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Half of Indian rural households didn't record any increase in income in the last year: NABARD

India, July 24 -- More than half of India's rural households didn't report any increase in their income in the last year, according to the "Rural Economic Conditions & Sentiments Survey", the bi-month... Read More


Baboons today have a negative image across Africa. Yet Ancient Egyptians deified the Hamadryas species. Here is why

India, July 24 -- The baboon is not a likeable animal in most African cultures today. That is mainly because they destroy crops. However, there was one culture on the African continent that not only v... Read More


Not just natural ecological and evolutionary processes, humans too have played a fundamental role in shaping island biodiversity patterns: Study

India, July 24 -- Human activities have fundamentally reshaped biodiversity patterns on islands across the globe, providing important implications for how scientists understand ecology, evolution and ... Read More


Thousands of stranded vessels in the Persian Gulf may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide: Study

India, July 23 -- Thousands of commercial vessels stranded for months in the Persian Gulf following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unintentionally trigger a massive marine invasive species ... Read More


CDSCO approves India's first dengue vaccine

India, July 21 -- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has granted marketing authorisation for the Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine... Read More


As told to Parliament (July 20, 2026): Ethanol blending has not affected India's food security, Centre says

India, July 20 -- The target of 20 per cent ethanol blending has not affected food crop availability or India's food security, Suresh Gopi, Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natur... Read More


Why is Bahraich always in the news for wildlife attacks? The answer is its geography

India, July 20 -- The horrifying death of a young boy, Sunil Singh, in a mugger crocodile attack in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh left many saddened but also intrigued. Just two years ago, national headlin... Read More


The Sunita Narain Show: What is the prescription for food safety standards in India?

India, July 19 -- Why does India's food safety policy have to be driven by importing countries and their consumers? If countries buying Indian food have stringent checks to keep unsafe products out, ... Read More


A-23a is dead: World's largest iceberg has fallen apart into pieces

India, July 18 -- Imagine a slab of ice so massive it could cover the entire city of Delhi nearly three times over. This isn't just an iceberg; it's a wandering frozen continent that has disintegrate... Read More


War is no environmental peace

India, July 15 -- WAR lives on in its victims. As the Russia-Ukraine war widens, the US-Israel war on Iran continues-punctuated by fragile ceasefires-and Israel's devastating attacks on Gaza and Leban... Read More