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How India Moves: In Shillong, local taxis rule a faltering public transport network

New Delhi, May 29 -- In Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, black-and-yellow shared taxis have become the lifeline of daily commuting, less by design than by default. As government bus systems falter ... Read More


Good practices in clean air action: Indian cities & towns show promise, but gaps persist, finds CSE review

New Delhi, May 29 -- More than five years since the launch of its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), a new review by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has noted progress as well as persis... Read More


Tropical cyclones linked to sharp rise in infant mortality in vulnerable nations, study finds

New Delhi, May 29 -- New research published in Science Advances has revealed a significant rise in infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries following exposure to tropical cyclones, includi... Read More


Frame requisite guidelines for plywood industries: NGT tells environment ministry

New Delhi, May 29 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 27, 2025, directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to frame requisite guidelines for plywood indust... Read More


Hiding in plain sight: Global tobacco industry has not disappeared - it has simply rebranded

New Delhi, May 29 -- Marked on May 31, the upcoming World No Tobacco Day 2025 challenges us to unmask the appeal of nicotine products as India confronts a sophisticated and evolving threat from the to... Read More


A May like no other: Rainfall replaces heatwaves across India

New Delhi, May 29 -- May is typically synonymous with rising mercury levels and heatwaves across India. But May 2025 has surprisingly defied expectations of scorching temperatures. While it might be a... Read More


Shielding sweetness from weather vagaries

New Delhi, May 29 -- Apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh are increasingly turning to anti-hail nets to protect their orchards, saying the measure has significantly reduced crop damage caused by unpredic... Read More


Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: Why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes

New Delhi, May 28 -- By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75 per cent of all deaths annually. Eight per cent of these will be in the global south. Most of these diseases are what we cal... Read More


How India moves: More personal vehicles, shortage of buses add to Chennai's traffic woes, air pollution

New Delhi, May 27 -- Vijay Naidu, a 49-year-old store manager, commutes 17 kilometres on motorcycle from his Madhavaram residence to Mylapore. "This is a 50-minute journey in the morning," he told Dow... Read More


Why is land in South Africa rising? Droughts may have a role to play

New Delhi, May 27 -- Land in South Africa has been rising at the rate of 2 millimetres per year, according to a recent report. Between 2012 and 2020, the land rose by about 6mm, showed data published ... Read More