The great rush

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

Burglar in the brain

Study reveals how lead hampers learning in children

Pills can break bone

Studies explain how drugs for asthma, diabetes cause osteoporosis

Consumption and emissions: rich Indians v/s rich (and poor) Americans

Here’s an attempt at starting a serious debate around sustainable consumption and production by drawing a comparison

Warming bad for rice

Rice is a staple diet for many. But a recent study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under the United States department of agriculture has …

Fragile, conflict-affected states disproportionately affected by climate change concentrated in Africa: IMF 

By 2040, fragile states could face 61 days a year of temperatures above 35°C — four times more than other countries

Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry

If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it.

The Global South is on the rise — but what exactly is the Global South?

With an economic shift & enhanced political visibility, countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves on the …

Fight against climate change will worsen existing inequality in global trade: CSE and DTE

In the name of climate action, countries are introducing policies which can spark trade wars

‘Climate change has nothing to do with ideologies’: Europe battles wildfires

More people have died of heat-related causes in Spain between May 1 and July 15 of this year, than during the entirety of 2021

COVID-19: Life expectancy losses in western Europe comparable to WWII

Life expectancy reduced by over 1 year in 11 countries for men and 8 for women  

Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll

More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires 

How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring

The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …

Lateral Thoughts: A paradigm change in clinical trials

The rich and famous are clamouring to get the ‘experimental’ COVID-19 vaccine

Fashion needs to ditch fossil fuels in supply chain. A new report shows the way

The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined

Small step, wrong direction

CDM ensures that the first step taken in Kyoto towards a climate change convention was actually in the wrong direction. The Kyoto Protocol, the '…

Bring the US back to the climate conclave: CSE

CSE media briefing insists on finding ways to re-engage the US in climate change negotiations and setting up a democratic framework with right …

Trump’s remark on India’s coal usage highly misleading

This is the second time that US has blamed India and China for pulling out of the climate agreement

Hudhud, Kashmir flooding 2014’s costliest catastrophes, says report

While Hudhud caused $11 billion worth of damages, the flooding in the Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir was worth $18 billion

When supervisors cheat

Book>> Experiment eleven, dark secrets behind the discovery of a wonder drug • by Peter Pringle • Bloomsbury • Rs 1,700

A ritual offer of nothing

On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …

‘How can India be a defendant, and not a claimant in the Bhopal case’

Union law minister, Veerappa Moily, on October 27, announced the government will not pursue the ongoing lawsuit in the US for compensating Bhopal …

New study can help improve earthquake prediction

An equation developed by researchers brings back focus on earthquake prediction

The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans

Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …