Down To Earth
Nowhere To Flow
Over 60 years after the country got its first plan to rejuvenate the rivers, not a single basin has been spared from over-exploitation
7 min |
August 01, 2019
CEO India
Game Theory, Politics & Society
Economist Alexander Wolitzky uses game theory to model institutions, networks, and social dynamics
4 min |
August 2019
Down To Earth
Here Come The Gene Hackers
Interventions to make heritable changes to the human genome are fraught with uncertainties. There are legitimate concerns about using a still imperfect technology that can rewrite the very blueprint of life. Also, the debate on whether it’s ethical to do so is far from being settled. However, would-be baby tinkerers around the world have failed to get the message
10 min |
August 01, 2019
Down To Earth
One Tool To Track It All
Can the humongous online data generated in the job guarantee scheme be a real time index for rural distress?
4 min |
August 01, 2019
Down To Earth
Let Cauvery Be
Deforestation, urbanisation, illegal mining and dumping of effluents along the river has left the basin battered and bruised. Decades of degradation has led to an unprecedented crisis for the 15 million who live on its banks.Jitendra travels along the course of one of India’s biggest rivers to understand why its level hit a record low this year
10 min |
August 01, 2019
Down To Earth
Capital Conundrum
At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the government was mulling over a moratorium on the construction of new residential complexes in Bengaluru for five years to tide over the water crisis. But are restrictions on construction or population an effective way to resolve the problem? Or are there simpler ways to strengthen water conservation? SUSHMITA SENGUPTA spoke to a range of experts
6 min |
August 01, 2019
Scientific India
Land Sliding - A Most Common Disaster In Hilly Areas
The sliding down of a piece of land under the force of the gravitational pull of a mountain or hillside is called the landslide.
3 min |
March-April 2019
Scientific India
Tocols As Radiation Countermeasures
Tocopherols and tocotrienols collectively known as vitamin E (vit-E) or tocols are important dietery nutrient because of their remarkable biological activities including antioxidant activity, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties.
4 min |
March-April 2019
Scientific India
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Awards
Science and technology has its special role and space in every society and India is also in front of recognizing the talent of its young scientists and technologists by bestowing on them with Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards every year.
3 min |
March-April 2019
Scientific India
Edible Coating And Film- Edible Biopolymers And Food-Grade Additives
Food is a vital product for the survival of human beings and with passage of time quality concerns of consumers are rising.
3 min |
March-April 2019
Scientific India
Digital Education – A Step Up for Traditional Education in India
The increasing popularity and apparent benefits of digitization have forced all sectors to invest in this domain. Recent government initiatives like Digital India have steered significant efforts of embracing digital means for efficient functioning of key sectors. While traditional forms of teaching work in a generic manner, technology-enabled solutions allow customization of traditional approaches to suit individual student needs.
3 min |
March-April 2019
Scientific India
Sleeping With Artificial Light At Night Associated With Weight Gain In Women
Sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health.
1 min |
July - August 2019
Scientific India
Palm Oil In India And Its Health Effects
Oil palm is a crop that flourishes in the same regions as some of the world's most precious rainforests and appears in many food and household products.
2 min |
July - August 2019
Scientific India
Package Of Practices To Improve The Udder Health Status And Clean Milk Production
Quality is vital in animal production.
5 min |
July - August 2019
Scientific India
Mouse Lemur-animal Model For Biomedical Research
The discovery of animal models in biomedical studies is a boon to mankind.
2 min |
July - August 2019
Scientific India
Lycopene And Health : Growing Commercial Significance
Primarily the pigments are present in plants for photosynthesis, to capture the light of all hues.
6 min |
July - August 2019
Scientific India
CRISPR TECHNOLOGY: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR EDITING GENOMES; ITS LATEST TRENDS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
CRISPR is a genome editing tool that is creating a buzz in the science world.
9 min |
July - August 2019
Sanctuary Asia
The Butterflies Of Dzongu
We were driving along when my photographer friend Sandip Das exclaimed, “Wow!” A large butterfly was landing and flying and landing again on the mud by the roadside. We stopped to examine it and were surprised to find that it was a northern jungle queen – high on our wishlist!
2 min |
July 2019
Sanctuary Asia
Fixing A BFO Bone!
On April 16, 2017, we received a call from a news reporter Sanjog Patil of Lokmat informing us that an unusual bird had been found injured by a farmer in Tambave.
2 min |
July 2019
Sanctuary Asia
A Party On A Banyan Tree!
While walking through a forested patch adjoining the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh one morning, I noticed a lot of movement on a big banyan tree. On closer inspection I realised that the tree was fruiting and had attracted hordes of birds! At first, I could only see Brown-headed Barbets. But as I inched closer, I saw Coppersmith Barbets as well…
2 min |
July 2019
Down To Earth
Wings Of Change
SOME OF THE WORLD’S RAREST BIRDS ARE FOUND IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS. BUT A LOT OF FACTORS ARE PUTTING THEIR SURVIVAL AT RISK DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI
3 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Why Did My Children Die?
BY THE time doctors landed in our village for the first time, our village had already lost 11 children to chamki (a yet-unknown type of acute encephalopathy syndrome) fever.
2 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
We Let Them Die
Failure of states to provide basic nutrition and health facilities has led to the death of hundreds of children from the preventable acute encephalopathy syndrome. BANJOT KAUR from Bihar and SHAGUN KAPIL from Uttar Pradesh report
10 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
The Science Of Dishonesty
FALSIFICATION, FABRICATION AND PLAGIARISM OF RESEARCH HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES LAKSHMY RAMAKRISHNAN
3 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Importance Of Nothing
IT IS NEITHER A LUXURY NOR A WASTE OF TIME, BUT A NECESSARY PART OF MEANINGFUL THOUGHT AND SPEECH
4 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Hidden Enhancer
MANIPUR’S WILD CORIANDER, AWA PHADIGOM, ACTS AS A FLAVOURING AGENT IN MEAT AND VEGETABLE DISHES, BESIDES BEING USED AS A MEDICINE
3 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Done By The Daily Fix
In the absence of guidelines, organic waste management in Indian cities is at the mercy of entrepreneurs offering instant solutions
6 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Directly Auspicious
Direct delivery of benefits to the “right” people camouflaged with a political deadline was the core message of Union Budget 2019-20 RICHARD MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI
5 min |
July 16, 2019
Down To Earth
Wild Delight
Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles Shalini Dhyani.
3 min |
July 01, 2019
Down To Earth
Scorcher
Heat waves have swept 23 Indian states and union territories claiming lives and throttling livelihoods. They are breaching boundaries across the world and are also becoming more intense. What can we do to cope with it?
10+ min |