Month: June 2019

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Nothing Quite Like Model Rocketry to Bring Spaceflight to the People

Divyanshu Poddar 26/06/2019

It is disheartening that ISRO's successes have not translated...

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Bullet Train Project to Cost Maharashtra 54,000 Mangrove Trees

The Wire Staff 26/06/2019

Mangroves help prevent flooding and their destruction can leave...

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Powerful Heat Wave to Hit Northern Europe in the Next Few Days

Deutsche Welle 26/06/2019

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged for people to be...

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E-Mobility Alone Will Not Cut Down Urban Congestion and Emissions

Abhinav Verma 26/06/2019

Electric vehicles are essential for a green mobility transformation,...

Collectivism is the tendency to prioritise ecosystems over species, species over populations, and populations over individuals, feel a section of conservation biologists. Photo: Frontierofficial/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Does Conservation Biology Suffer From a Lack of Compassion?

Mallika Sardeshpande 25/06/2019

Compassion is a relevant and valid component of conservation...

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

Cases of Fraud Begin to Emerge as Ayushman Bharat Touches 30 Lakh People

The Wire Staff 25/06/2019

Allegations of fraud have been seen in hospitals across...

Muzaffarpur Child Deaths: Bihar Needs to Make Health a Political Priority

Soumitra Ghosh 25/06/2019

Even five years after the state was struck by...