Children make up for 80 per cent of deaths attributed to climate change

But they are the most ignored in the climate change discourse

Kerala tribals stand and protest for land

Demand the state government to fulfill its 2001 promise to give land to tribals

Why the world should plan for historic African population boom

The Western world witnessed a baby boom post World War II. Now Africa, the world's second most populous continent, is set for a demographic boom …

'Plastics should be classified as hazardous'

Current rate of production may add 33 billion tonnes of plastic by 2050; classification can help reduce this amount to four billion tonnes, says …

Coronavirus has put scientists in the frame alongside politicians – and poses questions about leadership

While science-based leadership may be popular in these times of coronavirus and Donald Trump, scientific input can only ever be limited in …

230 million children are living in conflict-ridden countries worldwide: UNICEF

Exposure to violent conflicts among chief reasons affecting the survival and growth of children

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the role of public health workers is unrecognised

Public health nurses and physicians, health inspectors and educators, laboratory technicians, epidemiologists and statisticians process tests …