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80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Tawny Coster, a butterfly native to the Indian subcontinent, has rapidly expanded its range across South Asia into Australia at the speed of 135 km per year
Kalinda Survase, a dairy farmer from Jahagirdarwadi village in Dharashiv, says the solar-powered BMC has ensured that the money she earns from selling milk is now credited directly to her bank account.
Renewable Energy

How solar cold storage is helping women in 100 Marathwada villages earn from milk

Varsha Torgalkar
9 min read
Around 3,000 to 3,500 women are benefiting from 100 solar-powered bulk milk chillers that store milk locally, reduce spoilage and cut emissions in the drought-prone region
The report says India remains fully import-dependent for several critical minerals, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, silicon and rare earth elements.
Energy

India must secure minerals and manufacturing, not just fuel, to safeguard energy future: Report

Puja Das
4 min read
The country will also need 46 million tonnes of graphite, 19.5 million tonnes of silicon and 11.5 million tonnes of nickel, warns CII-EY
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80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study
Wildlife & Biodiversity

80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Kalinda Survase, a dairy farmer from Jahagirdarwadi village in Dharashiv, says the solar-powered BMC has ensured that the money she earns from selling milk is now credited directly to her bank account.
Renewable Energy

How solar cold storage is helping women in 100 Marathwada villages earn from milk

By
Varsha Torgalkar
9 min read
The report says India remains fully import-dependent for several critical minerals, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, silicon and rare earth elements.
Energy

India must secure minerals and manufacturing, not just fuel, to safeguard energy future: Report

By
Puja Das
4 min read
As told to Parliament (August 6, 2026): Asiatic lions in India have increased 32% since 2020
Environment

As told to Parliament (August 6, 2026): Asiatic lions in India have increased 32% since 2020

By
Madhumita Paul
4 min read
As told to Parliament (August 5, 2026): INCOIS AI model forecasts El Niño to continue until February 2027 with up to 90% probability
Climate Change

As told to Parliament (August 5, 2026): INCOIS AI model forecasts El Niño to continue until February 2027 with up to 90% probability

By
Madhumita Paul
4 min read
Delhi needs rooftop solar, battery storage to meet rising power demand peaks: Study
Energy

Delhi needs rooftop solar, battery storage to meet rising power demand peaks: Study

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
5 min read
The bill would place heavy registration and paperwork requirements on ordinary seed savers and community seed banks, requirements that small farmers would struggle to meet, while large seed companies, with legal and administrative resources would clear easily.
Governance

Farmer groups warn MPs that Seeds Bill and trade deals could weaken control over traditional seeds

By
Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon fury continues; Delhi among several states likely to receive heavy rainfall, alerts issued
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon fury continues; Delhi among several states likely to receive heavy rainfall, alerts issued

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
An inundated farm in Maharashtra.
Agriculture

Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years
Forests

India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years

By
Kiran Pandey
3 min read
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