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South Africa's insect labs have answers to the future of food security

India, Dec. 22 -- "If I could, I would probably eat them every day. I used to have 50 grams of cricket powder daily, as a topping on my smoothie." This was not a thought-out answer but a quick reacti... Read More


IIT Madras & Australian researchers develop precision nanoinjection platform for breast cancer drug delivery

India, Dec. 22 -- Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Monash University and Deakin University, Australia, have developed a cutting-edge nanoinjection drug delivery pla... Read More


The numbers game: Rush to certify India's natural farmers raises concerns

India, Dec. 22 -- Certification guidelines under India's Natural Farming Mission were issued only four months ago. Regional councils say they are under pressure to register thousands of farmers withi... Read More


Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to 'build back better'?

India, Dec. 22 -- The article explores the challenges of rebuilding communities after disasters, highlighting the immense demand for raw materials and the environmental impact of their extraction. It... Read More


No new mining leases, Aravalli protection intact: MoEFCC clarifies after SC-backed definition

India, Dec. 22 -- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought to allay concerns over the Supreme Court-backed uniform definition of the Aravalli hills, insisting t... Read More


Wild lions in Europe? New paper examines archaeological mound to show young man living in Copper Age Bulgaria was attacked by feline

India, Dec. 22 -- One usually associates lions with Africa and South Asia & the Middle East. A new paper though, has highlighted how the world's second-largest cat did roam Europe too, back in the Cop... Read More


Supreme Court tightens Great Indian Bustard safeguards, redraws Green Energy Corridor map in Rajasthan and Gujarat

India, Dec. 21 -- The Supreme Court's December 19 judgment on protecting the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), which is rapidly declining, will directly reshape India's Green Energy Co... Read More


Worry over sharp rise in Botswana's wildlife hunting quotas, plans for year-round elephant hunting

India, Dec. 21 -- Wildlife conservationists are alarmed by the sharp increase in elephants and other wildlife that Botswana continues to put on its annual hunting quotas, a move they say is detrimenta... Read More


Exposure to hot, humid conditions in-utero is dangerous for child health: Study

India, Dec. 21 -- Hot, humid conditions prevent pregnant women from cooling down. Thus, their exposure to such conditions quadruples the effect of extreme heat on child health, according to a new stud... Read More


Don't wait for a Global Plastics Treaty. Act now: Scientists to governments

India, Dec. 21 -- Scientists have urged governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, as waiting for a binding Global Plastics Treaty could mean years of damaging delay even as plastic waste co... Read More