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WHITHER NEW ANTIBIOTICS?: The world has not seen a new class of the wonder drugs in four decades

A job not done

As multiple states launch urban employment guarantee schemes, the need for a Central Act similar to MGNREGA becomes stronger

9 mins

Heal the system

Hurdles in practising Ayurveda are limiting its potential to help India improve healthcare access

8 mins

Watered down

Most states have recently started reviving their small rivers, but the progress remains far from satisfactory

3 mins

A DEVELOPING CRISIS

Most big pharmaceutical companies have all but quit research and development of new antibiotics since it is a low-return venture. Rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance means the old ammunition is misfiring. Without effective antibiotics, global healthcare will lose the treatment framework it stands on. A report by AMIT KHURANA, RAJESHWARI SINHA and GAURI ARORA on the precipitating global health crisis

10+ mins

More give than take in secret trade deals

The tight secrecy over trade negotiations means citizens are not privy to the deals that affect them directly

4 mins

BOOKS

Book review

1 min

COOL SOLUTIONS

India can significantly reduce the energy consumed by its building and construction sector by promoting contextual cooling mechanisms

3 mins

HASTE MAKES WASTE

Non-profits and civil society organisations are increasingly opting for quick-fix solutions to all issues, a tendency that needs to be moderated

4 mins

'We may have tracked one of the sources of the gravitational waves'

Earth is not big enough for the apparatus required to sense gravitational waves of the kind scientists announced having detected on June 28. In fact, the solar system is not big enough for it. Scientists overcame the problem by turning the Milky Way galaxy into an observatory

5 mins

FAUX FISH

A herb that tastes and smells like fish, and has traditionally recognised health benefits

3 mins

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