Down To Earth
PATIYA'S STARVELINGS
It is important to probe further when an effective system fails to rescue the malnourished children in a village
5 min |
September 01, 2021
Down To Earth
Long road home
Uttarakhand is increasingly declaring its villages disasterprone. While many are fighting relocation, those who shift face conflicts with host villages over resources like water and grazing land. Is relocation the right way to mitigate disasters that are striking the Himalayan state with increasing ferocity?
7 min |
September 01, 2021
Down To Earth
In quest of foragers
GORDON RAMSAY GOES TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO EXPLORE HIDDEN FOOD TREASURES, THEIR BOLD FLAVOURS AND THE ARDENT KEEPERS
4 min |
September 01, 2021
Down To Earth
Bridge classes
More than 5,000 volunteers in villages of Odisha ensure that the lack of digital access does not hinder children's education amid the pandemic
2 min |
September 01, 2021
International Gallerie
Perils Of Nuclear Energy
Addressing negative consequences of nuclear tests for the environment and human health in the areas around these sites, pointing the finger at the Soviet and current governments, “This is Silence” highlights one of the main points that the artist seeks to stress: the absence of public discussion about critical issues.
2 min |
Vol. 24, No. 1, 2021, 'TIME TO WAKE UP! Save Our Environment Now.'
Scientific India
The Verge of Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point.
3 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Fish with human like teeth
Anglers at Jennette's Pier in North Carolina pulled up something unexpected — and uncanny — from the Atlantic: a fish with human teeth.
1 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
More than 98 percent of emperor penguin colonies are expected to become quasi-extinct by 2100
Nearly all of the world's emperor penguin colonies may be pushed to the brink of extinction by 2100, a study has found, as the United States moves to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
1 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Snake-eating spiders
Snakes are occasionally overpowered and eaten by a limited number of spider taxa. Not all snake-eating spiders trap the serpents with webs. Tarantulas actively hunt their prey, then use powerful jaws to deliver a potent venom (SN: 2/28/19).
1 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Heat Wave Killed more than 1 Billion Marine creatures in Western United States and Canada
Heat Wave Killed more than 1 Billion Marine creatures in Western United States and Canada
1 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Consuming a diet with more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches
A diet higher in Afatty fish helped frequent migraine sufferers reduce their monthly number of headaches and intensity of pain compared to participants on a diet higher in vegetable-based fats and oils, according to a new study.
2 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Dragon man fossil may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative
A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University. The largest of known Homo skulls, scientists now say this skull represents a newly discovered human species named Homo longi or Dragon Man. Their findings, appearing in three papers published in the journal The Innovation, suggest that the Homo longi lineage may be our closest relatives and has the potential to reshape our understanding of human evolution.
2 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation
A diet rich in Afermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.
2 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Long Covid Uncommon In Children
Fewer than one in F20 children with symptomatic COVID-19 experienced symptoms lasting longer than 4 weeks, and almost all children have fully recovered by 8 weeks, a new study has found.
2 min |
July - August 2021
Scientific India
Eating More Plant Foods May Lower Heart Disease Risk In Young Adults
Eating more Enutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.
3 min |
July - August 2021
Down To Earth
PANDEMIC OF STEROIDS
Steroids are essential in fighting infectious diseases. Used recklessly, they can cause life-threatening side effects like mucormycosis, as was witnessed in the aftermath of the pandemic’s second wave. COVID-19 is a new disease, and its treatments and dosages are constantly evolving. India will find it difficult to contain the disease unless the government can ensure timely dissemination and implementation of treatment protocols. A report by BANJOT KAUR
10+ min |
August 01, 2021
Down To Earth
FADING COLOUR
Establish farmer producer organisations to ensure that growers of the intensely flavourful golden Kandhamal turmeric do not turn away from it
3 min |
August 01, 2021
Down To Earth
OUT IN THE OPEN
Contrary to the government's claim of India being open defecation free, 15 per cent of Indians still go out to relieve themselves, says a WHO-UNICEF report
4 min |
August 01, 2021
Down To Earth
ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Dilip Kumar’s career coincided with a newly Independent India marred by many self-inflicted tragedies, and the roles he played resonated with a large section of people, cutting across classes
5 min |
August 01, 2021
Down To Earth
ON THIN AIR
Agriculture students demonstrate how aeroponics, once a niche and costly cultivation method, can help urban households
4 min |
August 01, 2021
Down To Earth
SHEAR DESPERATION
India's once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for crossbreeding be enough to revive the sector?
