Topic: ecosystem
Insects are declining at alarming levels. This is bad news for human beings
The fate of insects is entwined with that of people and other vertebrates. Scientists warn that their decline is undermining ecosystems on which many lives depend.
The greatest colonisers on earth? Plants. And this is how they did it
The world 500 million years ago looked very different. Then we found that two large groups of genes appeared in plants during their transition onto land.
My lord, migrant labourers need more than just food, just like we all do
The act of feeding is a conscience cleaner, a hand wash that also kills hopes of the poor wanting anything more than food. These are old models of charity.
Is talk of lifting lockdown premature or is it necessary to allow some economic activity?
As the Narendra Modi government considers the option of extending the Covid-19 lockdown beyond 14 April, concerns around its impact on the economy are growing.
Defence
Indian Navy veterans slam ‘childish’ US response to Roosevelt ship incident
Former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash says captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt should’ve resigned if he felt system let him down, rather than leaking mail to media.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, who he can address in kind. People accuse him of infantilising his voters, but it’s a winning strategy.