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Asia hardest hit as Strait of Hormuz tensions disrupt global energy flows

India, March 11 -- Asia is the most exposed region to the latest disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new UNCTAD report. Around 84% of crude oil and 83% of liquefied natural gas shipped... Read More


Mangala: The tigress who could not return to the forest

India, March 11 -- High in the forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), near the ancient Mangala Devi temple that stands quietly on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, a patrol team of forest watchers wa... Read More


Big win for justice! World leaders commit to dismantling legal inequality for all women

India, March 11 -- Governments at the UN have agreed a new global framework to improve access to justice for women and girls The conclusions call for legal reform, stronger protections against violen... Read More


Conflict in the backyard

India, March 11 -- Wild animals are destroying crops and adding massively to the economic losses of farmers. In many parts of India farming is becoming unviable because of marauding animals. There is ... Read More


Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz

India, March 11 -- As the Strait of Hormuz shuts to most legitimate tanker traffic, vessels in the global "shadow fleet" are still moving oil by operating outside normal rules. The piece explains how... Read More


Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

India, March 11 -- Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses, says a new study published in Cell on March 6, 2026. Using a phylogenetic framework to charact... Read More


Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More


China is set to unveil its 15th Five-Year Plan - what's in it for climate?

India, March 11 -- China's draft 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) outlines a major push for clean technologies while maintaining a role for coal to ensure energy security. The plan raises the share of... Read More


Gas shortage due to West Asia crisis threatens food security of migrant workers, business of street vendors

India, March 11 -- India's Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, as the government's first formal response to the Gulf energy disruption, established an allocation framework to ration gas suppl... Read More


For the first time in five years, Himachal Pradesh records severe heatwave in the first week of March

India, March 11 -- Himachal Pradesh has recorded a severe heatwave in early March 2026, marking the earliest occurrence in five years. This shift in timing, arriving 74 days earlier than in 2024, sug... Read More