A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for Bt brinjal deeply flawed according to this latest special report in Down to Earth.  

By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history.

Computer scientists from Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, launched software that uses the sky’s pictures to test air quality. Sameera Poduri, who worked on the project, explained the technology in this interview to Down To Earth.

ICMR certifies 400,000 tonnes of the controversial variety safe, after a year. Jyotika Sood from Down To Earth details about the report by ICMR.

Gauging a river’s health need not be complex. Taxonomists can make the job very simple. These biologists, who have specialised in the classification of organisms, can determine a river’s health with the unaided eye by simply studying the organisms present.

It is a natural sweetener and calorie free. But soft drinks makers don

Ayurveda prescribes it for a range of ailments. People eat it for rejuvenation and boosting immunity. An Indian homemaker

Big changes are expected as the global body acts on review committee

As Chhattisgarh advances to become the largest producer of thermal power, cement and sponge iron, this special report in Down To Earth finds out what affect this fast-paced industrialisation will have on the state and its people.

Mumbai's Metro rail project has hit a roadblock. The regional planning authority, executing the project, is facing shortage of funds.
In July, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approached the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a Rs 20,000 crore loan.