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A pharmacist displays an ampoule of Dexamethasone at the Erasme Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels

Preliminary Results Suggest Dexamethasone Could Cut COVID-19 Mortality

Kate Kelland and Alistair Smout 17/06/2020

It is important that the data be released and...

A 2018 photo of tree felling in Gahmar village in Ghazipur. Photo by Kanchan Srivastava.

Can Amendment to UP’s Tree Protection Act Boost the State’s Green Cover?

Kanchan Srivastava 25/12/2019

The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced an amendment to...

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Thermal Power Plants Get Environment Clearance Extension Sans Substantial Progress

Mayank Aggarwal 20/11/2019

The extension of the clearance sets a dangerous precedent...

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Should Antibiotics Be Nationalised?

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts and Andrew Singer 19/11/2019

With antibiotic resistance becoming an increasing problem, the antibiotic...

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Arctic Ocean May Be Ice-Free for Part of Year by 2044: Study

Scientists have been attempting to predict the future of...

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Ban Lifted on Non-PNG Industries in Delhi, Coal-Based Units in NCR

The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority had announced...

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Twenty Years in the Making: Where Is India’s National Plan of Action for Shark Fisheries?

Bhanu Sridharan 16/11/2019

Despite being one of the top three shark fishing...