Empower communities to restore forests: Study

Crucial forest-restoration areas in low-income countries — home to 12 per cent of their total population — can have an impact on …

COVID-19: Bats’ immune system, longevity offer clues for treatment, says study

Bats’ immune systems have mechanisms to control inflammation, a mainstay of disease and ageing

Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate

Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality 

India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed

There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades

Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?

Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities

Nano technology enables scientists to study migrations of Pied Cuckoo

The project is the first to study the species, which is closely linked to the arrival of the south west monsoon in India

More than Rs 25 crore for Asiatic lions unspent despite 331 deaths

Positions of forest guards, veterinarians and foresters are lying vacant and a vaccine is yet to be developed

Tree-planting campaigns can reduce, not improve biodiversity, shows study

Tree plantations can contradict the real purpose of planting trees, according to the study

Green crackers answer to Diwali pollution but manufacturing limited

Most green crackers do not contain barium nitrate, which is the most dangerous ingredient in conventional crackers

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses

Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well

DTE Exclusive: Govt report blames half of Gir lion deaths in January-May this year on diseases

The other half died of natural causes, snake bite, electrocution and by falling into wells

India is nowhere close to herd immunity, countrywide serosurvey shows

Upcoming winter season and festivals could heighten COVID-19 challenge, say officials

Forest dept finds irregularities in non-profit’s owl conservation efforts

Wildlife Research and Conservation Society accused of violations including straying from the core area of conservation, banding owl species …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Civil society praises Centre’s draft order banning 27 pesticides

The pesticides in question continue to be used in India, but are already banned, restricted or withdrawn in other countries 

India’s COVID-19 vaccine: Study investigators say August 15 deadline unachievable

Indian Council of Medical research suggests a month’s time to complete three phases, global experiments taking months

ICMR D-G is wrong; Kawasaki disease in children post-COVID has been reported in India

Shut down schools if positivity rate goes up to more than 5 per cent: IAP chief

World Sickle Cell Day 2020 aims to increase awareness over sickle cell disorders

It is recognised by the United Nations and celebrated every year on June 19

Convalescent plasma therapy may go off Indian protocol for COVID-19: ICMR

PM Modi urges citizens to follow precautions during upcoming festive season

Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them

The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again

Our daily dose of antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…

COVID-19: SC asks Centre for way to make tests free at pvt labs

Solicitor General says private labs roped in since government labs insufficient; contradicts ICMR’s position

COVID-19: Centre doesn’t clarify basis for CDSCO authorising remdesivir

Government also does not provide clarity about whether remdesivir should be given to only severe patients

Japan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant from August 24 

Over 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water stored from 12 years; UN nuclear watchdog had approved plan in July 2023