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Poverty's own republic: "Our old world was a free economy of forests"

India, May 1 -- Murlidhar Devidas Amte, the social activist popularly known as Baba Amte, referred to this central India belt-or, poverty's own republic-as the country's "cummerbund". He described the... Read More


Poverty's own republic: "Deep inside jungles, nobody can find us"

India, May 1 -- In poverty's own republic, its sway no longer shocks. But here, something more insidious seems to be taking shape. As the lives of Sangu, Phanas and Sana suggest, poverty is becoming h... Read More


Poverty's own republic: "100 droughts, 10 famines, 10,000 deaths"

India, May 1 -- "I AM A SUKHBASI" Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput-the poverty triad, also known as KBK-is a geographical marker of destitution. The contiguous eight districts, with over 12,000 villages an... Read More


Poverty's own republic: "With birth, poverty is certain here"

India, May 1 -- Sangu's life traces India's geography of poverty-a stubborn constant in one of the world's fastest growing economies. Dhamtari (once part of Raipur district) has been identified among ... Read More


Super El Niño impact: Will India see a weak monsoon?

India, May 1 -- The latter half of India's southwest monsoon season this year could be affected by the super El Niño developing in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, according to the long range foreca... Read More


El Niño meets warming

India, May 1 -- This summer could be brutal, testing human capacity to cope with heat. The atmosphere is already warming rapidly. The year 2025 was the third-warmest on record, according to the World ... Read More


May 2026 to remain cool for many parts of India due to rainfall: IMD

India, May 1 -- The month of May 2026 could be much cooler than expected for many parts of India due to widespread rainfall across the country though some regions could also suffer from heat waves, ac... Read More


India's critical mineral imports remain highly concentrated, exposing supply risks and driving diversification push

India, May 1 -- India's critical mineral import landscape remains structurally concentrated across a narrow set of supplier countries, amplifying supply risks even as the country accelerates its clean... Read More


Coasts to plates: Transboundary journey of microplastics to enter human body

India, May 1 -- Microplastics travel across borders from cities to seas and back to human bodies. They contaminate India's coastlines, rivers, soils and food. Microplastic are a pervasive public hea... Read More


Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

India, May 1 -- New research shows polar bears' visits to human camps are driven less by hunger and more by the length of the ice-free season. Over 580 visits were recorded by triail cameras over a d... Read More