Year: 2016

What 2016 Revealed About the Deadly Dangers of Air Pollution

Gary Haq 23/12/2016

Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean...

Last Year’s Chennai Deluge Not Due to Climate Change

Joydeep Gupta 23/12/2016

Researchers say the rainfall on December 1, 2015 cannot...

A major factor in air pollution is biomass burning, such as for poor who need warmth and have no other source. Credit: Ahron de Leeuw/Thirdpole

India’s Smaller Cities Are More Polluted Than Delhi

Juhi Chaudhary 22/12/2016

According to the WHO’s list of 20 worst polluted...

There is a severe need to track rapid road development. Credit: CC by James Byrum/Flickr

The Global Road-Building Explosion is Shattering Nature

Bill Laurance 22/12/2016

A new mapping study shows that roads have sliced...

To change our attitude towards books, we need to better understand their role in knowledge transmission. Credit: ocegep/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Listen: Meet Anand Akolkar, Who is Waging a Lonely War to Preserve Books in Mumbai

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 22/12/2016

In this episode of The Intersection, we learn about...

The ORSL drink has a higher osmolarity than the WHO-prescribed ORS solution, and isn't suitable for treating dehydration due to diarrhoea. Credit: raheelshahid/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A J&J Apple Drink is Being Confused for a WHO-Recommended ORS Solution

Manasi Gandhi 22/12/2016

Johnson & Johnson should be careful while branding its...

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Beyond Standing Rock: Extraction Harms Indigenous Water Sources

Tharanga Yakupitiyage 21/12/2016

It’s easy for developers, corporations, governments to press economic...