Canadian first to be diagnosed as suffering from climate change
A doctor in Nelson, British Columbia wrote ‘climate change’ as part of his diagnosis of an elderly patient suffering from multiple …
Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
If Havana syndrome is the result of deliberately targeted electromagnetic beams, employees of the US government and other nations will remain …
The jirgas of Afghanistan: Will local governance be on Taliban 2.0’s agenda
Down To Earth speaks to Austrian expert on Afghanistan, Christine Noelle-Karimi, about the role of jirgas post the Taliban’s takeover
US officials urge to override Gilead patent
Most of US state attorney generals want the government to use its march-in-rights to license remdesivir to others
IEA’s push for climate ambition must start at home
International Energy Agency's latest carbon dioxide numbers try to greenwash biggest historic polluters
Second case of Coronavirus confirmed in the US
Individuals with no ailments infected more, say first set of clinical findings for Chinese patients
Air pollution killing more Americans under Trump than Obama: Study
It found that 9,700 more people died in 2018 due to air pollution in the US than in 2016 because the Trump administration has made it easier to …
‘Globotics could disrupt lives of millions of skilled workers’
Richard Baldwin, professor of International Economics, talks to DTE on protectionism, globalisation and the rise of robotics
Winter is here: Coldest winds of the season hit US
The polar vortex has split into three and that has brought down temperatures to life-threatening levels in parts of US, Europe and Asia
Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report
Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979
Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years
Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall
India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity
Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report
The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions
Despite cutbacks, ExxonMobil continues to fund climate science denial
ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science
Hurricane Ida brings back spectre of rapid intensification of storms
US’ disaster preparedness post-Hurricane Katrina under lens
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
Many people don’t even know what these vaping devices contain
India gets re-elected as observer to Arctic Council
China, South Korea, Singapore, Italy and Japan also have Observer status at the Council
Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’
Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Copyright legacy of the great
Mahatma Gandhi’s works have been available freely thanks to his copyright philosophy, but not those of Martin Luther King Jr
US is finally trying to rein in drug giants
Biden government’s push to get Big Pharma to reduce the astronomical rates of prescription medicines is significant
How do Indian states perform as far as hunger eradication is concerned
Using Global Hunger Index methodology to rank India’s states and Union Territories puts Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh at the bottom, …
Biden wins – experts on what it means for race relations, US foreign policy and the Supreme Court
Three scholars discuss what a Biden presidency may have in store in three key areas: race, the Supreme Court and foreign policy
Civil society calls on govts to reject WTO e-commerce talks
Some WTO members announce new talks, which were rejected by the membership at the last Ministerial, at the WEF
India has 2nd-highest number of diabetes diagnostic centres globally, new study finds
Currently, 537 million adults globally are living with diabetes, with three in four of them living in low- and middle-income countries