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Nepal hit again by devastating flash floods

India, Oct. 13 -- Disaster struck Nepal again as a torrent of mud, rocks and debris tore through villages in Nepal's Himalayan foothills on October 11. Dozens of homes and several bridges were swept a... Read More


WHO pandemic hub aims to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours by 2030

India, Oct. 13 -- WHO has launched a five-year strategy for its pandemic intelligence hub, aiming to help every country detect emerging health threats within 24 hours by 2030. The Berlin-based hub wa... Read More


The Sunita Narain Show: Why India's EPR system fails to tackle plastic waste despite recycling success

India, Oct. 12 -- Plastic is everywhere..we are drowning in waste and it has huge health implications. It is not acceptable. The government has introduced the extended producer responsibility (EPR) un... Read More


BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey

India, Oct. 9 -- The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has announced a nationwide survey to estimate the population of Sarus Cranes on October 10 and 11, 2026. Birders across the world will celebr... Read More


Coming together for migratory bird conservation across the Central Asian Flyway

India, Oct. 9 -- The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN), a regional platform for non-profits, researchers, and conservation experts dedicated to transboundary conservation, has launched a new C... Read More


Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in last 3 years, UN Women says

India, Oct. 9 -- Nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or severely injured since October 2023, according to UN Women. The agency says this amounts to one in 21 Gazan women and girls ... Read More


$1,000,000,000,000: Cost of serving the debt storm in developing countries

India, Oct. 8 -- Developing countries paid nearly $1 trillion in interest on public debt in 2025, up from $363 billion in 2010, according to a UNCTAD report. Global public debt more than doubled from... Read More


New species of extinct crocodilian, similar to North India's 'gharial', discovered in Egypt: Study

India, Oct. 7 -- Scientists have discovered a new species of extinct crocodilian in rock used to build the Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. The animal is similar to the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) found tod... Read More


2026 Chemistry Nobel awarded for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis

India, Oct. 7 -- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B Kagan from the Universite Paris-Sud, France and Kenso Soai from Tokyo Universi... Read More


Traffic pollution cost Gurugram's children nearly 95,000 school days in 2025: Study

India, Oct. 7 -- Exhaust from vehicles on Gurugram's roads caused one in four of the new asthma cases linked to air pollution among the Delhi satellite town's children and teenagers in 2025 and made t... Read More