Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Ebola health emergency

Polluted pristine waters

Penguins at risk of extinction because of human activity

Oil pollution identified as the biggest manmade cause of penguin deaths worldwide

First time voters scripting a new electoral demography

Africa’s democratic deficit

Political leaders fail to deliver in Africa

Maharashtra now seeks wildlife clearance for Navi Mumbai airport

Hit by slime, Caribbean corals at risk of extinction

Loss of algae grazers could wipe out the corals in the next 20 years

Single shot cure for kala-azar launched in Bihar

State alone contributes to nearly 80 percent of kala-azar cases in the country

Plants use smell of cut grass to attract insects that can protect it, reveals study

Finding could help develop plants that are more resistant to pests

India’s statement on equity

An amla a day

Keeps the doctor away

Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change

Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable

Scientists solve mystery of milky rain

Dust plume from dry lake in Oregon behind the rare phenomenon

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto on Oxford University Press ban over mention of pigs

GreenPHABLET developed to help small holder farmers

It provides farmers with services to improve productivity and find better prices

Another 5,700 villages on Maharashtra’s drought list

Twice as many villages as in 2012 affected this time

Loss of Arctic ice forcing walruses to take shelter on shores

35,000 walruses were seen resting on a sea shore in northwest Alaska

Latin America in grip of chikungunya

Around a million people are reported to have been infected with disease in 34 countries

Indus dolphins on the decline

Water extraction for irrigation one of the prime reasons for the decline, says study

Electoral power of women

Mangalyaan out of its ‘blackout’ phase

Spacecraft would soon complete its 100th orbit around Mars

Government report reveals weak spots in functioning of Indian pharma industry

Staff crunch, transparency issues and outdated trial methods plague monitoring activity

Deepwater Horizon oil spill contributed to dolphin deaths

US government study finds petroleum contaminants likely source of lung, adrenal lesions

Natural disasters will soon cost the world $314 billion annually: UN

Wake up call for the world to invest in disaster risk reduction

Black carbon's impact on ecosystems

It is known to alter melt cycle of glaciers and interfere with rainfall patterns