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GROUND REALITY

What happens when the soil loses the ability to grow healthy, high-yield crops on its own?

MAKE STEEL SUSTAINABLE

As India works to double its GDP by 2030, its steel industry must balance growth with sustainability. By embracing policies like the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy 2019 and adopting green technologies, India is paving the way for a more sustainable future in steel production

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വൈദ്യശാസ്ത്ര നോബൽ പുരസ്കാരം

ഫിസിക്സ് നോബലിൽ എത്തിനിൽക്കുന്ന നിർമ്മിത ബുദ്ധിയും മെഷീൻ ലേണിംഗ് ഗവേഷണങ്ങളും

ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്ര നോബൽ പുരസ്കാരം

The Golden 100 Days

India prepares battle blueprint for the next pandemic

Standing up for period rights

Women of Maharashtra's Madia tribe take steps to root out superstitions about menstruation, end the practice of living in isolation

CULINARY MASTERPIECE

The sour culinary melon from southern India remains underutilised despite nutritional benefits and a potential to provide food security

Genetic rescue

Odisha to introduce two female tigers to Similipal forests to improve genetic diversity of its melanistic tiger population

Over to panchayats

Can the government's move to align panchayat targets with UN's Sustainable Development Goals help India meet the global deadline?

PUT THE PATIENT FIRST

Draft guidelines on passive euthanasia exclude the interests of terminally ill patients: A letter to the Union health minister

A river lost

Unchecked discharge of industrial effluents and inadequate sewage treatment facilities have turned the Hindon water toxic. ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY tracks the river's journey though seven Uttar Pradesh districts, starting from its origin in Saharanpur

Dead end

West Bengal moves to discontinue Kolkata’s trams despite calls to revive the city’s oldest and cleanest mode of transport

RECKLESS DISREGARD

India is set to expand seaweed cultivation along its coastline by promoting Kappaphycus alvarezii, a known invasive species that has smothered coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar over the past two decades. Should the country instead focus on its native species?

എഞ്ചിനീയറിങ് പ്രവേശനത്തിലെ വിവാദങ്ങൾ

കേരളത്തിലെ എഞ്ചിനീയറിങ് പ്രവേശന പരീക്ഷയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട സംവാദം തുടരുന്നു. എഞ്ചിനീയറിങ് പരീക്ഷയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട മാർക്ക് സമീകരണ വിവാദത്തെ വിമർശനബുദ്ധ്യാ വിലയിരുത്തുന്നു. വ്യത്യസ്ത സ്ട്രീമുകളിൽ പഠിച്ച് പൊതുവായ പ്രവേശന പരീക്ഷയെഴുതുന്ന വിദ്യാർഥികളെ നിലവിലെ മാർക്ക് സമീകരണരീതി എങ്ങനെ ബാധിക്കുമെന്ന് വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്നു.

നിപാ വീണ്ടും വരുമ്പോൾ

റമ്പൂട്ടാൻ, പേരക്ക, മറ്റ് പഴങ്ങൾ എന്നിവ കഴിക്കുമ്പോൾ വൃത്തിയായി കഴു കിയശേഷം മാത്രമേ കഴിക്കാവൂ.

Joining The Carbon Club

India's carbon market will soon be a reality, but will it fulfil its aim of reducing emissions? A report by PARTH KUMAR and MANAS AGRAWAL

Trade On Emissions

EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a tariff on imports, is designed to protect European industries in the guise of climate action.

Turn a new leaf

Scientists join hands to predict climate future of India's tropical forests

Breaking barriers

Women in Uttar Pradesh take on crucial roles at faecal sludge treatment plants SUBRATA CHAKRABORTY AND ALKA KUMARI

The politics and economics of mpox

Africa's mpox epidemic stems from delayed responses, neglect of its health risks and the stark vaccine apartheid

Emerging risks

Even as the world gets set to eliminate substances threatening the ozone layer, climate change and space advancement pose new challenges.

'The project will facilitate physical and cultural decimation of indigenous people'

The Great Nicobar Project has all the hallmarks of a disaster-seismic, ecological, human. Why did it get the go-ahead?

MANY MYTHS OF CHIPKO

Misconceptions about the Chipko movement have overshadowed its true objectives.

TASTE IT RED

Popularity of Karnataka's red jackfruit shows how biodiversity can be conserved by ensuring that communities benefit from it

India sees unusual monsoon patterns

THE 2024 southwest monsoon has, between June 1 and September 1, led to excess rainfall in western and southern states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while others like Nagaland, Manipur and Punjab recorded a deficit.

Festering troubles

The Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to contain mpox amid vaccine delays, conflict and fragile healthcare.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras: Working for Farmer's Welfare

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science Centres) are the District level institution serving as an agriculture knowledge resource & capacity development centre which plays indispensable role in front line extension regarding agriculture system in scientific way.

Global Rise in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Youth

A global analysis of dietary habits among children and adolescents across 185 countries has highlighted a notable increase in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Sugar Intake: How Much is Too Much?

Sugars are a type of carbohydrate, and as with other carbohydrates they contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules. Carbohydrates, are an important part of a healthy diet, as are proteins and fats. Except for dietary fiber, when carbohydrates are consumed they are digested and broken down into glucose, which serves as an energy source for most tissues in the human body. Glucose is a preferred source of energy for red blood cells, the central nervous system, and the brain. Except for dietary fiber, carbohydrates provide approximately 4 calories per gram.

Pectin: An Esteemed Plant-Derived Molecule in the Food Industry

This article provides a concise overview of the significance of pectin, a plant-derived molecule, in the food industry.