Much of today's environmental impacts originate in cities

Bird species in northeastern India shifting to higher elevations, face threat of extinction

Researchers say certain bird species shifting to degraded forest systems for climate change adaptation may go extinct  

The first wave of African migrants leaving Malkangiri, Odisha—their ancestral region—in search of livelihood

The story of one of the oldest tribes in the world is now taking a new turn

China abandons one-child policy after three decades

Policy has been criticised for posing a demographic crisis

Global population set to touch 9.7 billion in 2050: UN

India will be the most populous country in the world by 2022

The land can teach how. to use it best

Next time a report on people, please!

STATE OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION 1992 Publisher: UNFPA Price: Not stated

Whale of an error

Evaporating resources

UNITED NATIONS

A thought for food

Experience shows that agriculture benefits far more from overall macro-economic reforms

Big cats are fine

NORTH KOREA

The obvious choice

Bloated cities

Ravaged future

Many birds may soon vanish

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Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …

We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world

The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …

Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands

Land owned or managed by indigenous people is valuable for conservation. About 65% of indigenous lands have not been intensively …

Climate change threatens survival of albatross

Rising sea temperatures will reduce the availability of prey for the predator seabird and their population growth rate will decline by 5.3%

India has got its cheetahs. But spare a thought for this Iranian cheetah scientist

It has been five years now since Niloufar Bayani was detained on charges of espionage, sentenced and incarcerated for a decade in prison

COVID-19: How Koraput's tribal women hawkers are trying to recover livelihoods

The pandemic restricted the mobility of the women street vendors, pushing them to sell their wares online.

Poor health infrastructure, high population density make UP a ‘COVID-19 hell’

Health infrastructure cannot be built overnight, experts say, as the state bleeds under the viral assault