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Built to binge

India, Oct. 16 -- The world has long known how cigarettes hijack the brain. Light one, inhale, and the nicotine hit is instant. Within seconds, the chemical acts on the brain to induce a pleasurable s... Read More


Unwilling to share?

India, Oct. 16 -- A statutory body created to ensure that local communities get compensated for their traditional knowledge and products by entities that use them for commercial purposes has fallen mi... Read More


Bone dry to soaking wet

India, Oct. 16 -- The canals and barrages in the village were absolutely dry this summer. But rain in August and September overwhelmed the Sindphana river," says Ganesh Ghodake, a farmer from Kurla vi... Read More


Despair follows deluge

India, Oct. 16 -- The floodwaters that swept across Punjab in late August, triggered by unusually heavy rains in the Himalayan region and the state's own torrential downpours, had begun to recede by t... Read More


20 years of RTI Act: The slow unravelling of India's transparency law

India, Oct. 16 -- The Right to Information Act, enacted on 12 October 2005, marks 20 years this week. Activists and Information Commissioners warn the law has lost its effectiveness. Amendments, vac... Read More


Ten years of Paris Agreement, eleven extra hot days a year: climate action still far behind

India, Oct. 16 -- A decade after the Paris Agreement, the world faces an average of 11 extra hot days annually, with some regions experiencing up to 35 more. Despite progress in reducing projected wa... Read More


India's open natural ecosystems are increasingly threatened, IUCN Redlist update shows

India, Oct. 16 -- India's open natural ecosystems - grasslands, semi-arid landscapes, desert, croplands, hilly scrublands, and fallow lands - are under increasing threat as four bird species inhabitin... Read More


India has 22,446 elephants, as per new census; they need the support of local communities to survive

India, Oct. 15 -- India has 22,446 elephants, according to the latest census findings released on October 15, 2025. Support of local communities is vital for pachyderm conservation, according to the r... Read More


11 million deaths yearly: WHO report calls for urgent action on neurological care

India, Oct. 15 -- Summary WHO warns neurological disorders now cause over 11 million deaths each year. More than 3 billion people or over 40% of the global population live with neurological condition... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2025)

India, Oct. 15 -- Summary NGT orders probe into Radha Soami Beas's alleged illegal expansion work. MCD report shows Bawana landfill exceeds capacity, seeks corrective plan. Cricket associations repr... Read More