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Harshita Kale
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August 6, 2026
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13
min read

Understanding fermentation: Did humans ‘domesticate’ microbes?

Fermentation at the hands of microbes sustained human life long before we learnt to bake bread or brew wine

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Nandhanaa Priya Jalesh
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August 8, 2026
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7
min read

Food miles: The cost of ingredients from a land far away

In a globalised food market with long supply chains, food miles nudge us to think of the environmental footprints of imported ingredients

August 8, 2026
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Phalguni Ranjan
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July 30, 2026
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8
min read

Life with plastic, not all fantastic: The paradox of a transformative material

Long after today's plastic products have been forgotten and discarded, their microscopic remnants may still be circulating in ecosystems and living bodies

July 30, 2026
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Gargi Guha
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July 31, 2026
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6
min read

To Kōbo Fermentary founder Payal Shah, microbes are the boss

Shah’s fascination with fermentation over 25 years is distilled into a generous, hands-on endeavour to share her learnings

July 31, 2026

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Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness

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Durga Sreenivasan
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July 11, 2026
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5
min read

India is the world’s pharmacy. How did it become a superbug hotspot?

Individuals shouldn’t be blamed for a systemic collapse, assert scholars Assa Doron and Alex Broom

Harshita Kale
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June 3, 2026
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10
min read

Why India’s wastewater is a haven for superbugs that outdo medicines

Wastewater from homes, hospitals and pharma factories mixes together, creating the ideal breeding ground for drug-resistant bacteria

Durga Sreenivasan
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April 22, 2026
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9
min read

Typhoid lurks in India’s water. Why are antibiotics failing to stop it?

Complexities in diagnosis and treatment make the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics unavoidable. This inevitably leads to resistance against the same life-saving drugs

Saritha S. Balan
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November 1, 2025
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6
min read

Kerala’s crackdown on errant pharmacies is curbing antimicrobial resistance

Kerala’s action against the sale of antibiotics without appropriate prescriptions has now inspired Telangana

Pallavi Prasad
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September 29, 2025
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10
min read

Add crisis to cart: Why instant delivery and antibiotics don't mix

Payment-first flows and one-minute teleconsults are making antibiotic access too easy—and antimicrobial resistance harder to fight

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Ankit Mahato
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May 8, 2026
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The parched nectar

Harishanker KP
Nandu Madhav V
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January 6, 2026
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min read

Flight club

Asmita Nandy
Kashif Shakeel
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January 2, 2026
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min read

In Punjab’s fields, a prawn cocktail brews

Gourav Gogoi
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November 29, 2025
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min read

A forest for whom?

Aditya Manoharan
Harishanker KP
Nandu Madhav V
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August 22, 2025
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Quenching Kolar’s thirst

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Aathira Konikkara
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July 6, 2026
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7
min read

PCOS, now PMOS: A name change to alter a disorder’s perception

With a focus on endocrine and metabolic health, the disorder’s new name takes away a former overemphasis on ovaries alone

Durga Sreenivasan
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June 27, 2026
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5
min read

Insulin, explained: The lock-and-key mechanism controlling blood sugar

Trouble, in the form of Type 2 diabetes, ensues when the body produces insulin, but it is unable to manage and pack away excess glucose

Sreekanth K
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June 19, 2026
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6
min read

Heat stress: The killer lurking as India swelters beyond summer

Extreme heat can cause fainting and leg cramps, but also cardiovascular failure

Durga Sreenivasan
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May 27, 2026
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3
min read

We worry over cortisol in humans. Cattle deserve our attention too

Dairy farmers must identify and rectify the buildup of stress and resultant cortisol, so their cattle aren’t on permanent survival mode

Durga Sreenivasan
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May 2, 2026
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5
min read

How the Super El Nino will impact India’s farmers

Beyond climate-resilient practices like picking fewer resource-guzzling crops, tackling global warming is key to containing harm

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