Year: 2017

When the Bullin Shrieked: How Aboriginals Recorded Volcanic Activity

Patrick D. Nunn 24/08/2017

Indigenous peoples' records can help us date natural events...

A boy standing near a river channel in Saharsa district, Bihar. Credit: Ranjeet Kumar Sahani

Building (Only) Toilets Isn’t Always the Answer to Ending Open Defecation

Ranjeet Kumar Sahani 24/08/2017

In north Bihar's Kosi, groundwater is very close to...

People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road. Credit: Reuters

Why Its Important to Understand the Different Types of Floods

Bharat Dogra 24/08/2017

Recognising different kinds of floods helps in understanding the...

Episode 105

Jan Gan Man Ki Baat, Episode 105: Train Accidents and Floods

The Wire Staff 23/08/2017

Vinod Dua discusses the increase in the number of...

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Trial with 4,500 Babies in Odisha Finds Breakthrough Weapon Against Sepsis

Sreelatha Menon 23/08/2017

The infection is believed to be responsible for almost...

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Pfizer Gets Pneumonia Vaccine Patent, Months After Inclusion in India’s Universal Immunisation Plan

Anoo Bhuyan 23/08/2017

Pneumonia kills two lakh children in India every year,...

Rescuers carry a child who survived after a mudslide at a rubbish landfill in the Dar Es Salam neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the capital Conakry, Guinea, August 22, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Saliou Samb

Guinea Mudslide at Rubbish Dump Claims at Least Eight Lives

Saliou Samb 23/08/2017

The disaster followed landslides in Sierra Leone and Democratic...