Short on paramedics
Hospitals employ untrained staff due to acute shortage of qualified paramedics in the country
Carry the burden
Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations' detriment. …
"Serious study has not yet begun"
R Uma Shankar, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, speaks to Down To Earth
"We need to be more proactive"
Dr. S. Ramani, senior scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Project Directorate of Biological Control (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), …
"Biological control is the way out"
Dr. R D Gautam, principal scientist and in-charge of the Plant Health Clinic, speaks to Down To Earth
Once poachers now guards
At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve, deepa kozhisseri finds local tribal communities happily involved in forest protection and ecotourism
Wash out
In the guise of making washing easy, detergents are directing a chemical fusillade at the environment in the absence of regulation, discovers …
Rain Shocked
Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India
Fall of the paragon
Century-old teak plantation business loses ground in India because of poor management and short-sighted policies
Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
Invasive Alien Species
Think of an invasion, and the picture that comes to mind is usually that of planes and tanks, machines and men, shells and gunshots. But animal …
Here is how PC Mahalanobis dabbled with computing in the early 20th century
The founder of the discipline of statistics in India also had a pioneering role to play in nurturing another branch of science
Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign
The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just 35.839 billion cubic metres as against 253.388
Swamped
The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India
Auto Fool Policy
The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve …
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
Small in size, big problem
Nanoparticles, as tiny as a billionth of a metre, pose a challenge to scientists and regulatory authorities alike. It may also be a huge health …
Modified and making trouble
Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …
Steering the way
The computer-generated Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results …
Making houses energy efficient
Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …
India’s obesity doubled in 10 years: NFHS-4
The National Family Health Survey highlights that obesity affects urban population more than its rural counterpart
Have some clothes to shed
If governments and multilateral organisations censor critical data on development, imagine how banal is our measurement of progress and growth
Panchayat Raj Half a cheer for democracy
There is a great push to make panchayats the fulcrum of rural development in India. But 16 years after the third tier of government was created, …
Delivering safety
All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …