In this issue

NET RESULT - In a warming world, mosquito-borne illnesses no longer seasonal or sporadic

India's successes at COP26

Collaborative, not competitive, approach can save our planet

5 mins

POLAVARAM DAM "FROM HEAVEN TO HELL"

Under the serene backwaters of the Godavari are 72 villages of Andhra Pradesh that got submerged, some completely, this June because of the under-construction Polavaram dam. SHAGUN KAPIL visited some of these villages in East and West Godavari districts as well as seven rehabilitation colonies, and found serious flaws with the resettlement process that has caused agony to countless families

8 mins

Yes, says Prime Minister

After a year of farmers’ protests, the government will repeal the three farm laws

3 mins

Bitter sweet

Petha production in Agra leaves behind waste and pollution. The city must develop strategies to reduce their impact

6 mins

AEDES THE MENACE

The latest outbreaks of Zika fever in India indicate that mosquito-borne diseases are fast spreading to new populations and regions. They are also no longer restricted to the monsoon season. Aedes mosquitoes that are responsible for transmitting a range of diseases are particularly becoming invasive in a rapidly warming world. An analysis by VIVEK MISHRA and VIBHA VARSHNEY in Delhi with NEETU SINGH in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

10+ mins

Deadlock in Palk Bay

India-Sri Lanka fishing conflicts show no signs of abatement as efforts to phase out destructive trawling practices show little progress

4 mins

Moderna's brazen patent rab on a COVID jab

The US administration is finally putting its foot down on the appropriation of public research by drug firms

4 mins

Tantalising wait

As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport

3 mins

THE SIGNS

The Sumi Naga tribe has developed a whole portfolio of ecological indicators to help predict weather. The lack of documentation and loss of biodiversity puts this traditional knowledge at risk of extinction

4 mins

Take heart

A STATIN-FREE LIFE IS A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HEART HEALTH FROM A CARDIOLOGIST WHO HAS LONG ARGUED THAT THE CHOLESTEROL-FOCUSSED APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND TREATING HEART DISEASE IS FLAWED

3 mins

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