Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
Invasive Alien Species
Think of an invasion, and the picture that comes to mind is usually that of planes and tanks, machines and men, shells and gunshots. But animal …
Here is how PC Mahalanobis dabbled with computing in the early 20th century
The founder of the discipline of statistics in India also had a pioneering role to play in nurturing another branch of science
Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign
The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just 35.839 billion cubic metres as against 253.388
Swamped
The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India
Auto Fool Policy
The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve …
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
Small in size, big problem
Nanoparticles, as tiny as a billionth of a metre, pose a challenge to scientists and regulatory authorities alike. It may also be a huge health …
Modified and making trouble
Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …
Steering the way
The computer-generated Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results …
Making houses energy efficient
Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …
India’s obesity doubled in 10 years: NFHS-4
The National Family Health Survey highlights that obesity affects urban population more than its rural counterpart
Have some clothes to shed
If governments and multilateral organisations censor critical data on development, imagine how banal is our measurement of progress and growth
Panchayat Raj Half a cheer for democracy
There is a great push to make panchayats the fulcrum of rural development in India. But 16 years after the third tier of government was created, …
Delivering safety
All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …
Public Deprived System
The country’s 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system
Misguided shot
The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution
Reveal or go to jail
New Collection of Statistics Act comes into force. Makes furnishing information mandatory
More fuelwood = more forests?
In India, where 500 million people out of about 1,000 million depend on forests for their survival, any 'sweet-talk' about wood consumption is …
Sharp acceleration in hydrogen fuel cell research
"Tonight I am proposing $1.2 billion in research funding so that America can lead the world in developing clean, hydrogen-powered automobiles," …
'Investment in renewable energy growing by leaps and bounds'
Report shows investment in renewable energy has increased by five per cent to touch US $ 285.9 billion in 2015
Going off course
As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico-legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed
Battle zone: Humans vs elephants
Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …
The right blend
Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…