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Aedes aegypti. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

All You Need to Know About the Zika Virus

Nandita Jayaraj 27/01/2016

India is one of the Aedes aegyptis’s many homes...

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The Two Trials of Adlène Hicheur, Scientist, Muslim, Forever Suspect

Shobhan Saxena and Florencia Costa 20/01/2016

A brilliant scientist from CERN, accused of association with...

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Whatever Happens Next, This is What COP21 Lets Us Do Against Climate Change

Anjali Vaidya 17/12/2015

The Paris Agreement has been signed, as of Saturday...

If we delay the first stock-taking to 2023, the consequences will be perilous for India and other poor nations in the bottom half of the world. Credit: spinster cardigan/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Ten Inconvenient Truths About the Paris Climate Accord

Surya P. Sethi 16/12/2015

1. The Paris Agreement has deftly crafted language to...

An art installation by artist Isaac Cordal in Montreal, 2015. Source: Facebook page

The Paris Agreement is a Good Instrument – if 55 States are Able to Ratify it By 2017

Mrinalini Shinde 15/12/2015

The Paris Agreement is structured in a way that...

150 heads of state met in Le Bourget on the first day of COP21, which concluded with an agreement better than previous iterations but still criticised for not being strong enough. Source: UNFCCC

The Paris Climate Agreement at a Glance

The Conversation 13/12/2015

On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations...

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Le Bourget Forgoes Sleep as Draft Negotiations Continue Into Wee Hours of COP21

Anjali Vaidya 12/12/2015

Even at this very late stage, debates still rage...