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From Rs 200 to Rs 9: Plummeting solar costs could spark India's clean energy revolution

New Delhi, June 2 -- A dramatic 95 per cent drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic modules - from over Rs 200 per watt in 2010 to under Rs 9 in 2024 - is helping propel India toward a potential clean ... Read More


How India moves: Ludhiana's migrant workers struggle to reach workplace as traffic, pollution and poor infrastructure pose hurdles

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chandrama Prasad, a migrant labourer in an auto parts manufacturing unit in Ludhiana, has been cycling to work for the past 18 years. Since 2007, his daily commute includes a dist... Read More


Ominous exemptions

New Delhi, June 2 -- Every two years, close to 200 countries, including India, attend the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention with the goal of eliminating or reducing harmful a... Read More


Seed saviours

New Delhi, June 2 -- There was a time when women farmers in Machnoor village of Telangana faced shortage of good quality seeds. They were forced to borrow seeds from landlords and would often get them... Read More


A new buzz

New Delhi, June 2 -- A bone-chilling cold has settled over the Himalayan district of Mandi, even as March is drawing to a close. But it does little to deter Gopal Singh, now nearing 70, from venturing... Read More


Daily heat tracker: Patna and Jaipur record highest nighttime temperature

New Delhi, June 2 -- Note: 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 o... Read More


India's seed saviours: Community efforts in Andhra Pradesh helping protect local farming, biodiversity, food systems

New Delhi, June 2 -- In the dry parts of Andhra Pradesh, where farming is often hard due to poor rainfall and low soil fertility, local communities are finding strength in old traditions. Community se... Read More


Northeast Deluge 2025: Torrential monsoon rain hits Arunachal; 11 dead, 156 villages affected, 2 missing

New Delhi, June 2 -- Relentless monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Arunachal Pradesh, with the latest situation report from the Department of Disaster Management confirming 11 fatalities, two mis... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over Northeast on June 2-3

New Delhi, June 2 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued light to moderate rainfall over most places in Northeast India over the next seven days, with isolated heavy to ve... Read More


Climate change: No reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5 degrees C limit looms

New Delhi, May 30 -- Temperature limits the world agreed to avoid are looming into view. The global temperature has been 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the pre-industrial average for almost two year... Read More