Breathless Asia

WILD CRIMES

Caught in a haze

Indian scientists contest the UNEP report on the aerosol-caused Asian brown cloud

Tariff row

WTO invalidates US duty on steel imports

Remarkably clean

Port cities set up by Dutch colonists had ingenuous drainage systems

Ash to concrete

Gains from use of flyash in cement manufacture

Death at your doorstep

Toxic feed turns cattle killer in Sindh

According to report

Climate impact: Water storage projected to decrease across wetter lands around Caspian, Mediterranean seas

Water storage may see increase in West Asia and North Africa; solar geoengineering method worsens conditions, finds study

A dedicated snow leopard cell was long-pending: Koustubh Sharma

Down To Earth speaks to snow leopard expert Koustubh Sharma on the findings of the latest government report on the enigmatic cat  

India has the highest suicide rate in South-East Asia: WHO

India stands third in female suicide rate after Lesotho and Republic of Korea, according to a report released by the UN health agency a day …

South-East Asian nations commit to making medicines accessible to all

A ‘Delhi Declaration’ was signed by 11 countries of the region with an aim to make healthcare affordable and accessible to its 2 …

Ten zero-waste cities: Kamikatsu, Japan’s zero-waste miracle town

Japan’s first municipality to make a ‘zero waste declaration’, the town is well on its way to becoming fully zero-waste by 2020

How Bougainville may be a new country in the Pacific and why that matters to China

Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over  

Human activities responsible for extreme heatwave events, says new study

Heatwave led to a massive die-off of sea creatures, and a spate of horrific wildfires, according to the study

Gene study shows how to get more out of sorghum without affecting natural resources

The sorghum variety jowar is one of India’s most important food and fodder crops

Sun bears appear so human-like they are mistaken for people in suits – experts explain

A video clip of a sun bear waving to visitors at a Chinese zoo was widely circulated on social media websites recently

In pictures: Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, tourism pauses around region

Indonesia’s second most active volcano suddenly erupted on March 11, 2023, spewing hot lava and a column of hot clouds rising 100 metres into …

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal — counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society

By 2040, around a quarter of the Chinese population is predicted to be over the age of 65

China faces its longest, most severe drought ever recorded

Hydropower generation affected as rivers dry up; Country battles heatwave for over 64 days

After bats, do not make marmots into villains: Expert

The rodents have come into focus ever since reports surfaced of a bubonic plague outbreak in Mongolia, China and the Russian Far East

COVID-19: Beijing proposes to permanently ban harvesting of wild animals

Experts say an all-out ban may not be the right solution for China's woes of wildlife trade

How microbes may help clean up oil spills in Iraq

The soil bacteria is fed with nutrients from manure and bulking agents like wood chips and water, to thrive in and then break down petroleum

Israel's fiscal standoff impacts environment, health of Palestinians: UNCTAD

People living in Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem are facing major shortage of electricity, access to good quality water, destruction …