What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases
Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week
Godly indulgence: What makes the deities' diet
Food is an important part of culture, and religion too has not been able to escape from its richness. This has resulted in special foods for gods,…
On loony ideas
Why do some ‘crazy’ endeavours click while others don’t? Safi Bahcall’s book probes the underlying mechanics
Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies
Science and facts are the foundational basis for rational and logical disputation and the possibility of reaching some truths
2022 too short, too far: DTE’s roundup of the year’s top stories
The best of our reportage from 2022 in one place
The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime
This year the OECD reported that only one in four people in low-income countries can swim
Iatrogenesis unbound: Review of 'Healers or Predators?'
A rare anthology of medical cases investigated to expose the corrupt underbelly of healthcare
Bheed: A brave, flimsy take
Bheed is a loud social commentary that falls flat due to the weight of too many half-cooked stories & characters sequenced into a linear …
A wild chase
Based on a 2015 probe that bust a major ivory smuggling racket in india, ‘Poacher’ provides a rare glimpse into the work of forest …
Unhealthy affair: Book review - Make Health in India
An exhaustive analysis of the challenges India faces in the health sector
Climate disaster movies resonate in ways that news never will
As we face the escalating challenges of climate catastrophe, embracing diverse and emotionally engaging storytelling in mainstream media becomes …
Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed
Journalists need to be supported in verifying and communicating about preprints effectively and ethically; the quality of news depends on it now
How millennials react to climate change
Youths are rejecting cushy jobs perceived as harmful for the environment
Mammalian threads
A treatise on how science came to grasp evolution in mammals
Girish Karnad: A not very subtle environmental message
Noted theatre and cinema auteur Girish Karnad died June 10, 2019 morning; here's looking back at his film Cheluvi
Conservation of nature post-privatisation
The book Nature Conservation in the New Economy sheds light on how not to stray away from the idea of justice when dealing with a rapidly …
Review: ‘The Railway Men’ fails to elevate from soggy soap opera to crackling survival thriller on Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Multiple character arcs, unnecessary storylines turn The Railway Men into a YRF drama that thrives on high use of glycerine, misplaced suspense …
Agronomic recommendations: How are antibiotics being used on crops?
A few antibiotics considered critically important for human medicine are being recommended for use on over 100 crops, an analysis has found
CJI Bench sends fresh petition on FRA to Arun Mishra Bench
Since a similar matter is before the Mishra Bench, the CJI Bench has sent the new petition to it
Can plastics be good?
Though plastics are harmful for the environment, a few interesting initiatives across India hold promise
Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation
At this rate, restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030 will be necessary to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world
Book Digest: Tales of tradition from Himalayas, cultural influences in COVID-19 world and more
Prospects of fossil-free future to politics of climate change, DTE tracks new books on environment and development from leading authors
Beyond protected areas: This new book explores how India's conservation scene turned inclusionary
‘At the Feet of Living Things’ journals experiences of ecologists who practise a collaborative and socio-ecologically sensitive …
Book Digest: Tracing world order from 2008 financial crisis to COVID-19, Shaheen Bagh and more
From stories of climate crisis to women-led movement for equal rights, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and development from …
Can game theory help detect drug-resistant bacteria?
Washington State University researchers developed a software tool, with a graphic user interface, that can identify most relevant features …
