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Species across planet looked remarkably similar after Earth's worst extinction event a study offers clues as to why

New Delhi, April 7 -- Some 252 million years ago, the planet experienced the Great Dying - the largest extinction event in Earth's history. It wiped out around 80-90 per cent of marine species and app... Read More


Half of global mangroves at risk, climate hazards must be part of conservation plans: Study

New Delhi, April 7 -- Researchers from Switzerland and United States have developed a risk index for mangroves as well as associated biodiversity and ecosystem services in various scenarios. It is th... Read More


Myth of recycling: A review of Myra Hird's 'A Public Sociology of Waste'

New Delhi, April 4 -- In January 2025, 75,000 people watched the music group Coldplay perform in Mumbai and left behind more than 9,000 kilogrammes of waste: Mostly plastic bottles and food wrappers. ... Read More


Traumatic experiences and genetics may increase endometriosis risk, a new study finds

New Delhi, April 4 -- Endometriosis is a chronic and systemic inflammatory disease where uterine endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus. The most common symptom is debilitating pelvic pain b... Read More


Replacing gas vehicles with electric cars could prevent new cases of childhood asthma

New Delhi, April 4 -- Up to a third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to the harmful air pollutants that are emitted by gas-powered automobiles. To address this, our recent study has f... Read More


'There is reason to believe controlling air pollution can increase temperatures'

New Delhi, April 4 -- India faces a double-edged environmental crisis: Efforts to reduce aerosol air pollution - tiny particles in the air from industrial emissions, burning fossil fuels and biomass -... Read More


Kathmandu chokes as air pollution hits hazardous levels for 75/90 days; forest fires blamed: Analysis

New Delhi, April 4 -- Kathmandu valley residents endured dangerously high air pollution levels this week, with new data revealing that 75 out of the past 90 days had unhealthy or hazardous air quality... Read More


Bt cotton seed price hike: Experts call for review as yields decline and pest attacks rise

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Centre's decision to raise Bt cotton seed prices ahead of the Kharif season has drawn sharp criticism from experts and farmers, who pointed to declining yields and rising pin... Read More


As told to Parliament (April 4, 2025): Urban areas in India produce over 70,000 million litres of sewage daily

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards, Pollution Control Committees of Union Territories and local bodies, conducted an... Read More


From neglect to protection: The Supreme Court's judgment on orans is a landmark one

New Delhi, April 4 -- In a landmark judgement in T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad versus Union of India, December 18, 2024, the three Judge bench of the Supreme Court recognised oran lands as 'forests' und... Read More