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India's reservoir crisis: Why are dams still empty this monsoon?

India, July 7 -- India's monsoon is active, yet India's major reservoirs are only 26% full. Why are streets flooded and reservoirs empty at the same time? Uneven rainfall and poor inflows into key ca... Read More


Leopards can still make a comeback in sub-Saharan Africa if appropriate conservation steps are taken: Study

India, July 7 -- A slew of targeted conservation efforts can help boost leopard numbers in sub-Saharan Africa; a new study has found. Conservation scientists at Nottingham Trent University in the Uni... Read More


Ground-level ozone: The silent pollutant behind India's breathing crisis

India, July 5 -- Ground-level ozone is emerging as one of India's fastest-growing air pollution threats. Unlike PM2.5, this invisible pollutant forms through chemical reactions between emissions from ... Read More


Recycling offers fastest path to India's critical minerals security: NITI Aayog

India, July 2 -- India should prioritise recycling e-waste, battery waste and mine tailings to quickly secure critical minerals, said NITI Aayog's Anupam Lahiri. He argued mining alone cannot meet ne... Read More


India Energy Storage Week to bring clean energy firms from 15 countries to Delhi

India, July 2 -- The 12th India Energy Storage Week will be held in New Delhi from July 8 to 10, 2026. Government representatives, companies and clean energy experts from 15 countries are expected to... Read More


Arunachal flash floods trigger high alert in Assam

India, June 28 -- Yazali in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Subansiri district experienced catastrophic flash floods and landslides triggered by an intense, cloudburst-like downpour. In just 24 hours, Yazal... Read More


Unpaid care keeps millions of women out of work. UN Women says investment could change that

India, June 25 -- Women and girls spend 2.5 times more hours on unpaid care work than men. Around 708 million working-age women are outside the labour market because of unpaid care responsibilities. ... Read More


Why Mumbai's rain isn't the monsoon yet

India, June 24 -- Mumbai finally received much-needed rainfall after weeks of intense heat and a prolonged dry spell. But while the showers brought relief and renewed hopes, the southwest monsoon has ... Read More


India's rooftop solar boom is real, and deeply lopsided: Analysis

India, June 23 -- In 2018, Maharashtra led India's rooftop solar map with 152 megawatts (MW) installed, followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat sat fourth, with 94 MW. Seven years later, the map... Read More


Gurez Cloudburst explained: Why India's monsoon is stalling

India, June 22 -- On June 17, 2026, a cloudburst tore through the Tulail Valley in Gurez, Bandipora. What came next is flash floods that swept through agricultural fields, damaged a vital bridge, and ... Read More