Down To Earth
Native nutrition
THE LUNCH menu at the Rani Kajal Jeevan Shala School in Kakrana village of Madhya Pradesh shows a healthy mix of pulses, vegetables and millets.
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June 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Wild guess
Despite being a significant source of greenhouse gases, wildfire emissions remain underestimated
7 min |
June 16, 2024
Down To Earth
'Fitness our evolutionary advantage, not longevity'
Nobel laureate VENKI RAMAKRISHNAN's latest book, Why We Die, covers a journey that starts in the 1800s, when British biologists Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace proposed natural selection, and continues to this day, as researchers investigate anti-ageing compounds. But how close are we really to cheating ageing and death? In an interview with ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY, Ramakrishnan, who received the 2009 Nobel prize in chemistry, says the focus of research is on staying healthy for a bigger fraction of life. He also examines the causes of ageing, the drugs being explored to slow down this deterioration, the people involved in the research and a few controversial claims. Excerpts:
7 min |
June 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Look Beyond Dust
Reinvent National Clean Air Programme to focus on fine particulate matter and trans-boundary pollution
5 min |
June 01, 2024
Down To Earth
Vision 2030
Economic growth must take into account needs of energy transition, climate mitigation, with action aligned as per India's 2030 climate goals
5 min |
June 01, 2024
Down To Earth
FIX OUR FOOD
Chemical-dependent farming, lax labelling laws, rising anti-microbial resistance must top the agenda
5 min |
June 01, 2024
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PLAN THEM COOL
As urban India turns into a heat trap, the government must focus on improving cities' liveability
5 min |
June 01, 2024
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THINK LONG-TERM
India needs continued emphasis on flagship programmes, aligned to long-term planning that focusses on water security and circular economy in a climate-risked era
8 min |
June 01, 2024
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IT'S NOW OR NEVER
Clean energy sectors need demand-driven markets and domestic industries that can cater to the entire value chain
5 min |
June 01, 2024
Down To Earth
BATTLE THE CAR BULGE
Clean, affordable, integrated and accessible public transport the only solution
3 min |
June 01, 2024
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SCRAP THE DUMP
Disincentivise garbage dumping, invest in behavioural change
4 min |
June 01, 2024
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CONSERVE NOW
Disregard for biodiversity conservation over the past two decades needs immediate redressal
3 min |
June 01, 2024
Down To Earth
OLD AGENDA WITH NEW IMAGINATION
The new government must rebuild trust by being tolerant to ideas, opinions and information.
4 min |
June 01, 2024
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OVERHAUL OVERDUE
Hold polluting industries accountable for public health risks, environmental hazards, climate change; provide them support for green transition
7 min |
June 01, 2024
Down To Earth
THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS-L'UST
Love, lust, attachments are basic brain circuits. They are too primitive a system and will never change
10+ min |
May 16, 2024
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THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS - GREED
Evolutionary biology sees greed as a way to increase your chances of survival
10+ min |
May 16, 2024
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THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS - WRATH
Anger is an emotional programme, a part of natural selection that helps us bargain for better treatment
10+ min |
May 16, 2024
Down To Earth
THE ALCHEMY OF EMOTIONS - SL'OTH
As with all personality traits, laziness is a combination of genes and environment
9 min |
May 16, 2024
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THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS - GLUTTONY
We have been captured by food and it is driving us to do something that is arguably not good for us
8 min |
May 16, 2024
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THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS
I felt for the tormented whirlwinds Damned for their carnal sins Committed when they let their passions rule their reason
9 min |
May 16, 2024
Down To Earth
THE AL'CHEMY OF EMOTIONS - ENVY
Envy gives people a fundamental desire for a higher social rank
10+ min |
May 16, 2024
Sasthragathy
പരിസ്ഥിതിയിലേക്കു വളർന്ന ഇന്ത്യൻ ഭരണഘടന
ഭരണഘടനയും നിയമങ്ങളും പരിസ്ഥിതി സംരക്ഷണത്ത സമീപിക്കുന്നതെങ്ങനെയെന്ന് പരിശോധിക്കുന്നു. പരിസ്ഥിതി സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ ജുഡീഷ്യൽ വിധികളുടെ പങ്കിനെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. ജുഡീഷ്യൽ ആക്ടിവിസത്തിന്റെ വെല്ലുവിളികളും മുന്നോട്ടുള്ള വഴികളും എന്തെന്ന് വിശദമാക്കുന്നു.
4 min |
May 2024
Scientific India
Scientists are making significant progress towards reviving the woolly mammoth
A company aiming to bring extinct animals back from the dead said it has taken an elephant-sized step toward genetically resurrecting the woolly mammoth, a wild if contentious goal to repopulate the Arctic tundra with a missing titan.
1 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
New antibiotic class effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. The new antibiotic class is described in an article in the scientific journal PNAS.
2 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
Non-Thermal Plasma Applications in Biomedical and Medicine fields
The fishing and marine industry plays a crucial role in providing food, livelihoods, and economic prosperity worldwide. However, one significant challenge that the industry faces is biofouling - the accumulation of marine organisms on submerged surfaces.
2 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
European lawmakers pass world's first major act to regulate AI
The European Union's parliament on Wednesday approved the world's first major set of regulatory ground rules to govern the mediatized artificial intelligence at the forefront of tech investment.
2 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
Modeling the origins of life: New evidence for an 'RNA World'
Charles Darwin described evolution as \"descent with modification.\" Genetic information in the form of DNA sequences is copied and passed down from one generation to the next. But this process must also be somewhat flexible, allowing slight variations of genes to arise over time and introduce new traits into the population.
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March-April 2024
Scientific India
Misbeliefs related to Food, Nutrition and Cancer
There are so many myths about food and nutrition related to cancer and it's difficult to find out the truth. Often the information shared by people and on internet is very confusing. One cannot clarify the fact about the statement.
4 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
Probiotic feed additive boosts growth, health in poultry in place of antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat for public health, and the use of anti-microbials in livestock feed has been a major contributing factor in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance to many drugs, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
1 min |
March-April 2024
Scientific India
India is rapidly turning into a concrete jungle
In the last 17 years, our country has turned into a concrete jungle. From 2005 to 2023, the construction area in the country has increased by 25 lakh hectares.
1 min |