Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

Not so sweet: Honey production falls 40% in Bihar

Researchers have attributed the fall to erratic weather conditions in the state 

There’s need for city-level climate actions

Indian cities need climate action plans that are implementable and have necessary financial, institutional and policy support

Basel Ban Amendment becomes law

Croatia became the 97th country to ratify the ban, which was adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, to protect human health and …

India’s 5G fantasy: The future looks decidedly dim

The country is dithering over starting field trials while dreaming of securing patents in this revolutionary technology

5G: A dangerous generation

Radiation fears mount as the world gets ready to embrace the network-intensive 5G

Honey as a biomarker for pollution

Areas with heavy vehicle movement and industrial activity had increased concentration of lead in honey compared to agriculture land

Goa introduces tags to protect biodiversity zones

Organisations selling products, which are made using ingredients from these zones, will now have to pay 0.01 per cent of their annual profits to …

The urgent need for climate-resilient tourism in Nepal

The Himalayan country and its sherpas race against time to save themselves and the tourism sector from climate change

COP24: Talanoa Dialogue ends with a weak declaration

A strong language on increasing ambition in COP24 outcome is crucial in implementing the objective of the Talanoa Dialogue and the Paris Agreement

Charles Kao Kuen: The man who paved way for development of Internet

Known as the ‘Godfather of Broadband’, Professor Kao is known for discovering fiber-optic communication

Supreme Court go-ahead for interlinking rivers

Court had earlier said it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it puts a huge financial burden on the Centre

WB report on Alaknanda dam kept under wraps

Findings on possible adverse impacts of Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydropower project may not become public till Maha Kumbh gets over

Kishanganga dam: court at The Hague seeks details of its environmental impact

Final judgement deferred as India, Pakistan fail to submit details of environment flows and impacts of their hydropower projects

Li's visit yields little on Brahmaputra

China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security

Will Maharashtra's decision to charge fee for green clearance lead to greater transparency?

Industry objects saying it will increase their costs; activists say it can prove beneficial since state environment appraisal committee and EIA …

Modi's victory may mean push for Ken-Betwa river-link project

There is enough evidence that the project would be an environmental blunder, say activists

Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan

Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops

Remembering Nammalvar: farewell, organic saint-warrior

G Nammalvar, the agriculture scientist who pioneered organic farming movement in Tamil Nadu, passed away on December 30 at the age of 75. He …

Rotterdam Convention meet: no consensus on including herbicide paraquat in the prior informed consent list

120 nations had agreed to the listing, but India and Gautemala played spoilsport

Nepal’s civil society wants right to food to become fundamental right

Country is in the process of drafting a new Constitution and civil society organisations are demanding that food security be included in the text

NGOs to boycott climate talks

Civil society groups express unhappiness over developed countries and Poland blocking negotiations

Breastfeeding week kicks off amid concerns over unlawful tactics by baby food companies

Health activists call for effective implementation of regulations that ban promotion of baby foods and feeding bottles for infants

Include eggs in nation’s food security programme, demand activists

People’s Budget Initiative says implementation of food security programme discouraging

Global wildlife populations halved in 40 years

Hydro dams, pollution led to a 76 per cent dip in freshwater species populations between 1970 and 2010, says report