“Environmental amnesia is constricting our intellect”

Though we are living in a highly degraded environment, we have failed to spot behavioural fallouts. Increasingly, children living in polluted …

Dealing with crop stresses and scandals

Subbanna Ayyappan has made history in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IACR) by becoming the first non-crop scientist to head this …

Antimicrobial resistance: India needs to enhance framework for monitoring antibiotics

Global procurement focus shifting to monitoring drug manufacturing practices  

Antimicrobial resistance: ‘We must understand the phenomenon and how it can be tackled’

We need to remember that lower the chances of infection, lower would be the use of antibiotics / antimicrobials

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How rethinking communication can go a long way

People across demographics cannot be targeted as one group while spreading awareness

Antimicrobial resistance: Here is how National AMR hub helps contain the silent pandemic

India was the highest consumer of antimicrobials, followed by China and the United States

International Day for Vulture Awareness 2023: Are these magnificent birds really safe?

While the recent ban on aceclofenac and ketoprofen is undoubtedly a significant step forward, the battle for vulture conservation is far from won

International Vulture Awareness Day: India’s numbers increasing, albeit slowly

Introduction and release are a process which takes time; it must be done systematically, scientist Vibhu Prakash told DTE

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How resistance to antibiotics develops

Antimicrobials from food-producing animals enter the environment through excreta or animal manure

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: What are herbal alternatives for antibiotics in dairy and poultry?

Enhancing host immunity by using scientifically proven herbs has gained momentum as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters

Yes, she can

Industrialist Hina Shah’s handbook on entrepreneurship is a do-it-yourself guide for all budding businesswomen out there

Antimicrobial resistance: These steps can ensure AMR doesn’t develop in newborns

Vaccination, early diagnosis, improved sanitation, access to clean water, proper hand hygiene, kangaroo mother care and early breastfeeding can …

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 “…

International Leopard Day 2023: Website dedicated to rosette cats launched

The website aims to enable higher awareness, promotion and celebration of leopards worldwide

“When youth works for society, elders begin to reflect on their actions”

It all started in April 2017 with a 5-day camp, where around 200 students from 32 schools in Thiruvananthapuram were given a hands-on-experience …

New OECD report highlights importance of One Health action to tackle AMR

One in every five infections in OECD and EU/EEA countries are due to organisms resistant to antimicrobials

WASH in healthcare facilities can help prevent antimicrobial resistance

Safely managed sanitation systems will reduce pathogen loads and help prevent the spread of AMR pathogens; but millions of healthcare facilities …

Antimicrobial Resistance: New CSE report focuses on major ethnoveterinary medicine programme  

AMR has been recognised as a ‘silent pandemic’ and is a global public health threat today  

Critical to focus on green jobs, entrepreneurship while teaching Environmental Studies

Necessary that teachers go beyond textbook to tackle challenges students will face in the world

International Albinism Awareness Day celebrates those with rare genetic condition

‘Made To Shine’ — the chosen theme for this year’s International Albinism Awareness Day — celebrates the …

Gujarat's Chirajeevi Yojana fails to deliver

US$ 32 million given to private healthcare sector under the scheme to improve maternal and child health, but childbirth-related complications …

UK’s obesity epidemic worse than feared, says study

National Obesity Forum recommends hard-hitting public health campaigns to tackle the problem

Is that milk safe? CSE’s assessment of antibiotic misuse in dairy sector says it’s not

A recent assessment found that dairy farmers indiscriminately use antibiotics for diseases common in animals, and is likely to aggravate the …

AMR Awareness Week: Innovation in antibiotics research and development is urgently needed

There should be a movement to treat AMR as a national issue, pass policies and fund innovation. Such efforts would then have a cascading effect …

Simply put: Antibiotics in food crops