Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled

Scientists found that its sequence was comparable in size to that of the human genome

HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research

The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists

Apex court recognises third sex

The verdict will help transgenders who face problems accessing public healthcare

The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

Shallow pledges

The country's new water policy is nothing more than noble intentions

Narrow view

Expert opinion ignored in talks on Jarawa tribe's future

Bengali adaptation of Animal Farm

PLAY>> POSHU KHAMAR Directed by Arpita Ghosh 110 minutes

Tribals in a trap

India still scores low in human development in UNDP report

It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead

Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study

Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists

Misplaced emphasis on security

The Salwa Judum judgement and the Union home ministry

The earliest modern humans in Europe mastered bow-and-arrow technology 54,000 years ago

Neanderthals did not develop mechanically propelled weapons, used traditional weapons

Concern expressed about human waste left on Mount Everest

Waste causing pollution and disease, says Nepal mountaineering association chief

Women strike back

India's first alliance of women affected by mining takes shape

Avoid using caste names for India's beasts

In Short

Enquiry into Salwa Judum

NCRB: Injuries, deaths due to animal attacks increased by 19%

Most cases reported in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men

How disasters, poverty fuel human trafficking 

Natural disasters triggered 30.7 million displacements globally in 2020

How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow

Skulls hold clues to intelligence, says this physiology professor

Twist in tale

Human foot is as flexible as that of great apes

In court

A fluid right

Campaign to make water and sanitation a right gathers momentum

Vaccine woes continue