NEWS

Economy

Why Tanzania’s army is buying country's entire cashew nut
Cashews
A crisis brimming in Tanzania over the price of cashews has led to a spate of twists and …
November 15, 2018
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Science & Technology

Scientist who called mysterious Oumuamua object alien probe explains why
Discovery
Abraham Loeb, one of the Harvard scientists who came up with this theory, talks about this …
November 13, 2018
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Health

Wide differences in antibiotic use between countries: WHO
Antibiotics
The discrepancies in consumption range from approximately 4 defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 …
November 12, 2018
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Health

Health Canada reviews studies that aided approval of Roundup herbicide
Glyphosate
This step comes after environmental organisations claimed that Monsanto had a hand in …
November 12, 2018
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Blogs

M Balasubramanyam
M Balasubramanyam

World Diabetes Day: Family key for its detection & prevention

Aparajita Gangopadhyay
Aparajita Gangopadhyay

Will Jair Bolsonaro destroy the Amazon and its Indians?
Mahesh Ranjan Debata
Mahesh Ranjan Debata

Indigenous or not: the Uyghurs and their claim to Xinjiang

In-Depth

Waste
sanitation

Melting Pots

August 16, 2018
Of the 10 persons defecating in the open globally, six are Indians. By 2019, six will be …
Environment
Make 17 June, the celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, your date with nature. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Make choices that will help end soil erosion, reduce effects of drought or dust storms

August 16, 2018
Every year, we make New Year resolutions about change. Why not include as one of those …
Climate Change
Source: UNHCR

Africa and climate change: Exiled by emissions

May 16, 2018
The impacts of climate change are making the continent even more vulnerable

Videos
Climate Change

What is global warming doing to ocean floors?

A new study done by researchers at Montreal-based Mcgill University has found that acidification is also rapidly dissolving the ocean floor.