Science
Down To Earth
Serpentine Problem
WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in tackling the problem
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August 1, 2017
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Inking Solutions To Pollution
Two Indian startups are converting polluted air particles into inks and paints
4 min |
August 1, 2017
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Back To Bins
The City Corporation of Panaji wants to discontinue the decentralised waste management system that helped it become a bin-free city
4 min |
August 1, 2017
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Aral Apocalypse
The Aral Sea has shrunk to a fourth of its size. Neha Mungekar travels to Uzbekistan and recounts how it remains a living sample of a monumental human-made ecological catastrophe
5 min |
August 1, 2017
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Antarctic Peninsula Gets Greener
THE ANTARCTIC Peninsula is turning green, with rising temperatures having a "dramatic effect" on the growth of moss, scientists have discovered.
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June 16, 2017
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Save Our Seas
The UN's first conference to save the oceans is a grand show of intent to reset our relationship with the largest sink of carbon dioxide and the biggest receptacle for human wastes. But will governments, industries and organisations stand by the big voluntary commitments they have made? VIBHA VARSHNEY reports from UN headquarters in New York
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June 16, 2017
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Age Of Bioclean
Microbes are increasingly being used to clean contaminated sites
3 min |
June 16, 2017
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The Catch In Conservation
Ullas Karanth has many lessons to offer to make wildlife management in India more scientific
2 min |
June 16, 2017
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The Curious Mind
The urge to look towards the sky stems from an intrinsic human curiosity emanating out of not just scientific but also existential queries
4 min |
May 01, 2019
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Arrival Of The Disruptors
A handful of billionaires are working hard to make space colonisation a reality. In the process they are reviving a sector that had stagnated for decades. Is this democratisation of space or a high-tech coup?
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May 01, 2019
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Burden Of Relief
The Union government’s decision to exempt captive power plants from meeting renewable energy targets will upset India’s climate change mitigation plan
3 min |
May 01, 2019
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Uncharted Territory
The next step involves sending humans to space and responding to the changing dynamics of global space business
6 min |
May 01, 2019
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Not To Visit, But To Inhabit
The human civilisation is going to relocate for the first time, a part of it at least
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May 01, 2019
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Hostile Space
A six-month stay in space induces physiological changes to the human body. A trip to Mars will be thrice that duration. Can astronauts survive the ordeal?
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May 01, 2019
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Are We There Yet?
Habitation designs and technologies are almost ready to make life possible in outer space
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May 01, 2019
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Orbits Of Debris
Space waste threatens the existence of all satellites
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May 01, 2019
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Are We Aliens?
There is a theory that says life could have intergalactic origin
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May 01, 2019
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Software Outsmarts Drug Research
Now, a programme can bypass patented drug pathways and create synthetically-produced medicines
2 min |
February 16, 2019
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Quick Fix Aid
A first after many years, farmers are at the centre of political attention. Ahead of the general elections, there is a rush of cash support schemes to woo them. This may bring some solace to farmers, but will the schemes have a lasting impact?
10+ min |
February 16, 2019
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Potato's Neglected Cousins
Tubers come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and pack quite a punch
3 min |
February 16, 2019
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Out Of The Legal Hole
There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining and hence this primitive practice must be discontinued
3 min |
February 16, 2019
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Will Nudge Come To Shove?
It is crucial that nudge as a tool is used meticulously for political canvassing
4 min |
February 16, 2019
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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
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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
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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.
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July 16, 2019
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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
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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
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July 16, 2019
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The Science Of Dishonesty
FALSIFICATION, FABRICATION AND PLAGIARISM OF RESEARCH HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES LAKSHMY RAMAKRISHNAN
3 min |
July 16, 2019
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Labelled Rabid
Most rabies deaths occur in India. Yet, the government is dragging its feet over controlling dog population, vaccinating them or even making enough shots available for victims
4 min |
August 01, 2018
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How To Fight Water Scarcity This Monsoon?
Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich
2 min |