India, Dec. 24 -- The committee tasked by the Supreme Court with defining the Aravalli hills, knew the methodology it was using was faulty. However, it was forced to use the same measurement method cu... Read More
India, Dec. 19 -- Parliament cleared a bill repealing MGNREGA and replacing it with a new rural jobs law. The legislation was passed by both houses on the same day amid opposition protests. Activist... Read More
India, Dec. 18 -- After chaos, ruckus and just eight hours of parliamentary debate, the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Viksit Bharat - Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM ... Read More
India, Dec. 17 -- Economists, workers' groups and farm unions have demanded the withdrawal of a new rural jobs bill. The proposed law would replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaran... Read More
India, Dec. 15 -- Biodiversity loss and land degradation are intensifying climate change, a UN report says. Key ecosystems are shifting from absorbing carbon to releasing it. Parts of the Amazon fac... Read More
India, Dec. 15 -- The government plans to replace MGNREGA with a new rural wage programme. Critics say the proposal ends the demand-driven right to work. States may face higher financial burdens und... Read More
India, Dec. 14 -- More than 30,000 live animals were seized during a month-long global crackdown. The operation involved enforcement agencies in 134 countries. Authorities intercepted ivory, pangoli... Read More
India, Dec. 12 -- Scientists fear Cyclone Senyar may have killed a significant number of Tapanuli orangutans. The species, formally identified in 2017, has fewer than 800 individuals left in the wild... Read More
India, Dec. 11 -- Hard coral cover in the Caribbean has dropped by 48% between 1980 and 2024, new monitoring shows. Repeated mass bleaching events - in 1998, 2005 and 2023-24 - drove major declines. ... Read More
India, Dec. 11 -- Rising temperatures induced by climate change lead to higher tropospheric ozone (O3) levels, particularly in cities. Tropospheric O3 adversely affects respiratory health in humans. H... Read More