Last pangolins

The world is running out of time to save its only scaly mammal

Science & Technology - Briefs

Inbuilt storage

Earth's mantle could be holding three times the water found in oceans

Celebrities liable for commercials

Consumer protection council sets up committee to regulate contents of advertisements

Fishing in new waters

Fisherfolk in Odisha try their hand at dairy and poultry farming

Study proposes tax on soft drinks

Tax likely to hike price of beverages, may help check obesity, Type-2 diabetes

Bloodless ban

Health activists demand removal of ban on unbanked direct blood transfusion

Sea of change

Global warming poses threat to CO2-absorbing planktons

Pollution pangs

High ground-level ozone increases appendicitis risk

Bangalore lakes leased out

Clear the air

Study confirms pollution is linked to low rainfall

Air pollution linked to autism

Exposure to diesel particulates, heavy metals doubles the risk

Coke choke

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Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan

Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials

Flush, but don't forget

Drained royally by MNCs

Royalty payments to firms like Suzuki and Monsanto are sucking out huge sums from India

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Pills for polls

The free medicine scheme in Rajasthan may benefit Congress

Robbed of water

Gujarat farmers set to lose water from the Narmada canal network

Rooted to earth

Ijurupa, where a family of four nailed down a 72 MT mining proposal

It’s the eighth village to reject proposed mining in a row in Niyamgiri hills

Lost track

Ahmedabad authorities plan to scrap cycle lanes in upcoming bus rapid transit corridors

Science & Technology - Bytes

India's disregarded wolves

The king of dry grasslands has nowhere to go