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Agriculture
Not Just Humans, Climate Change Has Made Plants Vulnerable as Well
There is now evidence pointing to the role of climate change in worsening the vulnerability of the world’s plant resources to pests and disease...
COVID-19
‘Massive COVID-19 Failure’ Sets Back Global Development
A report by the Lancet’s Commission on the COVID-19 pandemic points to a ‘massive global failure’ that led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of...
Health
Stethoscope ‘Still Useful’ to Detect Child Heart Problems
The humble stethoscope remains valuable in detecting childhood heart ailments, especially as imaging the heart with echocardiography is costlier and burdens health systems. Scientists...
Climate change
Putting Water on the Agenda at Egypt’s COP27
Water looks set to be the key theme at COP27 as host country Egypt, ‘motivated to push for action’ plans to launch a water...
Climate change
Flood-Hit Pakistan Faces Spread of Infectious Diseases
Around 33 million people affected by floods in Pakistan are now vulnerable to various diseases. Millions need immediate assistance, especially as floods have damaged...
Agri-business
Rice Dwarfing Virus Threatens Indian Yields
Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus, which was first discovered in China, has been detected in North India’s main rice-producing states and officials fear that...
Air
Motorcycle Riders Breathe Easy with Air-Filtering Helmet
A new helmet protects motorcycle riders from outdoor pollutants, besides providing protection from head injuries. The air drawn through a filter in the new...
Air
Nepal has ‘World’s Highest’ Lung Disease Death Rate
A new study reported that Nepal had the highest reported death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2019, primarily due to air pollution....
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Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO
Authors of the report say that every two seconds,...
How to Make COP27 a Success
From melting glaciers to a ‘monster’ monsoon, record-breaking floods...
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