Tiger's new friends
The Kids for Tigers initiative of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), in collaboration with Sanctuary magazine and …
Deliberate poisoning
Will a study induce government to check contamination of waterbodies by arsenic from coalmines?
Jeevika 2003: About common people
What do people do when their livelihoods are threatened? How do they deal with a world that pushes them to the margins? Such issues were raised …
Review: Four films on climate change
Climate change. Two words which hold, between them, some of the most complex as well as vigorously debated issues of all times. Changing Climates,…
In search of famine
HARVESTING HUNGER·A video film by Krishnendu Bose·Duration: 53 minutes
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
Nature's invaluable services
>> What has Nature Done for Us, by Tony Juniper, Profile Books, Rs 917
Snippets
A real disaster
Rich states, fewer disasters, more calamity relief fund
Lest the gloom prevail
To jam or not
Missing link
Lies against lies
Lethal legacy
Air pollution linked to inherited genetic mutations
Beefing up food security
New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions
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
Study advocates comprehensive action to curtail unnecessary use of antimicrobials
The report highlights the need for necessary action on farm animals and agriculture which contribute to anti-microbial resistance
Book review: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Medicine
Indian systems of medicine could receive a big boost if they could yield a cure for just one major disease. And, theoretically, there can be a …
Green Oscar Awards
Raman Sukumar, founder-director of the Bangalore-based Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Centre, has been selected for the prestigious …
Toyota pays up
Toyota Motor Corp will spend US $34 million to finance the improvement of anti-pollution controls on old, publicly-owned buses in the US even …
Website Review: http://www.wotr.org
The concept of water harvesting is catching like wild fire across the length and breadth of the nation. For those interested in knowing more …
Extractive industries review
An independent review the World Bank commissioned wishes the Bank to stop funding all coal and oil mining projects in developing countries, …
How millennials react to climate change
Youths are rejecting cushy jobs perceived as harmful for the environment