Is open defecation back in India?
The latest WHO-UNICEF data shows at least one-sixth of India’s rural population still defecate in the open and a quarter doesn’t have …
India has lost its way on open access
New Delhi’s focus on striking a deal with the scientific publishing industry ignores the true spirit of open access and knowledge sharing
Why rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing
Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis
Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen
Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year
खुले में शौच मुक्त का सरकारी दावा: हकीकत या फसाना
2 अक्टूबर 2019 को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भारत को खुले में शौच मुक्त घोषित किया था, लेकिन विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन की नई रिपोर्ट ...
Tax super rich to pay Global South for climate damages: Open letter to world leaders by economists ahead of Paris talks
Just a 2 per cent tax on extreme wealth can raise $2.5 trillion a year which can be diverted to loss & damage fund
Bare act
Even after five decades of enacting a law, India is nowhere close to preventing industries from dumping untreated toxic effluents in the open
Global triggers: Why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Trends of global power tensions, open war, democratic decline and extreme job market fluctuations are likely to continue in 2024
Captive for months, experts fear cheetahs at Kuno may face breeding issues
Cheetah tourism or safari parks are not scientific approach to open ecosystem conservation
Dissecting the discord between Guyana and Venezuela: Conflagration or pacification?
Intertwined concerns around geopolitics, economic interests and historical claims have escalated the stand-off. However, the silver lining is …
‘Pollution OPD’ launched in Delhi as worsening air quality poses health hazards
Open once a week now, the OPD at Ram Manohar Lohia will operate more frequently if number of patients increase
The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system
If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form
This award winning waste management plant in Himachal’s Palampur has turned into a garbage hill
Open disposal of garbage here violates environmental norms
Plastic-free planet: Members struggle to reach consensus on rules of procedure
INC-2 decides Open-Ended Working Group; may delay negotiations
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman’s work on mRNA vaccines wins Nobel Prize for Medicine 2023
Such vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more, allowing societies to open and return to normal conditions
Nobody knows how consciousness works — but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science
A group of 124 consciousness scientists and philosophers recently published an open letter attacking integrated information theory as “…
Violations, poor management threaten Gujarat sanctuaries: CAG
Poor spending of funds has led to mismanagement, leaving the forests open for encroachment, mining and deforestation
How climate resilient is Shimla? Not much, shows city’s ground situation
A third of Shimla is at high risk for landslides; more open spaces and green cover needed
Centre withdraws proposed livestock bill amid criticism
The proposed bill will open floodgates for an unregulated import and export of animals and also spoil the gene pool of native animals, say activists
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible fruits from non-edible ones
