Month: February 2019

Coca Cola, Pepsi, junk food, obesity, obesity epidemic, Global Energy Balance Network, International Life Sciences Institute, Rhona Applebaum, calorie intake, dieting, physical activity, exercise, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India,

Is Coca-Cola Influencing India’s Public Health Policies?

Amit Srivastava 06/02/2019

Two members of FSSAI, which sets food safety standards...

The Philip Morris iQOS heat-not-burn electronic cigarette is pictured in this photo illustration December 1, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Illustration

Explained: Why a Philip Morris Funded Foundation Is Repeatedly Denounced by WHO

Anoo Bhuyan 06/02/2019

The WHO has refused to partner with any foundation...

Hindu Kush, Himalaya, climate change, ICIMOD, global warming, western disturbances, monsoons, glaciers, NITI Aayog, Kathmandu, Nepal,

Two Thirds of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Could Melt by 2100

Kabir Agarwal 06/02/2019

About 15% of the glaciers have already disappeared.

Thirty-Metre Telescope, Thirty Meter Telescope, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, Canary Islands, Hanle, Ladakh, Indian Astronomical Observatory, Department of Science and Technology, Mauna Kea,

India to Start Manufacturing Key Components for Thirty Meter Telescope Project

The Wire Staff 06/02/2019

Once ready, the TMT will be the world’s largest...

Bengaluru, Karnataka, National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, NCBS Archives, history of science, CV Raman, Obaid Siddiqui, Satyajit Mayor, Braille paper, KS Krishnan, Ravi Sankaran,

A New Science Archives Preserves the Ways of Seeing Science’s People

Renuka Kulkarni 05/02/2019

The curators of an art installation at the venue...

The National Health Authority announced on June 24 that as many as 30 lakh people have availed themselves of Ayushman Bharat benefits. Representative image. Photo: Reuters

Budget 2019: Underfunding of National Health Mission Continues

Sarojini Nadimpally, Yogesh Jain and Amar Jesani 05/02/2019

Former NHM Mission Steering Group members say there is...

IPCC special report, global warming, climate change, 1.5 degrees, carbon dioxide emissions, Annex 1 countries, Paris Agreement, greenhouse gases, China, India, Bangladesh, EU EDGAR, per capita emissions, Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research, BP Statistical Review of World Energy, European Union, nuclear power, renewable energy,

New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Data Shakes up Our Vision of Earth’s Future

Nagraj Adve 05/02/2019

The data suggests that we needed a severe and...