Oyster which went extinct 30 thousand years ago found again near California

The species of oyster which was believed to be 30 thousand years old fossil, has now been found alive.

Cancer: A blight but remediable disease due to technological progress in the medical field

Cancer is undoubtedly a serious life-threatening disease that has become unambiguously a global threat.

Waste to wealth via integrated biorefinery

Industrial development for the past two centuries has been driven by non-renewable resources i.e. fossil fuels and petroleum.

Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome

Adding a daily ounce of peanuts or about a teaspoon of herbs and spices to your diet may affect the composition of gut bacteria, an indicator of overall health, according to new research from Penn State.

The Future Of Climate Talks

After three decades of efforts, the world has finally agreed to create a loss and damage fund at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt. Devising a mechanism to manage the fund and delivering aid to deserving countries is likely to keep the negotiators engaged in the coming months, even years. AVANTIKA GOSWAMI, ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY, AKSHIT SANGOMLA and PARTH KUMAR report from Sharm el-Sheikh on how the agreement on the fund was forged, the parleys between the Parties and the market mechanisms that will be the future of climate talks

Clean champions

A couple in Himachal Pradesh trains teachers and students to promote zero-waste and sustainable living practices

EASY TO SWITCH

Low-cost ethnoveterinary medicines can help curb the use of antibiotics in Indian dairy sector and combat the overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance

Burdened beast

A fall in demand as a beast of burden, and illegal meat and skin trade have caused a critical decline in donkey numbers

CRUNCH TIME

Three decades of discourse to protect the world’s biodiversity and benefit from its use has not achieved much outside of discussion rooms. As the world meets at the 15\" UN Biodiversity Conference in Canada to decide on a new framework for managing nature through 2030 and beyond, it must ensure that indigenous communities benefit from the biological resources they have guarded for generations

Parivartana Yoga - Good Or Bad?

Dr. Jayant Agasthya is a qualified Company Secretary and has worked in several multinationals. He learnt Jyotisha under late Prof. M. K. Ramachandra and Dr. K. N. Ravi and has been practicing for the past 25 years.

Mars: The Planet Of Power, Life And Death

Surya Ramkumar is a writer and business leader, with over 20 years of experience in the corporate world in Asia and Europe. She is an ardent student of Astrology, starting with Dr. B. V. Raman’s book Prasna Marga which she received in 1998.

RISHI SUNAK - A GLIMPSE INTO HIS HOROSCOPE

Dr. Phaniraj M. Shastry is a Civil Engineer with a degree in Construction Management from the Bangalore University. With expertise in Palmistry and Jyothisha, he has a doctorate in Jyothisha from the Open University of Alternative Medicines, Sri Lanka. His Guru, Guide and Mentor is Dr. Kashyap.

PERSONAL PANCHANGA FOR THE ROLE OF TITHI - PART 1 SELF-TRANSFORMATION

The author holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and currently works as a Research scientist in a Conservation laboratory (Aushmath Biosciences) located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

DESIGNER BABIES AND ASTROLOGY

N. Chandra Shekar, Ph.D., D.Litt., is into Astro-Palmistry and Gems for the last 50+ years and is known as People’s Astrologer’ who has presented and published 125 articles from Spirituality to Sexuality” pertaining to Astro-Gemology by working with 52 publications around the world.

AN INTRODUCTION TO KASHYAPA HORA NADI PRASNA

Dr. Nemani Venkata Raghunatha Rao is from Parvatipuram Near Vizag), India and lives in San Francisco, USA. He has been practicing Vedic Astrology since 2002.

Deny, Distract And Delay

The developed world has so far derailed all discussions on loss and damage. Will this change at COP27?

What The Science Says

Attribution studies fix responsibility on historical polluters. But will they be open to the evidence?

POWER OF EVIDENCE

India is transitioning to a robust tool to assess the loss and damage caused by extreme weather events

WE ARE NO LONGER MEASURING THIS EMERGENCY ONLY IN TONNES OF CARBON EMISSIONS OR THE GLOBAL WARMING BY DEGREES OF CELSIUS

Here in the Pacific Islands, climate change is an existential threat. It is the single greatest threat to our livelihoods, security and well-being. Our economies routinely suffer damages of more than 50 per cent of GDP from climate extremes, taking us back decades in our goals for sustainable development.

ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE WIN

At COP27, loss and damage must not to be pushed away with another puny promise of a fund that never materialises but be accepted as a legitimate demand of countries that need climate reparations

‘SOCIAL STUDIES ARE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF ATTRIBUTION?’

Researchers have established that the Pakistan deluge was made worse by global warming. But fixing responsibility of such events on historical polluters is not easy, KRISHNA ACHUTARAO, climate scientist at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, tells AKSHIT SANGOMLA. Excerpts:

‘JOHN KERRY IS SCARED OF FLOODGATES OF LITIGATIONS ON ACCEPTING LOSS AND DAMAGE’

Loss and damage financing has seen little progress since the signing of the 2015 Paris Agreement,according to FARHANA YAMIN, adviser to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a partnership of 55 countries highly threatened by climate change. In an interview with AVANTIKA GOSWAMI, Yamin, who was also one of the key architects of the Paris deal, explains why rich countries are attempting to linger negotiations on loss and damage. Excerpts:

'TRANSLATION BETWEEN CHANGE IN WEATHER AND DAMAGES IS NOT LINEAR’

Attribution science has grown leaps and bounds to trace the link between climate change and weather events. But this link does not extend to estimating loss and damages, FRIEDERIKE OTTO, climate scientist at Grantham Institute of Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London, tells AKSHIT SANGOMLA. Excerpts:

HIDDEN COSTS

Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences

‘AFTER FANI, WE FOCUSED ON DISASTER-RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE’

Odisha, one of the most climate-vulnerable states in India, is hit by numerous extreme weather events every year. Cyclone Fani, which devastated the state in 2019, is one such event that forced Odisha to mount a post-disaster needs assessment. This multi-sector assessment on loss and damage provided new insights on building back better, GYANARANJAN DAS, executive director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), tells SEEMA PRASAD. Excerpts:

Collateral casualty

Rise in cardiac ailments in India hints at the role of COVID-19, but in absence of long-term studies there are no definitive trends

Evolutionary Thrust

HUMAN EVOLUTION

Cultivated idea

The potential of urban agriculture in alleviating food insecurity in cities requires holistic policy support from governments

‘We need to put down oroblem animals for wildlife conservation’

A VETERINARIAN WHO COMES OUT FROM THE COLLEGE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SHOOT. HOW IS HE GOING TO TRANQUILISE A TIGER? WE HAVE HAD WORKSHOPS TO TEACH PERSONNEL HOW TO HANDLE A WEAPON, EVEN HOW TO WALK IN THE FOREST. THIS IS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CANNOT BE GLEANED FROM INTERNET OR FROM READING A BOOK

Organic reinforcement

Direct procurement and cold storages are key to promote organic farming of fruits, vegetables