'It's going to get worse. Leadership means helping people adapt to climate change'

India, Feb. 6 -- This is part of an extensive interview conducted days after Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 81, won the Crafoord Prize (in Geosciences), often considered a precursor to the Nobel. It was Ra... Read More

'We will soon have our ozone-hole moment on climate. Only then will we act'

India, Feb. 6 -- Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 81, has just won the Crafoord Prize (in Geosciences), often considered a precursor to the Nobel. He discovered that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), common refrig... Read More

Culture shock: Your gut could be making you sad, angsty, anxious

India, Feb. 1 -- Sometime, I wish I could disappear into the souffle-like insouciance of PG Wodehouse, rather than reading up on the leading causes of cancer mortality in people under 50. The good new... Read More

Culture shock: Your gut could be making you sad, angsty, anxious

India, Jan. 30 -- Sometime, I wish I could disappear into the souffle-like insouciance of PG Wodehouse, rather than reading up on the leading causes of cancer mortality in people under 50. The good n... Read More

Air apparent: Why India deserves its own Central Parks

India, Jan. 4 -- I fear death by admin. A realm in which credit-card snafus, travel booking mix-ups, endless calls and paperwork collide. That's my hell, along with concrete jungles, overfilled garbag... Read More

Air apparent: Mridula Ramesh, on why India deserves its own Central Parks

India, Jan. 2 -- I fear death by admin. A realm in which credit-card snafus, travel booking mix-ups, endless calls and paperwork collide. That's my hell, along with concrete jungles, overfilled garbag... Read More

Scavengers: Endgame - Why the dying vulture should really worry you

India, Dec. 12 -- He soars, feeling the warm updraft of air cushion his outstretched wings, which stretch 7 ft from tip to tip, as he flies towards the sun. In his youthful ebullience, he goes farther... Read More