malaria control operations have been successful only because of help from a large public sector corporation