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Priyanka Bhadani
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July 4, 2026
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11
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The many promises of ammonium sulphate

To wean farmers off an over-dependence on urea, India is turning to ammonium sulphate. How likely is it to work?

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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

June 27, 2026
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Vaishnavi Suresh
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June 20, 2026
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6
min read

Remembering Bolmax Pereira: The guardian of Goa’s forests, mangroves

Fr. Bolmax held the powerful accountable, inspired the youth to farm, and anchored citizen-led movements while being a priest and teacher

June 20, 2026
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Simran Moorjani
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June 23, 2026
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8
min read

Tomato truths: Growing your own food is a radical, rewarding thing

To learn to farm as a city dweller is to learn how little you know, and how much the seeds and soil can teach you

June 23, 2026

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Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness

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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

Pooja Bhatia
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September 2, 2025
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11
min read

How drug-resistant tuberculosis is bringing life to a halt in India

Lack of adequate nutrition increases vulnerability to TB and prolongs recovery from it

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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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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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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

Durga Sreenivasan
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March 21, 2026
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12
min read

Crop domestication: A brief history of how humans made plants edible

Humans tamed plants, but in many ways, plants tamed us too—enabling us to settle down instead of migrating, and relying on them for nutrition

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