Year: 2016

Worker fumigates along a street in Yangon, Myanmar November 18, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar Struggles to Prepare For Possible Zika Outbreak

Shwe Yee Saw Myint 20/11/2016

The Ministry of Health's Than Htun Aung said measures...

An ice stupa by Sonam Wangchuk. Credit: Rolex Awards

Ice Stupa Architect Sonam Wangchuk Wins the Rolex Award for Enterprise

Janaki Lenin 20/11/2016

To solve water problems in a cold desert, Wangchuk...

Ticks being picked off (the person in this image is not P.K. Rajagopalan). Credit: P.K. Rajagopalan

The Seven-Decade Transnational Hunt for the Origins of the Kyasanur Forest Disease

Nithyanand Rao 19/11/2016

Zeroing in on the genesis of this strange disease...

Jungle Boogie: Five Dancing Animals Who Know How to Strut Their Stuff

Louise Gentle 19/11/2016

Animals perform what looks like a dance for specific...

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With the Sagar-Mitra Abhiyaan, Children Grapple With the Plastic Problem

Scharada Dubey 19/11/2016

Under the programme, schoolchildren in Pune have been collecting...

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Increased Healthcare Spending Key to Economic Growth in India

Kenneth Thorpe 17/11/2016

In order to achieve universal health coverage, India must...

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Without Proper Impact Assessment, Small Dams Could Cause Great Ecological Damage

Suman Jumani and Meghna Krishnadas 17/11/2016

Although small dams are considered sources of 'clean energy',...