Non-profit diseases
There is a logic to the idea of neglected diseases. Historically the diseases poor people get--largely in the poorer parts of the world--haven't …
Prices rise, not hunger
People prefer to eat less nutritious food than go hungry, says FAO
Sewage stink
Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system
Degree without honours
Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health
Powered by husk
Off-grid biomass plants light up villages; experts demand clarity on tariff regulation
How rural kitchen pays
Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way
Singapore taps its water
The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water
Granite greed
Frenzied quarrying destroys livelihoods and environment in Karimnagar
State of endosulfan
Ban on the pesticide in Kerala ineffective; more children fall victim, shows survey
Climate Crisis: Carbon capture tech faces multiple challenges, says IPCC Synthesis Report
Carbon dioxide removal would be necessary to achieve net-negative CO2 emissions, the report said
Don't ignore the deadly sign
Government buckles under pressure from tobacco industry and halts order on large pictorial warnings on tobacco products. Will profit prevail over …
Figure it out yourself
A striking fact about water in India is the lack of reliable data about all its aspects: total potential, available supply and demand
Shit, it's profitable
Bengaluru farmers have revived the practice of using human excreta as manure. This has created an informal economy that is benefiting many
Benefit interrupted
Biodiversity authority prepares a weak draft of guidelines on access and benefit sharing of natural resources
Yours unilaterally
Nepal suffers as India builds dykes along a trans-border river without informing the neighbour
Impatient to sterilise
In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines
Retail FDI myths
There is no evidence that global retail chains ensure better prices for farmers or help bring down inflation
Brain drain
Consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides can lower a child's intelligence, warns a study
Children under threat !
Rising cases of respiratory ailments in children, due to air pollution, fail to stir the Indian government
Greener Shades
The Indian pulp and paper industry reacts positively to the first Green Rating Project conducted by Centre for Science and Environment
Failing to come clean
It is unclear whether the Indian government supports the transfer of nuclear energy technology under the climate convention's Kyoto Protocol
Wasting Away
Despite the deadline for hospitals to set up bio-medical waste disposal methods having expired, nothing has changed
Tanned Order
Authorities and the leather industry owners in Tamil Nadu dodge court orders, while a few individuals raise voices to save their ecosystems from …
Chipping away
Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun's rays couldn't penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region …
India will be greyer by 2050, women will live longer than men: India Ageing Report 2023
Population statistics usually refer to the population aged 60 or 65 years and above as 'old'