Sodium cyanide 'possibly stored' in Tianjin warehouse, say experts
The Chinese State Council has rolled out a nationwide inspection of businesses using dangerous chemicals
The great Western aid trick
Countries donate on condition that recipient nations buy goods from them, shows a report
World Bank gets jittery
As bank gears up for competition, it may further dilute environmental safeguard policies
124 tigers poached every year for 18 years in Asia: Report
Most of the seizures of tiger body parts occurred in India, finds a report released by TRAFFIC
Obama-Modi and climate change
Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate
China’s shrinking population may lead to xenophobia, threaten CCP’s hold on power: Geeta Kochhar
Down To Earth speaks to China expert from JNU on the latest population figures
A week of arrogance and distrust
An interdependent world can’t be an inequitable world. We are seriously off track on many counts, writes Sunita Narain
Trump calls Paris Agreement ‘unfair’, but how fair is his claim?
Trump’s speech on withdrawing from climate deal punctuated by half-truths and exaggerations
Slow drowning of Tibetan grasslands fenced in by Beijing
Drastic changes are being set-off in the sensitive Tibetan region, but climate change is not the only culprit
Beijing imposes traffic measures to curb air pollution
Measures include prohibiting certain categories of vehicles from plying on roads depending on pollution levels and restricting traffic based on …
Why US-China climate deal is neither ‘historic’ nor ‘ambitious’
It will take the world towards a catastrophic beyond 4°C temperature increase pathway
Genetic engineering
Promising initial tests of new rice strains with high potential for farmers have spurred biotechnologists to press ahead with the search for …
Wings Of Change
Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life
The multiple dangers of privately owning tigers and other big cats
Any presence of a big cat in private ownership is scientifically and morally wrong and poses challenges to human health, safety and security
India can push up renewable energy the most after COVID-19: IEA
The agency expects India to double its green energy capacity addition next year from 2020 levels
THROWBACK: How China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater
Even as Indian cities become increasingly water-scarce, they get flooded — as Mumbai is getting now — by a few days' intense rainfall.…
China ratifies the Paris Agreement, US expected to follow suit
China’s ratification would put pressure on other G-20 leaders to initiate and complete their domestic ratification process soon
Antibiotic for superbugs
Teixobactin, the first antibiotic announced in decades, successfully treats mice infected with superbug Staphylococcus aureus
Confucian beliefs hindering organ donation in China
According to Confucianism, an intact body is needed in the afterlife, which is cited by relatives of terminally-ill patients to prevent them from …
India committed to equitable climate deal: Javadekar
Indian environment minister says the country supports transparency of action but is against assessment of contributions
From glacier melting to rise in glacial lakes, eastern Himalaya most hit by climate change
Among the 25,614 glacial lakes identified in five major river basins of Hindu Kush Himalayas, Brahmaputra Basin has the highest number of glacial …
Wrong predictions hampered water conservation: study
Countries should rely on realistic, short-term predictions to plan water conservation efforts
Liquid pressure
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Water harvesting
Participants from five countries, including India, discuss ways to improve water harvesting systems
Dictating terms
The US forces its agenda upon other member states at the fifth review conference of the bioweapons convention