Touchscreens for dogs, wearables for chickens: welcome to the world of animal technology

It might sound strange but the world of animal-computer interaction could improve their welfare and help us understand them better

'All polluters are equal, but some polluters are more equal than others'

With so many exemptions and VIPs refusing to use public transport, can the odd-even scheme be considered a success?

Consumer behaviour has not led to reduced energy consumption

A new study shows that in OECD countries, including the US, reduction has been due to energy efficiency improvements

US House moves to block labelling of genetically-modified food

The Bill comes in the wake of a movement across the country to enact laws that require the labelling of GMOs 

“What does it feel like?”

The news about Fukushima Daiichi nuclear waste leaking into the ocean and groundwater, prompts us to take a look at what the sciences can model …

Foliage fever

Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the …

All bark, all bite

Local communities in Nepal and some Central American nations have become invaluable participants in managing their forests

Pills that kill

DRUG SUPPLY AND USE, TOWARDS A RATIONAL POLICY IN INDIA·Anand Phadke·Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1998·Rs 165

Rights over forests

THE SAGA OF PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN INDIA· N C Saxena·CIFOR Special Publication, Jakarta, 1997

Cabinet gives nod to new telecom policy

The policy proposes to delink spectrum from license

Revamp ordered

Financing emissions from jets and cows

Environmental scientist Robert Goodland , who served the World Bank Group between 1978 and 2001 is credited with authoring some of the Bank's …

Fast-developing nations still home to half of world’s hungry and malnourished people: report

Study also stresses on positive impact of sanitation on nutrition status of children

What the biofuel goldrush means for food security

Solar units beyond people's reach in Sunderbans

Rajasthan announces draft biofuel policy

Wind break ends

Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance

Child participation: Adolescent leadership should extend beyond schools to recognise children as political citizens

There should be action to make child participation robust & sustained institutional process  

India’s race to a green hydrogen future

The march to a net zero future has received a boost with India announcing a suite of green hydrogen plans

Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they are also about what COVID might do if it is let loose now

It would be foolish to guess what will happen next in China or even Iran

Gadkari announces vehicle scrappage policy

Says will reduce pollution and boost automobile industry 

With just 272 buses per million people, how can odd-even rule in Delhi be successful?

The city is already short of about 5,000 public buses to cover all its 865 routes

Fire fight

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been on fire for more than a week 

China abandons one-child policy after three decades

Policy has been criticised for posing a demographic crisis

Contraceptive chaos

Copper-T better in emergency, but doctors do not encourage its use