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Treaty in abeyance: Climate, conflict & Indus waters

New Delhi, April 30 -- On April 22, 2025, a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, claimed 26 lives. In response, India placed the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance - a move with far-reac... Read More


Bundelkhand's water crisis has put women on the frontline

New Delhi, April 30 -- The water crisis in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand is a long-standing and deeply entrenched issue that affects nearly every aspect of life in the region. The region is characterise... Read More


World Immunisation Week: Immunising the last-mile child is key to India's stride to inclusive growth

New Delhi, April 30 -- In India, immunisation is more than a routine health service-it is a foundational pillar of public health. Over the seven and a half decades since independence, the country has ... Read More


Scientists urge countries to take urgent steps to mitigate H5N1 bird flu menace

New Delhi, April 30 -- The scientific community across the world has called for governments to pay attention to the increasing threat of a new pandemic in the face of H5N1 avian flu or bird flu. The ... Read More


Calls renewed for a global ban on dangerous pesticide 'chlorpyrifos' without exemptions

New Delhi, April 30 -- The demand for a complete global ban on hazardous pesticides like chlorpyrifos has been reinvigorated once again. At an ongoing meeting in Geneva under the Stockholm Convention,... Read More


India opposes inclusion of insecticide Chlorpyrifos at Stockholm Convention despite calls for ban

New Delhi, April 30 -- India has reportedly opposed the inclusion of a hazardous insecticide under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, an international environmental treaty to p... Read More


Colon cancer rates are rising among young people could changes to children's gut bacteria explain why?

New Delhi, April 29 -- Alarming trends show that colon - or bowel - cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-... Read More


A small vaccine drop could see measles becoming endemic again new study

New Delhi, April 29 -- It takes just a spark to start a wildfire, and when it comes to measles, the embers are already glowing. A new modelling study published in Jama sounded the alarm: recent drops... Read More


Licenced to bloom: Where tradition meets the rule of law

New Delhi, April 29 -- Poppy cultivation in Rajasthan is a unique and tightly regulated agricultural activity that plays an important role in both the rural economy and the pharmaceutical industry. T... Read More


Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025: 5th fisheries census launched, aqua insurance unveiled

New Delhi, April 29 -- The 5th Marine Fisheries Census (MFC), which will document every marine fisher family, fisher village, fishing craft and gear, as well as infrastructure facilities associated wi... Read More