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Mismeasure of a Mountain

The Mismeasure of a Mountain

14 hours ago

8 min read

Gouging out the Aravallis can increase the risks of earthquakes. Are we willing to wager on this?

A basic New Year expectation: Give our kids some fresh air to breathe

A basic New Year expectation: Give our children some fresh air to breathe

18 hours ago

6 min read

As we bid adieu to 2025 and welcome the new year with fireworks of hope and prosperity, can our children be guaranteed something as basic as just a little fresh air to breathe?

Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

Garritt C Van Dyk

19 hours ago

4 min read

The technology to make and store ice was originally developed in Persia (modern-day Iran) in 550 BCE

Delhi experienced more intense, widespread smog in December 2025 than previous 2 months: CSE analysis

Delhi experienced more intense, widespread smog in December 2025 than previous 2 months: CSE analysis

31 Dec 2025

3 min read

Amazonian stingless bees first insects to get legal rights in the world

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Amazonian stingless bees first insects to get legal rights in the world

31 Dec 2025

2 min read

‘Gaushalas’ in Rajasthan have stopped using veterinary drugs toxic to vultures: BNHS

Wildlife & Biodiversity

‘Gaushalas’ in Rajasthan have stopped using veterinary drugs toxic to vultures: BNHS

31 Dec 2025

2 min read

A family member holding a picture of a cotton farmer who committed suicide due to farm loss and bank loan in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo from 1998.

Farmer suicides in India: What 28 years of data shows

31 Dec 2025

4 min read

Obesity prevalence among adults varies widely across African countries: Study

Obesity prevalence among adults varies widely across African countries: Study

31 Dec 2025

2 min read

Bread of the Tropics: Fungal contamination of cassava very high across Africa, finds study

Bread of the Tropics: Fungal contamination of cassava very high across Africa, finds study

31 Dec 2025

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

Young, angry, and betrayed

Young, angry, and betrayed

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

Centre readies PM-KUSUM 2.0 as focus shifts to feeder-level solarisation

Centre readies PM-KUSUM 2.0 as focus shifts to feeder-level solarisation

30 Dec 2025

4 min read

Energy storage, offshore wind now central to Tamil Nadu’s clean power future

Energy storage, offshore wind now central to Tamil Nadu’s clean power future

30 Dec 2025

6 min read

GEF clears $372 million for environment projects, biodiversity in sharp focus

Wildlife & Biodiversity

GEF clears $372 million for environment projects, biodiversity in sharp focus

Suhani Bhardwaj

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

Indian people brave heat wave conditions during a hot summer day at the banks of Sangam in Prayargaj , India

Heatwaves were the deadliest climate disasters in 2025, hitting poorest hardest, WWA finds

30 Dec 2025

5 min read

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El Niño missing, blame fossil fuel for deadlier climate extremes in 2025: WWA

El Niño missing, blame fossil fuel for deadlier climate extremes in 2025: WWA

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

‘Solving one crisis by deepening another’: Critics question Tanzania’s decision to tax imported vehicles and fund its HIV response

‘Solving one crisis by deepening another’: Critics question Tanzania’s decision to tax imported vehicles and fund its HIV response

24 Dec 2025

6 min read

Increasing demand for minerals used in renewables could further worsen mining-related deforestation in future: Study

Increasing demand for minerals used in renewables could further worsen mining-related deforestation in future: Study

23 Dec 2025

3 min read

Ecological myopia: the blind spot holding back climate action

Ecological myopia: the blind spot holding back climate action

23 Dec 2025

3 min read

Wild lions in Europe? New paper examines archaeological mound to show young man living in Copper Age Bulgaria being attacked by feline

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wild lions in Europe? New paper examines archaeological mound to show young man living in Copper Age Bulgaria was attacked by feline

22 Dec 2025

2 min read

Becoming human in southern Africa: What ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal

Becoming human in southern Africa: What ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal

Marlize Lombard

05 Dec 2025

4 min read

Climate risks expose fragile financial backbone behind global trade: UNCTAD warns

Climate risks expose fragile financial backbone behind global trade: UNCTAD warns

03 Dec 2025

3 min read

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

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Fit solar into electricity

Fit solar into electricity

26 Nov 2025

4 min read

“Just between you and me”

“Just between you and me”

19 Nov 2025

6 min read

End the annual charades

End the annual charades

11 Nov 2025

3 min read

To do or not to do

To do or not to do

22 Oct 2025

3 min read

Let’s not dismiss Trump’s address to the UN as just another rant

Let’s not dismiss Trump’s address to the UN as just another rant

26 Sep 2025

3 min read

Don’t push limits

Don’t push limits

26 Sep 2025

3 min read

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