Misled about water
VidarbhaÔÇÖs farmers protest the Maharashtra governmentÔÇÖs attempt to build yet another thermal power plant by depriving …
India recorded most malaria cases in South & Southeast Asia in 2022, climate change major driver globally: WHO
Country significantly reduced its malaria incidence since 2015; Africa worst-hit
Increasing wildfires, heatwaves to increase ‘climate penalty’, finds WMO study
Asia will suffer the consequences of increased air pollution the most
Simply Put: Save India’s forests
Government withdraws proposed changes to Indian Forest Act
Minister Prakash Javadekar said draft created misconception among people
What we know about Special IPCC report
The world’s biggest peer review report on climate change is expected to be the most controversial and political of recent times
End times? Scientists warn of ‘potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems’ if emissions continue
If it is business-as-usual, about one-third to half of the global population will find itself trapped in ‘beyond liveable’ regions, a …
Fisheries should be treated on par with agriculture, says report
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report says the potential of the fisheries sector in India needs more exploring
IPCC Report 2021: What do we expect in future?
The rise in average surface temperature beyond 1.5 or 2°C will be breached much earlier; extreme weather events may become worse with time
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why water is important in the AMR debate
Access to safe water is one of the prerequisites for maintaining sound health and environment in a community and is also a responsibility of …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Zoonoses as a driver for antimicrobial resistance
The diseases which are naturally transmitted between humans and animals, are a major driver that can threaten human health by …
Antibiotic use in food animals can be reduced by improving their welfare
Antibiotics should be reserved to treat animals, not used to promote fast growth or as band aids across the herd to prevent stressed …
How a nutrition programme is helping a Rwanda village overcome malnutrition
Under the Gikuriro Project, 336 households in Muhoza village do not have a single undernourished child as of now
Education, health help the most in wealth creation: Report
The Inclusive Wealth Report 2018 says that manufactured and human capital grew at the sake of depleting natural capital
A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report
The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults
Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018
‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’
Mumbai's solid waste management plans expensive, dangerous
Healing a tradition
A low-tech online network connects traditional healers and patients in Bhopal
Fall of golden fibre
An inefficient industry is marring prospects of jute, paving way for plastics
Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?
Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing countries
Citizens' reports indict Gujarat government for Surat floods
The floods of August 2006 are among the worst Gujarat's Surat city
So long, Suvin
The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing
Churu says yes to hygiene
The district is all set to become the first in Rajasthan to completely stop open defecation. Will others follow?
Saving city lakes
To counter the rapid decline of its lakes, Karnataka is creating a new authority with powers to fine and imprison encroachers and polluters. Will …
New Bill, old problems
The government is considering setting up a new authority to regulate civil nuclear facilities, saying it will be autonomous and more powerful …