We are not the only residents of earthPrimatologist Jane Goodall, who recently passed at 91, highlighted that human intellect doesn't guarantee intelligence, evidenced by enviro...
02 Oct, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
Mad, bad, dangerous anthropocentrismThe Supreme Court's recent order on stray dogs in Delhi-NCR has sparked controversy, overriding previous rulings and the Animal Birth Contr...
11 Aug, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Indian Supreme Court first to shift from human-centric to eco-centric approach, says judgeIndia has become the first country to shift from an anthropocentric approach to an eco-centric one in international jurisprudence. This shi...
30 Mar, 2025, 08.56 PM IST
Music beyond the efforts of even a DylanThis year’s Oscar-winning animated feature Flow explores the temporality of human monuments in a post-human world, seen through the eyes of...
08 Mar, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Embrace the spirits of 100 bn animalsAt the ET CEO Roundtable, a call was made to recognize the suffering of billions of animals killed annually for food. Thinkers like Bezos a...
13 Dec, 2024, 11.28 PM IST
Prevent mindless utilisation, promote mindful consumption: Bhupender YadavAt the first India Climate Summit of the Times Network on Friday, Bhupender Yadav, the minister for environment, forest and climate change,...
29 Jun, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Theatre of the mindThe human mind's quest for knowledge drives cosmic exploration, intertwined with ecological connections. Henryk Skolimowski's eco-philosoph...
03 May, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Ratan Tata, crusader against speciesismAs co-inhabitants and co-owners of the world, all Earthlings deserve equal treatment and protection. Ratan Tata's announcement of a healthc...
11 Feb, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
If we aren't the only dreaming animal...A recent observation by ecologist Daniela Roßler suggests that sleeping jumping spiders display rapid eye movement (REM), which is typicall...
11 Sep, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Artificial chatting, the original mimicryWhile everyone continues to worry about the mimicking powers of AI - and how that, by itself, will lead to the end of humans and of the wor...
28 Apr, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
Do our four-legged friends really ‘gift’ us carcasses of dead animals? Here's the answerNo the dead rat or snail might not always be a gift for you.
13 Jan, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Let the Covid virus live, in the true spirit of Kumbh-style Vasudhaiva KutumbakamScience, known as it is for its pernickety splitting of hairs and its importunate insistence on the burden of pragmatic proof, might demur ...
29 May, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
So, live and let the (coronavirus) live?Getting philosophical about Life is fine. But not at the cost of lives
14 May, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
After Air pollution, light pollution becomes dark spot on celebrationsThe growing demand for made-inChina fairy lights has taken business away from small-scale, local craftsmen.
31 Oct, 2016, 10.59 AM IST
Poke Me: Traditions be damned, two Supreme Court decisions prod us to change with the times (Readers react)This week's Poke Me invited your comments on "Traditions be damned, Two Supreme Court decisions prod us to change with the times".
16 Jan, 2016, 07.35 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh brushes aside National Green Tribunal flak on clearance to 3 mines in Chhattisgarh
In a statement, Ramesh said, "While forest advisory committee (FAC) was carrying out its due diligence, I was doing my own assessments enjo...
26 Mar, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
The God of tiny thingsGod does not necessarily have to be an anthropocentric ultra superior image of man.
15 Jun, 2012, 06.04 AM IST