Is the ecosystem unable to absorb carbon dioxide?

As levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere increase, 86 per cent of land ecosystems globally are becoming progressively less efficient at absorbing, said a recent study by a team of researchers.

‘India is COPD capital of the world’

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not just simply a ‘smoker’s cough’, but an under-diagnosed, life threatening lung disease that may progressively lead to death.

Mutant Coronavirus: Govt’s ‘urgent’ meet today

The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which has led to a surge in the infection rate there, even as discussions are underway to decide on banning flights from the affected country.

Farmers begin relay hunger strike at Delhi

Further hardening their stance, farmer unions protesting at Delhi’s borders, have commenced a relay hunger strike, asking the Centre to repeal the recently-enacted farm laws.