Science and Technology - Briefs

World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning

Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists

India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?

Using improved plumbing technology can protect public health, say experts

Lack of training of plumbers may put people’s lives at risk, says Indian Plumbing Association that hosted the Tenth World Plumbing …

Blame bankers, not oil, for climate impasse

UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes

International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …

Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India

Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes

Fifth of the world's reptiles threatened by extinction: study

Indian crocodile, king cobra among species in great danger of disappearing forever

Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society

The awards are given to countries that contribute to biodiversity loss

Oxford University defers decision on divesting stake in fossil fuels

Alumni occupy office building in protest; 21 international universities have already divested their stakes

Palberi adds another no to mining in Niyamgiri

Attending Member of Parliament asks Odisha government to include 112 villages

'South Asia, Africa show poor progress towards MDGs'

India fares worse than Bangladesh and Nepal, says report

Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?

Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …

Crowdsourcing technology could ensure safety of drinking water in rural India

Research group develops a simple test kit that combines science and mobile phones

Fossilised fish bones from Africa are fertilising the Amazon forest

Study shows that dust containing phosphorous from fish fossils helps photosynthesis in the Amazon region

Lessons from London

How cities can improve mobility