Book Digest: Mapping the COVID-19 story, human behaviour driving infections and more

From accounts of previous epidemics that should have prepared us for COVID-19 to history of poverty in the US, DTE tracks contemporary books on …

Why does racism prevail? Leading scholars apply their minds

Much of what we accomplished was the act of discussion itself. Significant insights emerged from honest discussions — process was …

RESCUED or DOOMED

Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries

Sinks: Can't convince? Confound

The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions

Unequal rights, equal responsibilities?

Industrialised countries want to have the cake and eat it too. President Carlos Menem delivered it to them on a silver platter by agreeing to …

Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan

American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report 

Growing dissent against ‘successful’ economic growth model

A new de-globalising world order means that to find equitable and affordable growth, we need to challenge the polluted model that has pushed us …

While nations play politics, cities and states are taking up the climate challenge

Efforts to reduce global warming are advanced by the pedestrian, daily choices of households, businesses and sub-national governments

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

US, epicentre of unequal wealth

As the US completes 50 years of its "war on poverty", the country does not have much to celebrate, thinks JOEL BERG, an expert on …

15 African nations set up fund to fight Ebola

The recent outbreak of disease has claimed about 500 lives; medics continue efforts to combat misconceptions and mistrust around the disease

The India effect

The US is targeting India's patent law because it is inspiring other countries to follow suit

Food allergies on the rise

Increase in number of cases reported across the world; prevalence rate in India could be 3 per cent

The pros and cons of four wheels

Book>> The Life Of The Automobile: A New History Of The Motor Car •by Steven Parissien • Rs 550

Blood on the Internet

Governments are censoring digital content on the ground that it infringes intellectual ­property rights or offends people. Can they be stopped?

US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production

Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country 

G7 nations drag heels on coal phaseout despite responsibility to lead transition

G7 failed to set concrete, reliable commitments in line with GST’s historic call on countries to transition away from fossil fuels

Another atmospheric river storm is battering California

Emergency declared in the US state; Third such storm to affect it since December 26

This September was the 5th warmest in 142 years: Report

For the Southern Hemisphere, the month was the hottest this year

Wait and watch

The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?

Save nature, do nothing

In some cases, doing nothing is the way to preserve ecology

Poison on the plate

Study links toxins in food products to cancer and other diseases in children

Count fish before catch

Identify the weakest link in ecosystem-based management

Another leak

Wikileaks>> Nuclear deal • New Zealand/India/US

It's official now