On October 18, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, a regulatory body under the environment ministry, approved the “environmental...
Oct 29, 2022
Authoritarianism’s rise and journalism’s fall are intersecting
Editor's note: This column was originally published in The Boston Globe on October 28, 2022 Brazil’s runoff presidential...
Oct 28, 2022
Small Gains Made in Recovering COVID-Induced Losses in India’s Fight Against TB: WHO Report
New Delhi: The headline finding of the WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2022, released on October 27, continued to be the...
Oct 28, 2022
For India’s Non-Renewable Energy Demand, Things Will Get Worse Before They Get Better: Report
Kochi: India’s energy requirements are increasing and will peak in the coming decade despite a growth in renewables, as...
Oct 28, 2022
Prepare To Fall Ill, the Climate Crisis Has Come
The Lancet‘s 2022 ‘Countdown Report’, released on October 25, tracks the consequences of the things that cause global...
Oct 27, 2022
Did India Get Its Math Wrong About How Many Cheetahs Can Fit In Kuno?
Project Cheetah aims to establish a cheetah population in India after the species became locally extinct in the...
Oct 27, 2022
World’s Climate Commitments Won’t Be Enough to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C: UN Report
Kochi: The world’s recent climate commitments will help decrease greenhouse gas emissions but this will still not be enough...
Oct 27, 2022
Big Deal: Did Namibia Ask India To Pull Its Ivory Ban in Return for Cheetahs?
Kickstarting India’s ambitious cheetah introduction programme, eight African cheetahs from Namibia reached Madhya Pradesh on September 17. An...
Oct 15, 2022
When it rains: How the Mississippi River Basin is handling increased rainfall, flooding
Editor's note: "When it Rains" is the the first collaborative project between Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water...
Oct 14, 2022
NGT Fines Delhi Govt Rs 900 Crore for Undisposed Waste in Ghazipur, Bhalswa, Okhla Landfills
Kochi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an order on October 11, has imposed a fine of Rs 900...
Oct 13, 2022