In this issue

WINGS OF A VIRUS - An ill-prepared government is caught unawares by the bird flu outbreak

Arctic On Thin Ice

NO PLACE felt the heat in 2020 like the Arctic and its surrounding seas. Its ice cover melted to its second-lowest annual minimum extent of 3.74 million km2 in summer, while the freeze-up in autumn saw a sluggish start.

2 mins

India's E-Waste Generation Up By 27%

In just one year, India's e-waste generation jumped 27 per cent, says a recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In 2019-20, the country generated 1,014,961 tonnes of e-waste, as against the 771,215 tonnes generated in 2018-19.

1 min

FIRST SHOT

The death of eight people and hesitancy among health workers mar the first phase of India’s vaccination drive against COVID-19

4 mins

COPY AND EVOLVE

BUILDING UPON THE IDEAS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS MADE CIVILISATION AND THE ECONOMY POSSIBLE, WRITES TIM HARFORD

5 mins

WATER WISE

FARMERS IN A TAMIL NADU VILLAGE WERE ABLE TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS BY BUDGETING WATER AND DIVERSIFYING CROPS

3 mins

SOUR SAGA

EASIER ACCESS TO TENDER CHICKPEA GREENS WILL HELP PROMOTE THIS NUTRITIOUS FOOD

4 mins

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