"Without pens, pencils and copies, how will we study?"
With online classes in full swing, children share how a dearth of stationery items is impacting their study
Cash, on Delivery
India has employed its direct benefit transfer system to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Its real test will come …
What does the Bible say about locusts?
In the Bible, God afflicts ancient Egyptians with ten plagues for their sins. One of them was the plague of locusts
Disappearing classrooms: Teaching in a post-COVID world
Without eye contact and personal interaction, teaching has become challenging–even for the best teachers we know
विस्थापन की पीड़ा
वर्ष 2019 में बाढ़, सूखा, तूफान जैसी आपदाओं के चलते देश में कर…
Rise of the mosquitoes
Scientists have mapped how rising temperatures will impact the population and distribution of mosquitoes in the world
All hail the “Rain Queen” of South Africa
Masalanabo Modjadji, the soon-to-be queen of Balobedu tribe, is set to be as powerful as the Zulu and Xhosa kings
The curious case of rapid melting in the Himalayas
Nearly one-third of the world’s population depend on the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) for water
At a glance: How was infant mortality in India’s state in 2018
Infant mortality: The number of deaths of children within the first year of birth per 1,000 live births
Benefits of speaking more than one language
Half the world’s population is bilingual but what do scientists have to say on the issue?
Burning trees never a good idea
Felling forests in the guise of reducing carbon emissions may result in an irreparable loss of biodiversity
Can technologies make us brainier?
The age-old nostrum of “eat well, exercise well, sleep well” can help us lead a contented life
The trial of a bat
Bats are more than mere virus carriers; As pollinators, they play a key role in ensuring food security
Let's be water-wise
While there is no escape from washing hands regularly, we can definitely be more mindful of the way we use water and avoid its wastage
Gullible creatures of the sea
Ocean plastic emits a smell that many marine animals, including sea turtles, associate with food
The curious Curies
Marie, Pierre and Irène Curie have received a total of four of Nobel prizes, the highest won by a single family!
All about the most selfish animal on the planet
We, humans, continue to choke our oceans with harmful waste. So, have we really changed?
Secret diary of a virus
Thanks to the trade and imperial ventures of humans, these disease-causing organisms could cross regional boundaries and spread infection
A letter from the jungle
The forest, capable of meeting our basic needs of food, shelter and fuel, can act as a model of sustainable living for all of us
Chasing the storm
The wild winds huff and puff, destroying all that comes in its way. But, does it have a hidden message to say?
How the fowl, chicken’s ancestor, travelled the world
Indians were probably the first to domesticate the red jungle fowl and realise its medicinal and nutritional worth
How plastic appeared in our lives
We have evolved and invented plastic items to make our lives easier, but some of these pose a big threat to us today
A God we must not fail
2020 is our make-or-break decade to ensure water security. We need to make water our single-biggest obsession as we know the solutions too
Are Jan Ausadhi stores really serving the purpose they were set up for
There are more Jan Ausadhi stores in relatively affluent districts though they were set up to make medicines more affordable for the poor
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot flags off CSE's annual conclave
Three-day Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2020 also kicked off; State of India's Environment report launched