Earth’s energy budget is not in balance. Should we be concerned?

The Earth will continue to warm as long as this energy imbalance persists

Rancid cake

BAKERY >> SEXUAL BIAS >> THE UK

Indus dolphins on the decline

Water extraction for irrigation one of the prime reasons for the decline, says study

A reminder to Vasundhara Raje

Why employment has to be guaranteed through an Act, not a scheme

India needs 2.5 countries’ resources to meet its demands

Earth dwellers have used a year’s worth of resources in seven months

Book says climate change will affect global food security and trade

In several regions of the world, water scarcity will reduce the capacity to grow crops

Disturbance from West ceases, mercury set to rise

Relief in sight for states in the grip of swine flu

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto on Oxford University Press ban over mention of pigs

GreenPHABLET developed to help small holder farmers

It provides farmers with services to improve productivity and find better prices

Another 5,700 villages on Maharashtra’s drought list

Twice as many villages as in 2012 affected this time

Loss of Arctic ice forcing walruses to take shelter on shores

35,000 walruses were seen resting on a sea shore in northwest Alaska

Latin America in grip of chikungunya

Around a million people are reported to have been infected with disease in 34 countries

ISRO successfully test-fires vital engine; Mars orbiter on final lap

Why flawless functioning of the LAM engine was pivotal to ISRO’s Martian Odyssey

Virtual trap

Facebook>>Animal Trafficking • Australia

Electoral power of women

Deadly lands

Report>> Environmental Activism • UK

Greeted with black

Newspaper>> Censorship • Myanmar

Selfie v Sealfie

Twitter>>Seal Hunt • Canada

Cruel sharing

Video>>PUBLIC HANGING • Iran

Nanotherapy for cancer

Nanoparticles wrapped in polymers effectively kill cancer cells

Powerful strings

Muscles of polythene, nylon strings open new possibilities

What’s in a surname

Culture>> Family Name • Tajikistan/Russia

Letter to Iraq

Broadside>>Books • Iraq

Time for dual standards

A separate time zone for the Northeast can increase productivity at work, save energy

Racial undertones

Movie>> Cultural Bias • Italy