Are signs on the wall signalling the death of diesel cars?
Mayors of 20 European cities have signed a petition to the European Union denouncing a loophole in diesel cars’ pollution limits
Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Cuban medical workers are risking their health to break the chain of COVID-19 infection. They have also developed drugs to help fight the disease
Where is antimatter?
Scientists create heaviest antimatter. It will help understand evolution of the universe
The thalidomide story explained
How a drug prescribed for nausea in pregnant women led to severe limb defects in their babies
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
The Rio Grande isn’t just a border — it’s a river in crisis
The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations
Arsenic just got dirtier
Exposure to arsenic also increases risk of hypertension
Denmark stakes claim over North Pole and a large chunk of the Arctic
Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN
Red alert on Indian spices
Spice Board challenges US food department’s claims over salmonella contamination
Honey trade just got stickier
US industry shows distrust in India, sets its own certificate to ensure source of honey
Science & Technology - Briefs
Who are you?
Human factor in swine flu
Whose view of climate equity?
Recycling carbon
Cabinet push to nuclear bill
Multinationals will make profits, government will bear liability
Copenhagen According to USA
Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder
Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity
Zero-emission mass transport in hills: Lessons from Himachal
Hill states need a different demand-aggregation model for procurement of electric buses to meet their unique requirements
COVID-19 update: Over 1,000 daily cases in India for first time in 2023
Over 665,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last seven days worldwide, along with 4,178 deaths
Smoke and mirrors on COVID-19 drugs?
In a brutal fight to corner the successful outcome of research, governments are openly using money power to grab the first rights to promising …
COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Paris foretold and forewarned: what to expect from COP21
The French government knows it cannot make the same blunders as the Danish government made in Copenhagen in 2009, when trust between countries&…
Does Volkswagen fraud signal death of diesel?
Making diesel vehicles clean, powerful and fuel-efficient is no easy task, and the Volkswagen cheating case has exposed this. This should act as …
US’ revised Clean Power Plan not ambitious enough
The final plan boasts of only a marginal difference in the amount of power generation-related emissions reduced until 2030