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Scary Plotter and the Deathly Hello's

Scary Plotter and the Deathly Hello's

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 and its Full-Blooded Kins

Scary Plotter and its Full-Blooded Kins

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 and the Disorder of Antibiotix

Scary Plotter and the Disorder of Antibiotix

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 and the Prisoners of AMR'stan

Scary Plotter and the Prisoners of AMR'stan

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? JOIN OUR FIGHT AGAINST AMRFor details, visit: www.cseindia.org/page/antimicrobial-reststance-programme

Scary Plotter and the Doctor's Groan
The Biotoilet Project

The Biotoilet Project

The story of how a village got its first toilet. *********************************** G Nandakumar is a young farmer in Diguvapalem, a remote hamlet and a chronically drought-prone area in southern Andhra. In 2019, I met him on a school hiking trip, as part of our Geography classes. 'Nandu,' fondly addressed as so, was keen to upgrade his village by pursing some sustainable environmental practices, like organic farming. However, he lacked the resources to execute his vision. So, as a young student, I was very inspired by his ideas and wanted to help...

Microbes Getting Smarter, Eh?

Microbes Getting Smarter, Eh?

An interview with Deepak Bhati and Gauri Arora, Programme Officers in the Sustainable Food Systems team of the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, simplifying the complicatedness of antimicrobial resistance for our young readers. ******************************************** Hi Deepak and Gauri! We’ve been hearing about this complex and scary thing, ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’ (AMR). Can you please unpack it for our kids?...

The Mega Problem of Micro Things

The Mega Problem of Micro Things

What are Micro-Plastics? Micro-plastics have not been defined in particular. They are just tiny particles that result from the disintegration of bigger plastic materials. However, most researchers say that any plastic smaller than 5 millimetres in size is a micro-plastic. Hence, these are really, really teeny-tiny! Plastics are made up of polymers, which are derived from fossil fuels. A whole lot of chemicals are added to the polymers—close to 10,000—to ensure that a given plastic has the desired properties...

Yummy Microbes!

Yummy Microbes!

Fermented food is not only tasty but it is also good for health **************************************************************************************** Babbi tugged urgently at her Mom’s kurta. “Mom, there is some white, gooey stuff oozing out of that big pan on the kitchen slab,” she whispered. Mom looked at the direction Babbi was pointing towards. “My dosa batter” She muttered and transferred part of the gooey liquid into another pan...