Month: November 2016

Delhi and many other cities in India are like massive construction sites, and the accompanying dust levels are very high. Credit: savioseb/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What it Means to Take the Long View on Air Pollution in Delhi

Sarath Guttikunda 07/11/2016

Real policy is not defensive short term emergency measures...

Yeast cells under a microscope. Credit: Zappys Technology Solutions/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Crosstalk: How Models Reveal the Secrets of Biology Without Making the News

Sunil Laxman 06/11/2016

As a society reaping the benefits of all the...

Can Renewable Energy Help Address Poverty in China?

Sam Geall and Shen Wei 06/11/2016

By installing solar home systems in the poorest villages,...

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Celebrating Janaki Ammal, Botanist and a Passionate Wanderer of Many Worlds

Geeta Doctor 06/11/2016

Recently, there have been attempts to reposition Janaki Ammal...

Garbage and Sewage Killing Rivers Everywhere

The Third Pole 06/11/2016

Half of all rivers in Asia are affected by...

Ketan Desai, the former president of the Medical Council of India, walks after his hearing at a courthouse in Lucknow, India, June 27, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Pawan Kumar/Files

WMA President Ketan Desai Attends Court Hearing in Corruption Case

Aditya Kalra and Suchitra Mohanty 05/11/2016

Desai was last month installed as the president of...

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High Pollution Levels From Straw Burning Shows Green Tribunal Orders Were Neglected

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 04/11/2016

In a December 2015 order, the National Green Tribunal...