Once hailed as the saviour of billions of hungry Indians, the semi-dwarf High Yielding Rice varieties ( HYV) are now here, and they are being denounced as a harbinger of destruction.
The Encyclopedia of Social Work by Oxford University Press defines energy poverty as a ‘lack of access to adequate, high-quality, clean, and affordable forms of energy or energy systems’.
The first five years are a whirlwind of growth for a child's brain, shaping their future learning, behaviour, and emotional well-being. During this critical period, child development and mental health are intricately linked, like a complex symphony.
Modern chemosterilants belong to two groups differing in the mechanism of their action: antimetabolites and alkylating agents.
Kerala is once again in the news for an extreme weather event, as its Wayanad district reels from destruction wreaked by one of the most devastating landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains.
Human-induced warming has risen to 1.19 degrees Celsius over the past decade (2014-2023) – an increase from the 1.14 degrees Celsius seen in 2013-2022
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 2.5 million people lose their lives annually owing to global HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
It is very concerning that annual trends in heatwaves now show temperature departures of 5-9 degrees Celsius from the normal summer weather.
The treatment of animals in research laboratories has always sparked outrage and calls for ethical reform. Despite advancements in understanding human biology, animal experimentation continues to be a prevalent practice, raising serious concerns about its efficacy and ethical implications.
In a significant step towards addressing this issue, a young researcher at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur has made a ground-breaking research, shedding light on the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) in northern India that are harmful to human health.
