Britain's u-turn on vapes upholds India's early ban. But the country needs a more comprehensive view on tobacco control

India, May 9 -- In the early 2010s, there was an explosion of seductive technologies that sustain the addiction of nicotine. Called variously such as e-cigarettes, vapes, heated tobacco products, and ... Read More

Dispossessed by design

India, May 9 -- In the parched outskirts of Koppal, Karnataka, 58-year-old Mallamma gazed out at her three-acre field being covered by glass panels, where tur dal (pigeon pea) once grew. In the 2025 s... Read More

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

India, May 8 -- What does a war between the US-Israel and Iran have to do with what a farmer in Punjab or Madhya Pradesh decides to plant - and ultimately, what we eat? Everything. That war decides w... Read More

Weather conditions at the Hajj going to be increasingly dangerous in the decades ahead: Study

India, May 8 -- Climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing the Hajj, with extreme heat and humidity already pushing human physiological limits during the ... Read More

Every degree of warming erases years of crop productivity gains in India

India, May 8 -- A 51-year analysis of 563 Indian districts showed that just 1degC of warming slashes national average crop yields by about 8%. This erases years of productivity gains. Heat and rainf... Read More

As David Attenborough turns 100 today, Chilean wasp named in his honour

India, May 8 -- A newly discovered species of parasitic wasp from Chile has been named after legendary naturalist David Attenborough to celebrate his 100th birthday on May 8, 2026, according to a stat... Read More

Non-tariff barriers now cost more than tariffs for most countries: UNCTAD

India, May 8 -- Non-tariff measures now impose higher trade costs than tariffs for 88 per cent of countries, while developing economies are simultaneously being hit by rising tariffs and mounting comp... Read More

Around 5.8 million new businesses sprang up in a year across India, but daily earnings did not even reach Rs 600: Report

India, May 8 -- The number of self-employed small traders and unregistered business owners is increasing in India, but these individuals are earning less than workers working on a minimum wage, accord... Read More

EU-Mercosur trade deal enforced amid farmers' fears of unfair competition

India, May 8 -- EU-Mercosur trade agreement, 25 years in the making, provisionally took effect on May 1, 2026. It created one of the world's largest free trade zones for 700 million consumers. It sl... Read More

Climate disasters don't just destroy homes, they change lives forever. We spoke with cyclone survivors in Zimbabwe

India, May 6 -- Cyclone Idai's devastation in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani District went far beyond deaths, destroyed homes and a US$2 billion economic toll. Researchers found survivors grappling with deep... Read More

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