7 min |
August 01, 2021
Srote
युरोपीय लोगों के आगमन से पर्यावरण को नुकसान
लगभग पांच सौ वर्ष पूर्व युरोपीय खोजकर्ताओं ने न केवल कैरेबिया के मूल निवासियों के जीवन को तहस-नहस किया बल्कि पूरे पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र को भी काफी नुकसान पहुंचाया था। एक नए अध्ययन से पता चला है कि इस द्वीप पर रहने वाले लगभग 70 प्रतिशत सांप और छिपकलियां खत्म हो चुके हैं। इसके पीछे उपनिवेशकों के साथ आए बिल्ली, चूहों और रैकून को ज़िम्मेदार बताया जा रहा है।
1 min |
July 2021
Srote
टीकाः जोखिम बेहतर ढंग से समझाने की ज़रूरत
हज़ारों-लाखों वालंटियर्स पर किसी नई दवा या टीके को कारगर और सुरक्षित पाए जाने के बाद जब वही दवा या टीका करोड़ों को दिया जाता है तो सुरक्षा सम्बंधी कई मुद्दे सामने आते हैं।
1 min |
July 2021
Srote
क्या सार्स-कोव-2 हवा से फैलता है?
मार्च 2021 में डबल्यूएचओ द्वारा वित्तपोषित एक समीक्षा (कार्ल हेनेगन और साथी) के आधार पर निष्कर्ष निकाला गया है कि कोविड वायरस हवा के माध्यम से नहीं फैलता। यह निष्कर्ष जन स्वास्थ्य की दृष्टि से महत्वपूर्ण है।
1 min |
July 2021
Srote
सुंदरलाल बहुगुणाः पर्यावरण व वन संरक्षक
वयोवृद्ध पर्यावरणविद और चिपको आंदोलन के अग्रणी सुंदरलाल बहुगुणा का 21 मई को 94 वर्ष की उम्र में निधन हो गया। इसके दो हफ्ते पहले उन्हें कोविड-19 के चलते ऋषिकेश के एक अस्पताल में भर्ती किया गया था।
1 min |
July 2021
Srote
कोविड-19 के उपचार में नई दवाओं से उम्मीद
कोविड-19 के उपचार के लिए कई औषधियों के विकास पर काम चल रहा है। हाल ही में भारत में दो औषधियों को इलाज में आपातकालीन उपयोग की मंजूरी मिली है, व एक औषधि को क्लीनिकल परीक्षण की मंजूरी मिली है।
1 min |
July 2021
Srote
अमेरिकी शहद में परमाणु बमों के अवशेष
हाल ही में हुए एक अध्ययन के अनुसार लगभग पांच दशक पूर्व किए परमाणु बम परीक्षणों के अवशेष आज भी दिखाई दे रहे हैं। शोधकर्ताओं ने शहद में रेडियोधर्मी तत्व मौजूद पाया है। हालांकि शहद में रेडियोधर्मी तत्व का स्तर खतरनाक नहीं है, लेकिन अंदाज़ है कि 1970-80 के दशक में यह स्तर काफी अधिक रहा होगा।
1 min |
July 2021
Down To Earth
SEED EXTRAORDINAIRE
SABJA ARE RICH IN FIBRE AND LEND THEMSELVES TO A VARIETY OF RECIPES
3 min |
July 16, 2021
Down To Earth
TRIPS waiver caught in WTO labyrinth
There is little change in the position of countries opposing the waiver, and the India-South Africa proposal is being made to go through the hoops at WTO
4 min |
July 16, 2021
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WEIGHT OF THE DEAD
TURNING THE GANGA INTO A GRAVEYARD FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ITS AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM
3 min |