In court

Houthi rebel Red Sea attacks, threat of escalation, supply chain chaos are a major headache — and not just for the west

Airstrikes entail further risks of regional escalation, drawing other countries in the region, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, into the conflict &…

Wind power capacity needs to grow at thrice the current speed to reach net zero: Report

The world needs to instal a minimum of 180 GW of new wind energy capacity every year

Extinction Rebellion needs to build solidarity and work on its race problem

But it shouldn't be on a government watch list

Denmark’s new climate law could potentially be world-leading but does not go far enough

While a crucial step, the law does not reform the Nordic model of consumption

Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK

The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas 

UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection

There is a chance the infection can get severe when the bacteria enters the bloodstream — a condition called invasive Group A Strep

UK’s first successful womb transplant – key questions answered

We need to take care that in going to such great lengths to make gestational parenting possible, we are not creating a hierarchy in which the …

Frittering away Nehru’s momentous legacy

India initiated production of critical drugs in 1951 with the aid of UN bodies to keep out patent blocks—a model we have forgotten

The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do

The UK has numerous frameworks and plans; however, they are not integrated, don’t consider dependencies between sectors and issues and they …

CoP26: Why is forest-rich India staying away from Glasgow Declaration

India not happy with the effort to link infrastructure development and related activities with forest conservation in the Glasgow Declaration&…

New COVID-19 variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’

At least 3 documented SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can reinfect recovered patients and vaccinated individuals 

How will Brexit impact environmental policy in the UK?

If UK decides to leave the EU, experts fear it would lead to dilution of the EU’s stringent laws, making the environment vulnerable to …

Left sees red over Marx copyright

A small publisher of Collected Works has run afoul of Marxists by asserting copyright

The salt challenge

Its restriction in food can help India fight high BP

What does Boris Johnson’s plan to ban fuel-powered vehicles mean for UK

Several other countries may follow suit in the coming years to phase out petrol- and diesel-run vehicles  

UK announces ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, supports shale gas & oil

UK will become a net energy exporter by 2040, Prime Minister Liz Truss says

Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires

COVID-19: How useful are travel restrictions in curbing spread?

Travel bans make sense only in the beginning of a pandemic, say experts

Deaths, hospitalisation can go up due to Omicron, warns Europe’s health agency

A ‘stealth’ version of Omicron can raise risks of virus spread

Is the development of green intellectual property paving the way to environmental sustainability in India?

About 13% of India’s high-value patents are related to green tech

Indicator of doom

Ecosystems undergo dramatic fluctuations just before collapse

UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit

Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK

Prince Charles pushed markets over State at Davos

Entirely at odds with his long advocacy of coercive state action on environmental issues

UK fertility clinics offering unverified add-on services

A research paper finds that only 13 of 74 clinics substantiated the claims on their websites