Johnson & Johnson to begin human trials on a promising HIV vaccine

Even if it’s not a 100 per cent cure, it is working up to a very promising degree

UN adds new cancer treatment drugs to essential medicines list

According to the WHO, the five new cancer therapies are the best in terms of survival rates to treat melanoma, lung, blood and prostate cancers

Chandrayaan 2 aims to explore the dark side of the moon

India's second mission to the Moon aims to venture the satellite’s south polar region

Sands of time: How long will the most-used material last

Human beings use sand the most after water. How sustainable is it?

Can climate events in the southern hemisphere affect crops in the north?

A Columbia University study finds that El Niño-Southern Oscillation is behind low crop production in the US, China

How bad is air pollution for Delhi’s traffic police personnel

Every third traffic cop in Delhi has severe respiratory illnesses, according to a study

Rainwater harvesting vs water ferrying trains: Which is better?

A calculation shows 7 million litres of water can be harvested from one hectare of land in Chennai

Catch where it falls, to fight drought and to create employment

This old video can inspire you to turn to rainwater harvesting

Biggest hunt for highly intelligent aliens yields no results

The search was conducted as part of the Breakthrough Listen Initiative which kicked off in 2015

5G will adversely affect weather predictions: Meteorologists in the US

Meteorologists are not happy sharing frequency band as they believe it will interfere with weather forecasting

Researchers studied US spy-sat images of Himalayan glaciers. What they found is alarming

The third pole has been losing 8 bn tonne ice every year during 2000-2016. Blame global warming

At snail's pace: 2019's southwest monsoon

The monsoon is advancing at its slowest speed in the past 12 years in 2019

There will be 2 billion more people on Earth by 2050: UN report

India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the next eight years, according to the United Nation’s The World Population Prospects 2019 report

Desertification is one of the biggest challenges for Indian agriculture

Loss of soil cover, mainly due to rainfall and surface runoff, is one of the biggest reasons for desertification. It is responsible for 10.98% of desertification in the country

India plans to launch a space station

India would become the fourth country to launch a space station after the US, Russia and China

Arvind Subramanian’s calculation of GDP is flawed too, says economist Arun Kumar

He says neither the government not the former chief economic advisor include the unorganised sector while computing economic growth

Heatwave in north India: How much is too much

Here's what you need to know about extreme heat

Alarming prevalence of sexually transmitted infections

Four infections — chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis — amount for more than 376 million new cases annually

Is Nipah back in Kerala because of deforestation?

According to the WHO, fruit bats have faced persistent hunger and stress due to human's developmental activities that have led to massive deforestation

There is a limit to everything

Researchers at Duke University in the United States have claimed to have found the limits of human physical endurance 

India is now the lowest-cost producer of solar power

The total installed costs of utility-scale solar PV in India is as low as $793 per kilowatt

World Environment Day Special: Watch how shoppers breathe easy at car-free Karol Bagh

Pedestrian only street in Karol Bagh proves why urban renewal is needed for clean air and sustainability