Month: December 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron attends the "Tech for Planet" event at the "Station F" start up campus ahead of the One Planet Summit in Paris

France: President Macron Awards Climate Grants to US-Based Scientists on Summit Eve

Reuters 12/12/2017

Macron unveiled grants after Trump in June said he...

A Galápagos tortoise with saddleback carapace Credit: Ylenia Chiari

Explained: The Simple Physics of How Tortoises Deal With Turning Turtle

Janaki Lenin 11/12/2017

This is the first study to show various shell...

Max Shalimar bagh PTI file1

Why Cancelling Max Hospital’s License Is Commendable in Spirit but Bad in Law

K. Sujatha Rao 10/12/2017

It is the Medical Council of India and not...

Delhi high court. Credit: PTI

Delhi High Court Urges State Governments to Step up on Handling Rare Diseases

The Wire Staff 10/12/2017

In May, the central government had finally submitted its...

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. Courtesy: PractoFortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. Courtesy: Practo

Haryana Government Report on Fortis ‘Overcharging’ Case Says Hospital ‘Disposes’ of Patients Unethically

The Wire Staff 10/12/2017

The report responds to a seven-year-old girl's family's claims...

Cranes at the Vallapardam port. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Does South India Need Three Trans-Shipment Ports to Compete With Colombo?

Nidhi Jamwal 10/12/2017

Shipping industry experts fear the proposed Enayam port, proximate...

Representational image. Credit: Reuters

Between the Mountain and the Sea: China, India and Sustainability

Nilanjan Ghosh 10/12/2017

Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans: Struggles...