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A SPRIG TO CARE FOR

Punarnava, a perennial herb, is easy to grow and has huge health benefits

DIGGING A DISASTER

Soapstone mining near Dabti Vijaypur village has caused many residents to migrate.

REVIEW THE TREATMENT

Several faecal sludge treatment plants in Uttar Pradesh suffer from design flaws that make the treatment process both expensive and inefficient

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

Can ANRF pull off the impossible for India?

Anusandhan National Research Foundation is expected to reorient India's innovation goals but funding issues, old mindsets remain a drag

TROUBLED WOODS

Forests are a great bulwark against climate change. But this is fast changing. AKSHIT SANGOMLA travels through some of the pristine patches of the Western Ghats to explore how natural disturbances triggered by global warming now threaten the forest health

BLINDING GLOW

The science is clear: increased illumination has damaging consequences for the health of humans, animals and plants. It’s time governments introduced policies to protect the natural darkness and improved the quality of outdoor lighting.

GROUND REALITY

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

GM POLICY MUST BE FARMER CENTRIC

On July 23, the Supreme Court of India directed the Union government to develop a national policy on genetically modified (GM) crops for research, cultivation, trade and commerce through public consultation.

Vinchurni's Gandhi

A 96-year-old farmer transforms barren land into a thriving forest in drought-prone region of Satara

The Golden 100 Days

India prepares battle blueprint for the next pandemic

CULINARY MASTERPIECE

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

Over to panchayats

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

Genetic rescue

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

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

PUT THE PATIENT FIRST

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

Dead end

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

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

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?

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.

'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?

TASTE IT RED

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

MANY MYTHS OF CHIPKO

Misconceptions about the Chipko movement have overshadowed its true objectives.

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.

Turn a new leaf

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

Festering troubles

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

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.

Breaking barriers

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