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Successful launch

Way to "greener" cars?

Lest the gloom prevail

How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history

Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most  

Human activity is slowly killing the world’s rivers, study illustrates

The chemical composition of major rivers such as Yangtze, Amazon, Mississippi and Congo have been altered

Sleeping with enemy

Bed bugs continue to be the most difficult pest to exterminate

Can glare be a roadblock in solar power expansion?

US authorities in Belmont have issued guidelines to manage solar glare

Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like

Social mixing over Christmas is likely to increase infections

Study finds link between melting ice in Arctic and tornadoes in the US

Melting of Arctic ice might be altering the paths of certain high speed winds in the region called jet streams, also associated with tornadoes in …

US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees

As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian

Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events

The number of extreme weather events is rising alarmingly across the world—increase in  heatwave frequency and the number of warm days …

One-third power plants follow new, strict mercury emission standards in US

The court is yet to give a final verdict on the new standards, after state governments and industries contested them

Is the US on a bilateral agreement spree over climate change?

USA and China have entered into a bilateral pact to sign the Paris Agreement on April 22

America's HFC game plan

How the US is gaining support in apportioning of carbon space in the Montreal Protocol with bilateral agreements

‘Born Free Foundation’ urges US and EU to end import of lion trophies

Organisation also calls for an international moratorium on lion hunting

Halons grow in India

Universally changing

A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past

Football empowers tribal girls to escape poverty, exploitation

An initiative in Jharkhand to train about 150 tribal girls is aimed at ending rampant human trafficking and early marriage

Americans want low-cost, quality health care

Hillary Rodham Clinton, head of the US President's task force on health, has a tough task ahead in providing Americans with low-cost, quality …

Future shocks

Devastating earthquakes are waiting to strike India

‘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

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

Chemicals in daily use products cause as much pollution as vehicles: study

A study conducted in 33 industrial cities in Europe and the US shows that chemicals in pesticides, adhesives, cleaning agents and personal care …