Year: 2015

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of TB. Credit: niaid/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

India Splutters Against TB as New Challenges Erupt Worldwide

Aarti Dhar 06/12/2015

TB causes more worry in prisons and zoonotic transmissions....

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COP21 Diary: With Conference at Midpoint, India Hard Sells Its Carbon Budget Idea

Anjali Vaidya 05/12/2015

The battle lines are still the same: Will the...

A view of Rashtrapati Bhavan enveloped in a blanket of smog, caused by a mixture of pollution and fog, in New Delhi in November 2012. Credit: PTI

Fewer People Have Died in the Last 5 Years Due to Natural Calamities

Devanik Saha 05/12/2015

Lives lost due to natural disasters reduced by 20%...

The Marina beach on the Bay of Bengal coast is partly covered with rainwater after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. Normal life has been badly affected due to incessant rains. Credit: PTI

Three Days, Two Nights: A Chennaivasi Remembers Her Journey Home

Anamika 05/12/2015

"Someone negotiates with the boatmen and pays them Rs.3,000...

Bacteria-eaters, genetic engineers, disease causers. Credit: Zappys/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Whether by Stealth or Aggression, Viruses Get to Make a Meal of it

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 04/12/2015

The molecular processes leading to such devastating human diseases...

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COP21 Diary: As Talks Go On Behind Closed Doors, Scientists and Activists Fret Outside

Anjali Vaidya 04/12/2015

Anjali Vaidya reports from Paris on Day 4 of...

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Climate Change Brought the Rains, Our ‘Development’ Brought the Chaos

Nagraj Adve 03/12/2015

The intense rain that continues to swamp Chennai begs...