Sum And Substance Of Climate Diplomacy

Climate change negotiations must move from being a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game.

Rise Of Lookalikes

Dairy units in India turn to cheaper alternatives; strike a blow to small farmers.

Brain-Teaser

A device that uses electricity to pass through your brain is believed to cure a range of diseases. But the jury is still out on its safety.

A Setback To Struggle For Health Rights

Amit Sengupta's optimism and persistence have inspired generations of public health activists in India and abroad.

Smart Agriculture In India: Possibilities, Benefits And Challenges

In recent times, there has been a continuous debate on whether big data analytics is the next best thing in technology or just a technological bubble that will burst as the world explores it and begins to use it in real life and work.

Protein Rich Indian Food-Ideal For Weight Loss

With the growing fitness trend and weight loss wave, the concept of high protein diet has evolved and popularised in the Indian market.

Why Does Nature Paint Some Autumn Leaves Red?

Why does nature paint some autumn leaves red?

The Trick Is In The Treaty Text

When rich nations insist on patent linkage provisions in bilateral and regional trade pacts here is a way out

The Lament Continues

The Alma-Ata Declaration failed to ensure health for all. Will Astana succeed?

Sweet Cousin

It is a little-known vegetable called meetha karela that grows abundantly in the hills of Uttarakhand

Star Collision

How scientists solved a centuries-old mystery

Lessons From Beijing

In just four years, Beijing has improved its air quality by setting time-bound targets and implementing a comprehensive regional action plan

Drive The Extra Mile

India is not only directly moving from BSIV to BSVI, it is also not allowing vehicle manufacturers extra time to sell the stock of unsold BSIV vehicles

Climate Champions

Youths are rejecting cushy jobs perceived as harmful for the environment

Casting A change

Young entrepreneurs see opportunity in biomass waste, help India curb air and plastic pollution

What It Takes to Put Our Man In Space

The grand ambition of sending a manned mission into space by 2022 has spinoff benefits far beyond the bragging rights that will accrue to the fourth space superpower.

The Grizzled Giant

During my childhood, I often heard the myth about Lord Rama creating the five-striped squirrel with a stroke of his fingertips. However, on a recent trip to Chinnar, the squirrels I was in search of were a little different (or should I say a little larger) than those of my childhood memories!

With Birds And Beasts In Tal Chappar

Nestled in the Churu district of Rajasthan, the Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the Nokha-Sujangarh state highway, about 132 km. from Bikaner.

Kids For Tigers

KIDS FOR TIGERS is a nation-wide effort of Sanctuary and school children to save the wild t iger and its habitat.

In Aid Of Animals

“My school teachers teach me to care for our planet Earth. When I grow up, I want to become an animal activist and save as many animals as I can.”

Birding With Pastels

A dusty box of oil-pastels in the cupboard reads mixing ka magic – richer and intermixable: 15 shades. There is no paper or pencil around. There is an abandoned file on the shelf. It becomes my canvas… the oil-pastels, my medium. A black ball point pen, my highlighter and a bottle of whitener (thanks to ‘sarkaari naukri’), my enhancer.

The Others Too

The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?

Wrong Track

In the wake of IMD's warning over Titli, Odisha mobilised resources to protect coastal districts. But the cyclonic storm took an unusual turn

Wells Rescued

Kerala's Thrissur district has managed to arrest groundwater depletion by promoting well-recharge

The Zero Budget Farming Discord

There is unease over the crusader of natural farming, Subhash Palekar, for renaming the technique after himself

The Ganga Crusader

G D Agarwal's death after holding fast for 111 days for the cause of India's holy river should inspire us to fight in a Gandhian manner

Pride Goes Before A Fall

Could Gujarat's forest officials have inadvertently triggered the death of 23 lions in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary? ISHAN KUKRETI in Gujarat and RAJAT GHAI in Delhi investigate

Goa's Shadow Dancer

Dragonflies tell us about the health of our wetlands and ecology. Hence the discovery of a new species is heartening news

Egg Of The Matter

Entepreneurs are experimenting with hen feed to produce premium eggs that appeal to fitness freaks

Drowning In Waste

While Zanzibar is cashing in on tourism, it is also battling plastic menace in the form of litter consisting of discarded water bottles and toiletries