Why air pollution is a threat to India’s economic and social well-being
It is affecting the health of the country’s future, its children
No food in forests: Artificial greening of jungles equivalent to farming in wilderness for herbivores, says expert
India needs a single comprehensive law, nodal agency to deal with invasive species
Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity
The state, ravaged by floods in 2023, has been suffering a long dry spell this winter because of the lack of rain and snow in the last three months
Four more cheetah cubs born in Kuno; but experts point out captive breeding not conservation
Namibian female cheetah Jwala becomes mother for the second time, but never released in the wild
Bordering Karnataka ramps up vigil after Kerala sees Nipah deaths
Mysuru and Dakshina Kannada districts, bordering Kerala, have ramped up their ELISA and RTPCR test machinery and issued advisories to health …
International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2023: India needs airshed policies to tackle air pollution
It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed level control …
Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo facing worst cholera outbreak since 2017: UNICEF
There have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths, many of them children, in the first seven months of 2023 …
Ancient pathogens released from melting ice could wreak havoc on the world, new analysis reveals
Earth’s climate is warming at a spectacular rate and up to four times faster in colder regions such as the Arctic
Red alert in Mumbai amidst heavy rainfall
Till Wednesday, Mumbai recorded a total of 1,557.8 mm of rainfall making it the wettest July in the history of the city
Ban on more drugs harmful for vultures welcome move, but more stringent steps needed: Experts
Nimesulide drug continues to possess a threat and should also be banned soon, conservationsists say
Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within 2 months of birth
Forest officials said the cause of the cub’s death is yet to be ascertained. At present, the number of adult cheetahs stands at 17 and cubs at 3
North India Deluge 2023: Rainfall during July 1-10 broke multiple records
Excess to large excess rainfall in almost 40% of country at the end of the period, but over half was still rain deficient
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Indian & Bangladeshi Sundarbans to be impacted as cyclone Remal to make likely landfall 100 km from Indian border
Cyclonic system may overlap with high tide to maximise damage if landfall happens late evening on May 26
Why is wheat procurement low despite bumper production?
Two reasons being cited are aggressive wheat buying outside government ‘mandis’ by private traders and farmers holding back their stocks
India to get ‘above normal’ rain this monsoon season, IMD forecasts
If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer, especially for agriculture
Rural women are championing climate resilience in India
Chronicles from rural India provide a blueprint for a resilient future
This may be the driest August in 123 years: Expert
Between August 1 and August 21, India has recorded rainfall of 115.4 millimetres
Simply Put: Sweeping away the mess
Live storage at 62% of capacity in monsoon’s third month
However, storage levels are not uniform across the country
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How accurate long-range forecasts of monsoon onset can be climate adaptation tool for farmers
Study looks into farmers’ behaviour based on forecast information, insurance in 250 Telangana villages
Indians consuming rice and wheat low in food value, high in toxins: ICAR study
DTE and CSE hold webinar on magazine’s coverage of ICAR research
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A new field experiment shows that fertiliser derived from faecal sludge can improve crop yields
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …