Antibiotics In Livestock Dung ‘Harming Soil Quality’
Antibiotics used on livestock can impact microbes in the soil and negatively affect soil carbon, reducing resilience to climate change,
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Author: Ranjit Devraj
Ranjit Devraj writes for SciDev.Net’s Asia and Pacific desk.
Articles by Ranjit Devraj:
India’s Switch To GM Food Crops Hinges On Court Verdict
Whether India — the world’s second-largest producer of staples like rice and wheat as well as fruits and vegetables —
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India, Pakistan Fight Child Vaccination Backslide
India and other South Asian countries must deal with a dangerous backslide in routine infant vaccinations during 2019—2021 brought on
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Omicron Covid Symptomatic Of Vaccine Inequity
The emergence of Omicron, a rapidly spreading new strain of COVID-19, a year after the world embarked on mass-vaccinations against
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Poor Sanitation Blamed For India’s Mystery Fever Deaths
While authorities in Uttar Pradesh are narrowing down on dengue as the ‘mystery disease’ behind the deaths of more than
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Taliban Ban On Jabs May Trigger COVID-19 Spike
Given the Taliban’s hostility to vaccinations, WHO and medical experts fear a rapid and uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in Afghanistan
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Can Small Modular Reactors Mitigate Climate Change?
As the world grapples with a climate emergency brought on by carbon emissions from the large-scale burning of fossil fuels,
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India’s Rural Migrants Face Climate Hazards In Cities
India has seen millions of people fleeing failing agriculture to megacities that are poorly equipped to handle the influx amid
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India Banks On 15-Minute COVID Self-Test
India is banking on a locally developed, affordable home-use kit to bump up testing for COVID-19 and reduce the burden
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India: Delhi’s Poor Return To Dirty Fuel In COVID-19 Lockdown
COVID-19 lockdowns exposed many truths but none so stark as the poverty that exists in the Indian capital of New
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