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World has little more than 3 years left to exhaust 50% carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C: Analysis

New Delhi, June 19 -- The world's carbon budget is rapidly diminishing. A new assessment revealed that 50 per cent of the remaining carbon budget will likely be exhausted in just over three years if t... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker Maximum temperatures remain below 40 degrees C across cities, but Srinagar sees highest jump over normal for this time of year

New Delhi, June 19 -- Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one of the... Read More


Shell warns of global trade shock as Israel-Iran tensions escalate

New Delhi, June 19 -- As conflict escalates between Israel and Iran, energy giant Shell has issued a stark warning that a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - a critical maritime chokepoint - could trig... Read More


Three of five global hunger hotspots of highest concern in Africa: UN

New Delhi, June 19 -- African countries Sudan, South Sudan and Mali are among five global hunger hotspots of highest concern, warned a new joint United Nations report. The UN's Food and Agriculture O... Read More


Urban heat islands are causing Indian cities to boil. And the poor are paying the price

New Delhi, June 18 -- The onset of summer occurred unexpectedly early in 2025. Alerts for heatwaves were being circulated by the India Meteorological Department by the end of March. The number of heat... Read More


Continued presence of Striped Hyenas in Asansol and Durgapur a compelling symbol of resilience and fragility

New Delhi, June 18 -- Situated on the eastern fringes of the Chotanagpur Plateau, the Asansol and Durgapur region in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district represents a unique ecological transition ... Read More


Protests erupt over garbage incinerator in eco-sensitive Gangotri zone

New Delhi, June 18 -- A waste incineration plant operating in the eco-sensitive Bhagirathi region of Uttarakhand is allegedly polluting the Ganga and violating environmental regulations, a coalition o... Read More


How India moves: Jharkhand's capital Ranchi has only 41 buses for a population of 1.46 million

New Delhi, June 18 -- "These city buses have been parked on the roads for many days as there is no dedicated place to park them within the state capital," Pappu Pandey made a telling remark while poin... Read More


How India moves: Varanasi, the 'eternal city', has transformed from pilgrimage to tourist centre, with consequences for its mobility

New Delhi, June 18 -- Varanasi, or Banaras as it was known earlier, is considered 'India's eternal city', given its sacred status in Hinduism. One of the oldest continually inhabited cities of the wor... Read More


World Crocodile Day 2025: How a saurian became the island of Timor

New Delhi, June 17 -- An organism that hunted the dinosaurs, the crocodile (and its cousins like the alligator, caiman and gharial) has changed little in design from that time. It is this body design ... Read More