Oceans are losing oxygen due to climate change
Reduction of dissolved oxygen in oceans will leave majority of aquatic life struggling to breathe
Excreta Matters - SOE 7 (2-vol. Set)
This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is …
Excreta Matters - SOE 7 (Vol.2)
Excreta Matters - SOE 7 (Vol.1)
This week from the world of science and environment
From heritage sites at risk to Maldives ratifying the Paris climate deal, here is a quick look at news you may have missed this week
Diabetes: A silent killer
Globally, the number of diabetes cases has climbed 4.4 per cent over the past two years and is more than 5 per cent of the world’s …
Zika: A growing health crisis
It is projected that Zika virus may infect up to 4 million people this year, can we find a cure?
Silent Killer
According to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), this accounts for one in four of all deaths across the world. …
A long walk for water
In many states, women trudge for up to 10 hours every month to fetch water for their households
Quality of Living - Want to know where to live?
Choosing where to live is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make. Your location will greatly influence your cost of living, …
Social Shift
With an eye on forthcoming elections, Modi government targets rural welfare and infrastructure
Leonardo DiCaprio highlights climate change in Oscar acceptance speech
Let us not take this planet for granted, appeals actor after receiving the Oscar for ‘The Revenant’
How India commutes to work
As Delhi's odd-even scheme prepares to make a comeback in April 2016, we take a look at what modes of transport, if any, India uses to get to work
Walking deep into fog
India embarks on an ambitious scientific sojourn to understand the crippling weather phenomenon
Stillbirth: a reality check
The number of stillbirths has remained unchanged since 2011 and is still very high globally. There were 2.6 million stillborn babies in 2015, …
Is the Stethoscope Dead?
As 2016 rolled on, the classic stethoscope completed 200 years. On its birth anniversary, there has been quite a debate over retiring the medical …
Africa Baby Boom
The continent’s population will continue to soar with the birth of almost two billion babies in the next 35 years and eventually reach 4.2 …
Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it?
Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour
Silence of the poor
Rich nations celebrate a toothless climate summit, even as the effects of pollution become hard to negotiate
Solar freakin' roadways? Why the future of this technology may not be so bright
Andrew Thomson, Australian National University
'The gut influences our mood'
Giulia Enders is a two-time scholarship winner studying medicine at the Institute for Microbiology in Frankfurt, Germany. Her presentation of …
The blind spot of science
Will scientists ever concede that science and politics are bedfellows, no matter how strange?
Yogendra Yadav talks about crop loss and farmer compensation
Yogendra Yadav, leader of Jai Kisan Andolan, talks about the complex process of estimating crop damage, role of banks in providing loans, and …
Moving mountains
A number of models are recording the disruption of weather and ecology to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas
Sunita Narain on Supreme Court order to curb sales of diesel cars
On December 15, 2015, the SC gave orders to ban diesel cars that are older than 10 years and ordered to stop registration of diesel vehicles …