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Daily weather tracker: Extremely heavy rain likely over Karnataka and Konkan on May 20-21

New Delhi, May 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Karnataka on May 20 and 21 and over Konkan on May 21. Very heavy rainfall i... Read More


SC directs states, UTs to take back forest land illegally allotted to private entities

New Delhi, May 19 -- In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court May 15, 2025 directed the Chief Secretaries of all the states and the administrators of all the Union territories (UT) to constitute specia... Read More


Unprecedented cuts to US National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

New Delhi, May 16 -- Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using funding from the U.S. N... Read More


The roots of dementia can start in childhood - prevention should be a lifelong goal

New Delhi, May 16 -- More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global healthcare economy of around $1.... Read More


Daily heat tracker: Hisar hottest at 43 C

New Delhi, May 16 -- 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


India's state legislative assemblies continue to meet for less than 30 days a year on average: Report

New Delhi, May 16 -- Indian state legislative assemblies continue to meet for less than 30 days on average, according to a new report by PRS, a non-profit and non-partisan organisation. Assemblies me... Read More


How India moves: Behind the industrial sheen of Himachal's Baddi, there is a crisis of mobility and air

New Delhi, May 16 -- Manoj Kumar has been working in Baddi, the pharma capital of the country, for the last 15 years. He currently works in an auto parts manufacturing company in Barotiwala and travel... Read More


How India moves: Arunachal's capital Itanagar faces a mobility crisis and owning a vehicle feels like the only option

New Delhi, May 16 -- On most mornings, 45-year-old Hage sets out from her home in Itanagar to do the household shopping. She prefers to walk, a habit she's maintained over her 20 years of living in Ar... Read More


GEDA invites tenders for solar waste recycling to tackle growing e-waste in Gujarat

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has invited tenders for solar waste recycling in the state, as part of a broader plan to establish standardised protocols. Under thi... Read More


Scientists from Nagaland University develop supercapacitor material that charges faster, lasts longer

New Delhi, May 15 -- In a significant development for renewable energy infrastructure, researchers from Nagaland University have pioneered a revolutionary advancement in energy storage systems. Their... Read More