Loneliness of Narmada Human

Thirty years on, it remains the only fossil of early humans found on the subcontinent

Model flood control

British scientists are using computer simulations to see how floods can be tackled

India is many, not one; has assimilated ideas from everywhere: Upcoming report

Experts on genetics, archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, philosophy and history will prepare a 600-page report on 12,000 years of India’…

How culture shaped evolution

A new book argues that cultural evolution helped in the accumulation of locally adaptive knowledge much faster than genetic evolution

Hanging by a thread

Weavers of renowned Ponduru khadi are abandoning the craft

Colonial straitjacket

Book>> Becoming India Western Himalayas under British Rule by Aniket Alam Foundation Books, Delhi 2008

What it would be like to live permanently in Antarctica

It's not only the physical challenges but also the mental side of living in Antarctica that would make a permanent human settlement there …

Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of grains, pulses and oilseeds

Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 varieties she has grown on two acres of land and can also elaborate how …

Net gains as language barriers fall in global trade

All corners of the planet are en route to better internet access, helping send the traditional language barriers plaguing global trade tumbling

Concern over gender bias in research, academic institutions on astronomy

The Working Group on Gender Equity presented results of its first survey on gender equity in the field of astronomy in India

Over 20,000 wildlife crimes recorded in India

Seizures of ivory, skins and bones of wildlife species represent only those cases which come to light

Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves

Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies

David Attenborough solicits people’s support to save African elephants, rhinos from extinction

Wildlife broadcaster says poaching will wipe out the animals completely within the next decade

PM-JANMAN for tribal electrification: Beacon of hope or mirage?

Initiative focuses on 11 critical interventions across nine ministries

Mountain chicken frog vanishes from Dominica

This species is facing imminent extinction in the wild, yet it was in a healthy state only a couple of decades ago. Its fate sends us a very …

Brace for the next big revolution

Big data and algorithms are set to take over the world

Civil society calls on govts to reject WTO e-commerce talks

Some WTO members announce new talks, which were rejected by the membership at the last Ministerial, at the WEF

Archaeology shows how hunter-gatherers fitted into southern Africa’s first city, 800 years ago

One of the foundational developments that took place that led to the rise of the Mapungubwe Kingdom was the accumulation of wealth

National Geographic recognises ‘Southern Ocean’ as globe’s fifth ocean

The International Hydrographic Organization too had recognised the term in 1937 before repealing it in 1953

How the growing “one water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars

Solutions to floods, droughts and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense

Public domain is not elementary, Sherlock

The Sherlock Holmes case highlights the stranglehold of copyright laws in the US

World’s primary forests under threat

Study calls for international cooperation to arrest degradation of primary forests

Tamil Nadu prosecutes 104 manufacturers, sellers of multi-dose Diclofenac linked with vulture deaths

Animal conservationists welcomes step, say safe alternatives available

Bihar starts tagging migratory birds for conservation

As many as 91 migratory birds have been tagged so far

Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world

Trouble is brewing around the world, say experts