World’s coffee shops have emerged as plant milk’s front line
Milk made from plants is entering the public consciousness (and stomachs) in coffee shops across the globe.
Chickens from intensive farms worries urban India, shows recent consumer research
In intensive farming, chickens are raised with gained weight, painful lameness, skin lesions, leg fractures, lung problems, bone problems and …
CSE honours over 100 greenest schools in India
Over 700 schools participated in Green Schools Programme; Himachal Pradesh bags the Best Green State Award
Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
There is a 20% genetic difference between SARS-CoV-2 and previous SARS coronavirus, meaning we should not assume a drug shown to act against SARS …
Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk, warn UN agencies & WOAH
Urge countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms
Central funds freeze: MGNREGA workers in West Bengal trapped in vicious cycle of illness and poverty
Workers struggling to make ends meet, have had to put new and existing health issues aside
Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Will MSP promises make a difference?
Madhya Pradesh government at present is buying 36% of wheat produce, 19% of paddy from farmers
Bhutan becomes first country to sterilise all stray dogs after 14-year-long project
New report by WHO, FAO & WOAH recommends oral rabies vaccination
As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Stark difference: MGNREGS demand in West Bengal plummets on paper, but villagers say desperate for work
Work demand dropped to 2.4 million in 2022-23 from 13.2 million 2020-21
Refugee exodus, militia attacks: What is happening in Mali
At least 0.1 mln refugees fled to neighbouring countries; about 1.4 mln in critical need of food assistance
COVID-19: Bihar government battles fake news linking meat consumption to virus
Advertisements by state government say meat consumption cannot cause infection
Maharashtra onion crisis: Farmers bearing the brunt of low demand, poor export
Produce rates may remain low until export-worthy summer harvest arrives in the market
Centre’s response on GM mustard proves regulatory violations, claim activists
Environment ministry releases response to Coalition of GM-free India’s allegations over environmental approval to GM crop
Antimicrobial resistance: Prevention key to control pandemics
Important to prevent emergence and spread of infections to reduce need and dependence on antimicrobials
Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Between 83 million and 132 million people could go hungry in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to the report
Extreme weather events, Russia-Ukriane war escalating onion prices globally
Countries banning exports to stabilise prices; posing threat to food security and nutrition
International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases
Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors
Food wrappers overtake cigarette butts as beach litter: Report
A record 4,771,602 food wrappers picked up in a single day by 943,195 volunteers of environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy across …
AMR Awareness Week: How colistin went from 'holy water' in medicine to 'sewage' of resistance
More research is needed to find out the long-term effects of using colistin on humans
India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
How safe is your hand sanitiser
The government hasn’t had much control over India’s hand sanitising manufacturers, who have mushroomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds
DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive
African philosophy ‘Ubuntu’ can help us fight climate crisis
Indigenous philosophy focuses on altruism; climate impact on developing world greater, so alternates to Western environmentalism needed
COVID-19 migrants: West Bengal has mostly failed to keep promises
The state government must go beyond the mere promises of the Centre and render actual help to the state’s people