Year: 2016

China to Burn, Not Bury, as It Tackles Trash Challenge

David Stanway 14/11/2016

Desperate to fight mounting trash problems but wary of...

Bags of trash collected from Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in 2013. Credit: vannispen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Opponents of India-Japan Nuclear Agreement Ask Modi to Visit Fukushima First

Jyotsna Singh 13/11/2016

"The Indian government stands on the wrong side of...

When Are Women More Likely To Stay in Science?

Aashima Dogra 13/11/2016

Two science journalists have discovered that even though women...

Flags from different countries are displayed at the World Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 6, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Youssef Boudlal

The ‘Marrakech Call’, Not Trump, Hobbles Climate Change Talks in Morocco

Nitin Sethi 12/11/2016

Many developing countries have raised concerns over the contents...

An Arachnologist And Her Eight-Legged Friends

Nandita Jayaraj 11/11/2016

Elizabeth V. Mathew, an arachnologist at the Union Christian...

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India to Boycott “Legally Untenable” Court of Arbitration Set Up By World Bank

The Wire Staff 11/11/2016

World Bank’s decision to have two parallel dispute mechanisms,...

Prachi Torney, a Modern Day Alchemist

Aashima Dogra 10/11/2016

Prachi Torney, a chemist at Goa University and an...