US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons

Weapons that travel far faster than sound may be snazzy, but what about the defence against them

US sound and fury over drug prices

The US Senate is outraged by the rapacious pricing policy of drug firms but will it act to reform the system?

Leveraging flexible investment instruments for impact

Flexible investment in the right balance can cut costs and create synergies for SDGs

African countries join hands to transform livelihoods

An Africa-led financial mechanism started in 2013 has achieved remarkable results by assisting African nations to address critical agricultural …

Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study

A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US

Donald J Trump vs Panthera Onca

The US President’s plan to wall off the US-Mexico Border could end any efforts by jaguars to re-colonise land north of the Rio Grande

Parasite that killed millions of UK’s songbird found in mynas in Pakistan

Although the parasite that carries the disease Avian trichomonosis was discovered in myna, it may not prove fatal for them

Promotion of pesticides a global health concern: UN experts

A report recently released by United Nations calls for better national and international regulatory framework on pesticides

It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Drinking water in remote communities is contaminated with uranium, faecal bacteria and nitrates above the recommended levels

Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change

Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming

Fog can be deadly, says study

Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water

Simple, easy and healthy

Gujarat trader makes affordable sanitary napkins and develops India's first machine to hygienically dispose them of Darshan Desai

The man and his machine

Book>> The man who invented the computer • by Jane Smiley • Doubleday • Indian Price Rs 750

How eggs do it

Tiniest of errors in sex cell division can lead to abnormalities in offspring. Arshad Desai from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego, …

Hanging by a silk

It’s flexible yet tougher than a bullet-proof jacket. Are we anywhere near deciphering the fibre?

Dorm hackers

Book>> The Accidental Billionaires, The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal • By Ben Mezrich, Doubleday &…

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

Plastic threat

Plastic toxins in oceans threaten lugworms, which recycle nutrients

No lesser evil

Superbug: India gets bugged

Government downplays threat from drug-resistant bacteria

New Covid strain in circulation, may not be a concern for India

EG.5.1 variant, code-named Eris, has behind almost 15% cases in the UK  

‘See Afghans as brothers and sisters with whom we have ties since Mahabharata, not some distant aliens’

The second and final part of DTE’s interview with former ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, where he discusses the situation in Afghanistan, …

Biden’s climate summit: All eyes will be on the US, come April 22

An ambitious nationally determined contribution unveiled by the US at the Leaders Summit could help rebuild trust among sceptics

Richest 1% emit twice as much carbon as poorest 50%: Oxfam report

The richest 10% accounted for 46% of emissions growth; the poorest 50% accounted for 6%  

Neo-addiction

Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims