How do bacteria become antibiotic resistant?
A quick classroom on how bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance and the threat they pose to our health
Fast food MNCs indifferent towards eliminating antibiotic use in India; consumers unaware
None of the fast food companies that CSE surveyed has made any specific time-bound commitment to reduce or eliminate any kind of antibiotics
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement
One of India’s foremost environmentalists, Sunita Narain gives a personal account of her battles as part of the country’s Green …
Two years left and the blind chase of toilets continues
Although Guna district in Madhya Pradesh spent almost all its money for toilet construction, people were still defecating in the open
The changing face of Aravalli mountain range
The Aravallis have prevented the desertification of the national capital, but its overexploitation for mining and construction is degrading its …
'Suicidal thoughts among farmers can be triggered because of non-agricultural problems as well'
A new study is focusing on identifying vulnerable farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana, the three states that experience high rate of suicide
India's GDP is growing, yet hunger getting worse
In the past three years, India has recorded a fall of 55 points in the Global Hunger Index
How India Sees The World: Kautilya to the 21st Century
Using the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra and other ancient treatises on statecraft, the author shows the historical sources of India's worldview.…
The children's ICU ward in Gorakhpur hospital
Over 60 children have died in a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur due to alleged negligence and lack of oxygen supply
'Investigation shows 24 per cent patients tested positive for scrub typhus'
George M Varghese, professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, talks about scrub typhus, a re-…
Ujjwala scheme: Are cleaner cooking fuels affordable and accessible?
The Centre’s Ujjwala programme can be a game changer, but a few bottlenecks remain
Driving stereotypes out of the boundary
17-year-old Kavita, who built a girls’ cricket team in an urban slum, hopes to represent team India
Warnings on encephalitis and floods unheeded
If more children die in August in Gorakhpur and floods occur every year during monsoon, then why are we not prepared?
At tender age, she teaches girls to be tough
Tough to the core, this Mumbai girl teaches Karate to young girls of her locality and eyes a job in the Indian Army
Little singer and public speaker of Dwarka
Jyoti Ramji Parmar and Sherbano Kasambhai Aamda from Dwarka district of Gujarat.have been using their talent and public speaking skills to …
Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companies
Farmers across India suffered heavy losses when the monsoon turned out to be a non-starter. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the government'…
Unstoppable Marthal: building a better future for herself and others
A young girl, who almost quit school, has cleared UPSC prelims and encourages other children by coaching football
Importance of permaculture for Indian agriculture
Clea Chandmal is the founder of Permaculture Ways. She teaches permaculture to farmers and also designs agriculture spaces using principles of …
The Behaviour Puzzle
Stigmatising the powerless is not the way to a cleaner India, but only a more ashamed India
Mission Madness
In their desperation, officials are adopting coercive ways to stop open defecation. Sushmita Sengupta, Snigdha Das and Rashmi Verma look into the …
Power Play
New Rules for NGT appointments will further complicate the already strained relations between the judiciary and the executive
First Food recipe: healthy and easy Makhana breakfast
Makhana or fox nut is traditionally eaten during religious fasting in India, but due to its immense health benefits, it is now relished across …
Why farmers now dread a normal monsoon
No major agrarian reform has happened in the 50 years since the Green Revolution. A normal monsoon cannot be assumed as the only incentive for …
First Food recipe: delicious dessert mango curd with ramdana
Ramdana are the seeds of chaulai or amaranth. They are a source of calcium, protein and amino acids, also rich in iron, magnesium and Vitamin A, …
Maps in the age of GPS: Susan Gole explains
Susan Gole is a renowned cartographer and map collector from Britain. She has extensively studied vintage maps of the world and of India. In the …