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Pakistan rights lawyer Jalila Haider wins Right Livelihood Award

India, Sept. 30 -- Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider has received the 2026 Right Livelihood Award. The award recognises her work defending persecuted and marginalised communities in Balochi... Read More


Cholera remains a challenge, deaths increased by 30% in 2025: WHO

India, Sept. 30 -- Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, continues to be a challenge for today's world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Se... Read More


Birth of two young Przewalski's horses after 200 years signals important milestone for Kazakhstan's steppe

India, Sept. 29 -- The birth of two foals belonging to one of the rarest equine species on Earth has triggered a wave of excitement and hope among scientists who seek to protect rangelands and grassla... Read More


UN Women launches AI hub to put gender equality at centre of digital transformation

India, Sept. 28 -- UN Women has launched a global Digital, Innovation and AI Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. The hub will unite governments, tech firms, researchers... Read More


Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

India, Sept. 27 -- In September 2026, permission has been granted to fell over 150,000 lakh sal trees (Shorea robusta) in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district and the neighbouring Amarkantak region (Anup... Read More


Typhoon Dujuan: How 832 mm of rain flooded Japan in 48 hours

India, Sept. 25 -- Typhoon Dujuan brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, dumping 832 millimetres of rain on Izu Oshima island in just 48 hours. Tokyo's Edogawa ward also recorded ... Read More


Meghalaya, 'Abode of the clouds', has India's highest rainfall deficit

India, Sept. 19 -- Meghalaya is known for some of the heaviest rainfall on Earth. But this monsoon, the state has recorded India's highest rainfall deficit - 59 per cent below normal as of September 1... Read More


20 years of being an outcast

India, Sept. 19 -- Twenty years ago-on August 24, 2006-some 2,500 members of the International Astronomical Union in its general assembly in Prague, Czech Republic voted on a definition that earthling... Read More


India's groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

India, Sept. 18 -- India's groundwater levels are declining persistently, according to the State of Global Water Resources 2025 report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Dippin... Read More


Childhood cancer care forces more than 32,000 low-income families to travel to cities each year

India, Sept. 16 -- Cancer treatment for children in India is concentrated in large cities, forcing thousands of poorer families to live far from home, often in unsafe and unhygienic conditions. Nearly... Read More