Climate Change Is Forcing Animals To Evolve But Most Can’t Keep Up
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some...
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Justice A Distant Dream For Survivors Of Acid Attacks
Rima, 38, (name changed) has suffered repeated episodes of domestic violence after marriage, owing to her inability to pay dowry....
Adivasis Revive Millet Cultivation To Preserve A Fading Tradition
Millets have been an integral part of the adivasi culture and lifestyle in the Western Ghats’ highlands of Attappadi, Kerala. ...
The Vegan Crusader Who Wrote Poetry Is No More… RIP Benjamin
Benjamin Zephaniah has died. He was a trailblazing vegan, a poet and an activist. Born in April 1958 in Handsworth,...
Intellectual Humility Forms A Key Ingredient Of Scientific Progress
The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid...
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host...
Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at the ongoing climate conference in...
“Unite Against BJP-RSS To Save Parliamentary Democracy”
Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) warned on Tuesday that the parliamentary system in India is in...
Conflict, Peace & Palestine Make An Impression At COP28
Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have used COP28 as a platform to appeal for peace in Palestine...
Science Is A Human Right. Here’s Why
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United...
Analysing The History Of The Indian Ocean With Cruise Records, Sediment Cores
Almost 150 years ago, Christmas, aboard the SMS Gazelle, a mid-sized German warship that circumnavigated the globe in the late...
Extreme Weather Events Struck India On 235 Of 273 Days In 2023
The recently-released Climate India 2023 report by Down to Earth paints a grim picture of the nation grappling with extreme...
The Keffiyeh – A Symbol Of Palestinian Identity
After Israel declared war on Hamas following the militant group’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and hostilities resumed in...
‘Catastrophic Loss’ To Himalayan Glaciers Even At 2C: Report
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change. Scientists are calling for more...
Congress, TMC Slam Govt Over UGC’s ‘Selfie Points’ Directive
Slamming the Centre on December 2 over the UGC asking universities and colleges to set up selfie points to highlight...
COP28 Puts Food On High Table For First Time, India Stays Away
A landmark declaration on agriculture, food and climate action was signed by 134 countries for the first time in global...
Coal Power Plant Pollution Causes Many More Deaths Than Believed
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more...
…….There Was Once A Vast Ocean Where The Himalayas Now Stand
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains...
Domestic Violence: Can Tech Help Tackle It?
The murder of a young woman named Lilie James in the toilet block of a Sydney school by her former...
Kashmir: Loss Of Forest Cover Pits Porcupines Against Saffron Fields
The Indian crested porcupine, a protected species, is entering saffron fields in Jammu and Kashmir and damaging the crop. Experts...
Caste Census: Game Changer Or False Hope?
The results of the five state elections underway in India will be known in a few hours and the next...
‘Wonka’ Movie Holds Remnants Of Racist Past Of Novel
Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of...
Women In Sundarbans Show How Mangroves Reduce Impact Of Cyclones
The state of West Bengal often hits national headlines, mainly for controversial reasons. However, there is one area in which...
COP28: Pledges Are A Drop In The Ocean
The first day of COP28 climate conference reached a consensus to operationalise the Loss and Damage Fund, a crucial milestone....
A New Way To Fight Sexual Violence In Conflict Zones
The UN has tried tackling conflict-related sexual violence for more than two decades, but its “add-women-and-stir” approach doesn’t go far...
