Year: 2016

A mosquito. Credit: slgc/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Flirting With the Ultimate Swat: Should We Kill All Mosquitoes?

Nandita Jayaraj 03/02/2016

Given that mosquito-borne diseases are amongst the biggest killers...

In July 2013 the lake’s surroundings became a graveyard for fish. Credit: Richa Chaudhary

The Story of the Campaign to Save Delhi’s Naini Lake

Juhi Chaudhary 02/02/2016

Seeing the strength of the campaign, politicians from all...

Illustration of the Zika virus. Credit: Zika by Shutterstock

Why it’s Wrong to Compare Zika to Ebola

Clare Wenham 02/02/2016

Zika may also demonstrate the growing importance of BRIC...

Remedies at a homeopathic pharmacy in Varanasi, India. Credit: Jorge Royan/Wikimedia Commons

UCL Cancels Homeopathy Event by Indian Docs After Complaints

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/02/2016

Although homeopathy has been widely drubbed as possessing zero...

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Men, the Weak Link in the Push for Contraception and Sterilisation

Aarti Dhar 02/02/2016

Even if sterilisation as a permanent method of family-planning...

Krishna Raj at the EPW

Pushing the Debate on Public Health

Padma Prakash 02/02/2016

In honour of Krishna Raj, the Anusandhan Trust established...

A mustard field in Nadia district, West Bengal. Credit: kgabhi/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Govt. to Decide on Commercial Planting of GM Mustard

Nitin Sethi 01/02/2016

The detailed proceedings of the January meeting, where the...