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Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy
Agriculture

Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy

Ngangom Suraj
6 min read
State’s rainfall pattern has shifted, with rainfall frequently exceeding 64 mm in a day; rainfall that would normally be distributed over around 300 days is now concentrated within 60-120 days
Children from Lodha-Shabar tribe participated in the mask-making workshop at Lalbazar village.
Governance

Practice as movement: Adivasi rights find an alternative voice in Jhargram

Urmila Banu
5 min read
Working with Lodha-Sabars and other tribes across 12 sites, Khwaabgaon builds an alternative model of development where creative collaboration strengthens resistance to displacement
FAME scheme was introduced to promote electric vehicles.
Energy

CAG flags Rs 468 crore in FAME incentives to EV makers violating localisation norms

Bhagirath
4 min read
Audit also finds slow progress on charging infrastructure, with only 148 of 2,877 approved charging stations commissioned under FAME-II
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Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy
Agriculture

Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur’s agrarian economy

By
Ngangom Suraj
6 min read
FAME scheme was introduced to promote electric vehicles.
Energy

CAG flags Rs 468 crore in FAME incentives to EV makers violating localisation norms

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Depression over Jharkhand triggers very heavy rain alert across several states; check your city’s weather forecast
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Depression over Jharkhand triggers very heavy rain alert across several states; check your city’s weather forecast

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10 per cent
Environment

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: UNCCD summit opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand, enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action
Climate Change

Combat desertification COP17: UNCCD summit opens in Ulaanbaatar with a single demand, enough declarations, turn land pledges into money and action

By
Shagun
4 min read
High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts
Africa

High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Few e-rickshaws can be seen on the streets of Gujarat.
Air

India on e-wheels: Gujarat ranks 16th in Electric Mobility Index as EVs make up 1.36% of vehicle fleet

By
Raju Sajwan
3 min read
DRC faces its deadliest ebola outbreak as virus spreads to 6th province
Africa

DRC faces its deadliest ebola outbreak as virus spreads to 6th province

By
Kiran Pandey
5 min read
Kerala’s recent floods show Pamba river, Vembanad-Kuttanad wetland system under enormous strain: Experts
Rivers

Kerala’s recent floods show Pamba river, Vembanad-Kuttanad wetland system under enormous strain: Experts

By
K A Shaji
5 min read
As anti-immigration sentiment rises across the US, federal agencies like US Immigration and Customs Enforcement face growing condemnation for repeatedly violating fundamental human rights in enforcement and detention.
Governance

Major US study finds undocumented immigration does not increase neighbourhood crime

By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
European cities plan to offset a fifth of emissions through carbon removal, but few have clear strategies
Climate Change

European cities plan to offset a fifth of emissions through carbon removal, but few have clear strategies

By
Puja Das
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rains trigger red alert in Bengal and Odisha; Delhi-NCR among 18 States under weather warning
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rains trigger red alert in Bengal and Odisha; Delhi-NCR among 18 States under weather warning

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
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