Batteries now cheap enough to make solar dispatchable, Ember report shows

India, Dec. 11 -- A dramatic fall in battery storage costs has pushed the price of delivering solar power when it is needed to a record low, with a new report by energy think tank Ember showing utilit... Read More

The Centurion's (Indian) macaque: New study points to trade in live animals between India and Roman Egypt

India, Dec. 11 -- High-ranking Roman officers owned pets from India, a new study has claimed, after researchers uncovered burials of Indian macaques in an ancient cemetery in what used to be a famous ... Read More

Sweden's mining industry is threatening the Indigenous Sami people's way of life

India, Dec. 11 -- The Sami people in Sweden's Sapmi region face threats to their traditional reindeer herding lifestyle due to a new mining permit. The expansion of industries like mining, forestry, ... Read More

Social media, not gaming, tied to rising attention problems in teens, new study finds

India, Dec. 11 -- Study tracked more than 8,000 children aged 10-14. Only social media use, not gaming or video, predicted rising inattentiveness. Effects persisted even after accounting for genetic... Read More

Global standards drive trade but widen gap between rich and poor countries, World Bank warns

India, Dec. 11 -- Global standards now affect almost 90% of world trade, up from 15% in the late 1990s. The World Bank warns they are widening inequalities between advanced and developing economies. ... Read More

Asia's power giants already losing $6.3 billion a year to climate hazards, report warns

India, Dec. 10 -- Asia's biggest power utilities are already losing $6.3 bn a year to climate-related hazards, a new analysis shows. Losses could rise 33% by 2050 without deep emissions cuts and majo... Read More

Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data

India, Dec. 10 -- Air quality in Patna was worse than Delhi on December 10, according to official figures of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Bihar capital recorded an air quality inde... Read More

Air pollution killing nine million a year as warming worsens air quality worldwide, UN report warns

India, Dec. 10 -- Nearly 99% of people worldwide are exposed to harmful air pollution, the UN says. Pollution contributes to nine million deaths annually, mostly in low- and middle-income nations. C... Read More

P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain

India, Dec. 10 -- P Narayanan Unny, the farmer and conservationist who brought global attention to Navara, Kerala's rare medicinal rice, passed away on the night of December 9 at his ancestral home in... Read More

Domestic cats reached China via the Silk Road during the Tang Period, claims study

India, Dec. 10 -- The domestic cat (Felis catus) appeared in China only during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It came to the country through the Silk Road, the vast ancient network of tra... Read More

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