Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children
Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts
2014 was the UK’s warmest year on record
It was also the fourth wettest year in records dating back to 1910, the UK Met office said
A year on, no lessons learnt from Bihar mid day meal tragedy
Civil society calls for pesticide-free, organic food under government programmes for children while Bihar focuses on building new kitchens in …
The rivers, blue and black
Book>> Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia’s Water Crisis by Cheryl Colopy, OUP, Rs 1,295.
Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles
Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists
Few nations can achieve child mortality reduction goal set for 2035: report
'Only nine of 74 nations where most under five deaths occur can achieve goal of 20 deaths per 1,000 live births if current trends continue'
‘Countries’ carbon pledges not enough to keep temperature rise under 2°C’
Intentions announced by countries so far could lead to a 3-4°C rise in temperatures, worsening the effects of climate change, says economist …
Clean air helps reduce health costs by half in Taiyuan city in China
Decade-long measures to check air pollution helped in reducing particulate matter by over 50 per cent in Taiyuan
MGNREGS won't subsidise rural toilets, says Gadkari
New study shows the small improvement achieved in sanitation between 2001 and 2011 not enough to improve health outcomes
World headed for water crises by 2040
Two studies suggest immediate change in the water use by power sector to avoid global drought
Debating science risks
Chinese scientists appear to be more open to discussing the risks and ethics of new technologies than their Indian counterparts
Midday meal tragedy still haunts them
Children who survived food poisoning develop side-effects; parents worry over lack of facilities in home town Chapra
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread
Research on avian influenza virus to resume
Scientists had suspended research a year ago following public safety concerns over laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses
Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern
Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …
Most infant deaths in India occur on first day of birth
The country accounts for 29 per cent of the global deaths of newborns on their first day of birth
India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?
FSSAI draft guidelines do not propose ban on junk food in schools
Guidelines submitted to Delhi High Court dwell more on promoting consumption of water and hygiene among school kids through Facebook,Twitter
TN high court asks not to block essential commodities to Kudankulam protesters
More than 10,000 people are camping in Idinthakari village, nerve centre of people’s agitation
Plastic makes little girls cranky
Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls
Oxford University defers decision on divesting stake in fossil fuels
Alumni occupy office building in protest; 21 international universities have already divested their stakes
Publishing biggies target Delhi University photocopy shop
Students demand right to access study material after Cambridge and Oxford university press move move court against neighbourhood photocopy shop …
Wooing the judges, openly
There is conflict of interest as US patent owners schedule meetings with Indian judiciary and patent regulators
Hunger stalks government schools in West Bengal
Pilot survey under Project Dipankar in four prosperous districts shows 87 per cent class I students of government schools are undernourished
Notes on migration
Bhojpuri folk songs expressing feelings of women left behind by migrant workers have evolved over the centuries, reflecting changing patterns of …