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The Chinese Patent Juggernaut

China has toppled Japan from No 2 spot and is set to become the leader in global patent filings, specially in future technologies

The Malthusian Muddle

In these times of climate change, the world needs fresh ideas to get out of the logjam over whether population is a curse or a resource

Tribunal On A Tightrope

Poor implementation of polluter pays principle and conflicts with the environment ministry risks the National Green Tribunal's effectiveness.

Warned, Yet Unprepared

States prone to floods have failed to implement management schemes, finds a performance audit of CAG 

The Net Result Of Bonn Is Lukewarm At Best

The recently-concluded COP delivered little considering what the world has witnessed in terms of climate-induced loss in 2017

Drilling To Extinction

Unregulated large-scale mining activities have decimated plant and wildlife populations in the once-rich Saranda forest in Jharkhand

Employed But Poor

Poverty among employed people underscores the need for a new strategy on job creation

Under Mysterious Threat

About 100 children in Odisha's tribal district of Malkangiri have died of viral encephalitis in the past two months. Is the state emerging as another hotbed of acute encephalitis syndrome?

Emerging Pollution Capitals of India

As Delhi chokes on bad air, other cities are not far behind

Route To Resilience

A new study suggests that herbivores can protect ecosystems from climate change.

Cameroon Turns Hazard Into Convenience

Cameroon is fighting against floods by recycling plastic waste into building blocks.

Unmasking The Budget

The last full budget presented by Arun Jaitley was overwhelmingly focused on pro-people initiatives and the finance minister spent the initial 20 minutes of his speech on agriculture. The second most important part of his speech was public health. Jaitley was also eager to underline the achievements of his government ahead of next year's general elections and highlighted programmes like Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya Yojana, implementation of GST and improved ranking in ease of doing business. However, the government neglected a number of issues like climate change and its flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission.

It's A Sham

People's participation in formulation of India's annual budget is virtually negligible.

Stimulus That Can Spoil The Milk Sector

Karnataka government's financial stimulus to its dairy cooperative is benefitting 2.5 million farmers, but can destabilise the national market.

Aid The Trade

While it will not be in anyone's interest to cut off foreign aid to Africa, it is clear that countries that receive such aid must show more responsibility.

Resetting The Africa-Europe Relationship

Africa faces a broad range of development challenges and overcoming them will require huge sums of foreign aid and investment. But as Africa develops, its people will also need partners who recognise that there are mutual benefits to engaging with the continent's mobile and highly-educated base of human capital.

Superficial Embrace?

Sikkim government legalises the tradition of adopting trees, but remains silent over people's rights over them.

We Let Them Die

Failure of states to provide basic nutrition and health facilities has led to the death of hundreds of children from the preventable acute encephalopathy syndrome. BANJOT KAUR from Bihar and SHAGUN KAPIL from Uttar Pradesh report

Importance Of Nothing

IT IS NEITHER A LUXURY NOR A WASTE OF TIME, BUT A NECESSARY PART OF MEANINGFUL THOUGHT AND SPEECH

Why Did My Children Die?

BY THE time doctors landed in our village for the first time, our village had already lost 11 children to chamki (a yet-unknown type of acute encephalopathy syndrome) fever.

Done By The Daily Fix

In the absence of guidelines, organic waste management in Indian cities is at the mercy of entrepreneurs offering instant solutions

Wings Of Change

SOME OF THE WORLD’S RAREST BIRDS ARE FOUND IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS. BUT A LOT OF FACTORS ARE PUTTING THEIR SURVIVAL AT RISK DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI

The Science Of Dishonesty

FALSIFICATION, FABRICATION AND PLAGIARISM OF RESEARCH HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES LAKSHMY RAMAKRISHNAN

Labelled Rabid

Most rabies deaths occur in India. Yet, the government is dragging its feet over controlling dog population, vaccinating them or even making enough shots available for victims

How To Fight Water Scarcity This Monsoon?

Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich

Curbing Patent Monopolies

The competition law is being used against drug patent holders to ensure they don't abuse their market power

Finger On The Pulse

Despite having immense nutritive and medicinal properties, the rice bean is a lesserknown pulse

Who Is Serving US GM Food

In a first-of-its-kind study in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tested 65 food products available in the market to see if they contained genetically modified (GM) ingredients. To its horror, CSE found GM genes in 32 per cent of the products; almost 80 per cent of them imported. How did these products find their way into the country when food safety law prohibits the manufacture, import and sale of GM food? Who is to be blamed for this illegality?

Why Is India's Technical Education In Totters?

The National Medical Commission Act of 2019 is facing massive protests. Doctors and activists across the country say it will corporatise medical education and lower the quality of healthcare providers. The debate around the Act lays bare the problems that rankle all technical education institutes in the country, which hardly ensure quality education to the aspiring youth

The Curious Mind

The urge to look towards the sky stems from an intrinsic human curiosity emanating out of not just scientific but also existential queries