The volume of summer Arctic Sea ice has reduced by 80 per cent since 1979. The measurement is taken every September when the ice cover is at its minimum.

Scary Plotter, also infamous as AMR (antimicrobial resistance), makes its sinister appearance known to the human race by introducing itself. Death and disease follow in its wake, as our friendly neighbourhood antibiotics lose their power to heal.

Scary Plotter, the code name for AMR (antimicrobial resistance), returns to ravage the human race with its Army of Ailments, which has now become invincible – thanks to the decimation of our friendly neighbourhood antibiotics.

Scary Plotter, better known as AMR (antimicrobial resistance), is at it again. Watch it lay waste to the world of the Antibiotix. Making our friendly neighbourhood medicines impotent and useless, through its demons of Overuse and Misuse

Scary Plotter, better known as AMR (antimicrobial resistance), holds the entire human race prisoner in its almost impregnable fortress of AMR’stan. Will humanity ever manage to break free?

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Mangroves are nature's superheroes! Found along India’s coastlines, they protect shores from big storms, tsunamis, and erosion with their strong roots. They filter out water impurities and sequester carbon, helping in the fight against climate change. Mangroves are also home to amazing creatures like Bengal tigers, Gangetic dolphins, and various birds! But they’re in danger. Pollution, shrimp farms, and urbanization are destroying these magical forests. We need to act fast to save them from being murdered—by replanting them, protecting their habitats, and raising awareness—because mangroves are more than just trees; they’re lifelines for our coasts!

Stealthy, silent, and deadly as an assassin. Striking at will across the world. Antimicrobial Resistance, or AMR, is stalking humanity, leaving millions dead and dying in its wake. A well-recognised global public health threat today, AMR happens because of misuse and overuse of life-saving antibiotics, which makes disease-causing microbes resistant to existing medicines. In such a scenario, prevention is the only way out.

As per the latest State of India’s Environment 2024, published by the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, air pollution is one of the biggest reasons for child mortality in India. From womb to birth to adolescence, murky air with heavy doses of PM2.5 and noxious gases cripple generations. Doctors say that Delhi and many cities in India are witnessing a spike in cases of children and non-smoking adults with black deposits in lungs. These deposits cannot be removed and damage the lungs. It is a criminal oversight to ignore this health emergency.

In 2019, the National Clean Air Programme aimed to reduce particulate pollution—PM2.5 and PM10—by 20-30 per cent by 2024, later raised to 40 per cent by 2026. However, most cities lag behind the 2024 goal despite spending thousands ofcrores, with only eight meeting the target, 22 worsening, and many not even recording continuous data. With high standards on paper but poor implementation in reality, an epic battle against air pollution looms ahead.

Harvesting wild honey has been the main occupation of the Cholanayakan and Kattunayakan tribes of Wayanad, in Kerala, for centuries. But the recent drought and delayed summer rain have affected the harvesting of wild honey. The number of beehives has come down drastically, by over 50 per cent from 2023. Honeybees make hives every year on the same big trees. The right amount of rain, according to the season, is crucial for honey production. But unseasonal rain is posing a huge threat to it, affecting the tribes that depend on honey collection for their survival...

Have you ever heard of virtual autism? It’s a concern emerging among children who spend an excessive amount of time in front a screen. Its symptoms include hyperactivity, attention deficiency, lack of interest in non-digital games, delay in speech, reluctance in interaction, irritability, mood swings, and difficulty in learning anything new. Virtual autism is not a diagnosis like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but a term encompassing symptoms that resemble ASD. However, the sooner kids move away from screens and become active in the real world, positive changes are visible.

Farmers in India face huge challenges in selling their crops profitably. So, they are demanding that the government should guarantee a Minimum Support Price (MSP) on all 23 crops that it provides for. MSP is the rate at which the government buys crops from farmers no matter what the crop’s prices prevail in the market. This assures an income to the farmers and offers them security. That is why they want that a legal guarantee should be provided for MSP.

Waste segregation is mandated in several states in India. But most of the plastic waste ends up in landfills instead of being recycled as barely 30 per cent of it is sorted correctly. Hence, the need of the hour is to educate people about segregating, composting, and recycling waste through aggressive awareness programs by community and self-help groups. So, don’t be a foolish donkey and dispose of your waste properly. 

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Zillions of vehicles are emitting a cocktail of poisonous gases. Industries spewing forth more of it. Burning crops, waste dumps on fire, construction and demolition dust, Diwali firecrackers... Winter is here with a host of triggers for a variety of ailments. Add to it, the gastronomic indulgence that the festive season occasions, a time when adulterated food assumes a particularly menacing appearance. The question is, will the Jawan in all of us be able to deal with this double jeopardy?