Month: May 2017

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Dry Land Distress Drives People to Break Stones in Quarries

Abhijeet Jadhav 09/05/2017

A lack of livelihood opportunities is compelling villagers of...

Credit: Erik De Castro/Reuters

Inside the Philippines’ Long Journey Towards Reproductive Health

Gideon Lasco 09/05/2017

The ongoing debate is a continuation of the Philippines'...

India's global export of pharmaceuticals is double that of China. Credit: Pixabay

The World Is Looking For Affordable Drugs – and India Needs to Keep Delivering

R. Viswanathan 09/05/2017

The export of generic pharmaceuticals is one of India's...

Nearly 450 students were hospitalised after they complained of irritation in eyes due to gas leakage from a container depot near their school in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area. Credit: PTI

Gas Leak: Delhi Police Issues Notice to Companies Involved in Container’s Transportation

Police had said it is suspected that the leakage...

Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during a People's Climate March, to protest US President Donald Trump's stance on the environment, in Washington, US, April 29, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Mike Theiler

Nations Urge Trump to Remain in Paris Agreement to Combat Climate Change

Alister Doyle and Valerie Volcovici 09/05/2017

At the UN negotiations, which run till May 18...

Bees have been living with the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder for a decade. Credit: Simon Klein/ The Conversation

Ten Years After the Crisis, What Is Happening to the World’s Bees?

Simon Klein and Andrew Barron 08/05/2017

It's a decade since US beekeepers first noticed that...

National Green Tribunal. Credit: PTI

NGT Issues Notice to Delhi Government, Pollution Committee Over Gas Leak

The green board, which had taken cognisance of the...