Month: May 2018

Dry waste collection

In Bengaluru, Dry Waste Is a Source of Both Livelihood and Civic Woes

Prajwal Suvarna 05/05/2018

Over the years, waste management is a civic issue...

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UN Forest Accounting Loophole Allows CO2 Underreporting by EU, UK, US

Justin Catanoso 04/05/2018

Scientists say burning woody biomass is not carbon neutral,...

Anopheles minimus mosquitoes are pictured at a lab in the Public Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, November 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/Files

Discovery of Malaria Parasite Survival Genes Offers New Targets

Kate Kelland 04/05/2018

Increasing drug resistance is leading to the failure of...

The authority has given companies eight months to adhere to these guidelines completely. Credit: Reuters

Red Bull, Others Like It Can’t Be Called ‘Energy’ Drinks in Pakistan’s Punjab

The Wire Staff 04/05/2018

The Punjab Food Authority has said that 'energy' does...

CT-scan-based skull restoration and life reconstruction of the toothed stem bird Ichthyornis dispar, a primitive seabird that prospered about 85 million years ago along the warm, shallow inland sea that once split North America, is shown in this image released on May 2, 2018. Credit: Michael Hanson and Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar/Handout via Reuters

New Fossils Reveal More About Ancient Bird With Blended Dinosaur, Avian Traits

Will Dunham 03/05/2018

Fossils like those of Ichthyornis, which had both dinosaurian...

A dust storm approaches the city of Bikaner on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

High-Intensity Dust Storm Hits Parts UP, Rajasthan, More Than 100 Dead

More than 150 people have been injured.

The UGC office in New Delhi. Credit: PTI

UGC Excises Over 4,000 Titles From Its ‘Master’ List of Preferred Journals

The Wire Staff 03/05/2018

The 'web exclusives' section of the Economic and Political...