Northwest India is setting new records for heat. Places in this belt including Delhi witnessed the hottest March...
Apr 04, 2022
A Perfect Inflationary Storm is Brewing at the Intersection of India’s Coal and Power Sectors
Mumbai: The age of inflation is upon us. Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), consumer durables, cars, two-wheelers, fuel, fertilisers, steel, nickel, semi-conductors and many...
Apr 02, 2022
UN Sets Up Expert Group To Hold Non-State Entities to Their Climate Pledges
The UN has appointed an Expert Group to scrutinise the climate pledges of non-state entities such as businesses,...
Apr 01, 2022
Moradabad Not World’s Second Noisiest City: Official Disputes UN Report
A UN Environment Programme report published on February 17 listed Moradabad as the world’s second noisiest city with...
Apr 01, 2022
After BJP’s Botched Agricultural Policies, Farmers Will Now Have to Face the Bite of Inflation
After rampant suicides, indebtedness, irremediable poverty, malnutrition and widespread illiteracy, there is another spectre bearing down upon India’s...
Mar 30, 2022
We Are Made of Plasticstuff: Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Blood
We now know plastics run in human blood. These include nanoparticles of polyester, used to make objects like...
Mar 28, 2022
How Will India Fare in the Brewing Global Food and Fertiliser Crisis?
There is no such thing as a localised conflict in a globalised world. Sooner rather than later, fallouts...
Mar 28, 2022
With Small Uptick in Cases, Should India Be Worried About a Fourth COVID Wave?
New Delhi: There is currently a small uptick in COVID-19 cases across some of India’s states. The secretary...
Mar 27, 2022
Health Ministry Report Disagrees With Minister’s Claim That India Will End TB by 2025
New Delhi: On March 25, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya released a ‘National TB Prevalence Survey’ and the...
Mar 27, 2022
Moving Our Farms to Better Areas Could Help the Climate. But Should We Do It?
Moving cropland to ‘better’ locations and allowing the now-abandoned field to move back to its natural state could...
Mar 26, 2022