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Gerardus Mercator's map is effectively consigned to history as UN votes to stop making Africa 'look cartographically small'

India, Sept. 5 -- Member states of the United Nations on September 4 endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents, a statement by the global... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain across Central and Northern India

India, Sept. 5 -- Low-pressure system over Madhya Pradesh brings heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds across several central and northern Indian states today. Rajasthan and western Madhya Prade... Read More


'Major loss to Indian climate science': Scientific community, civil society mourn demise of Krishna AchutaRao

India, Sept. 5 -- Climate change experts and activists in the country have called the passing of Krishna AchutaRao, a Professor at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS), Indian Institute of Techno... Read More


Two years, two floods: A vulnerable Himalayan corridor faces growing risk

India, Sept. 5 -- The devastating flood that struck Nepal's Lhende-Bhotekoshi corridor in Rasuwa District on August 26,, 2026, was not simply another flood in the Himalayan region. Rather, it was a ch... Read More


Who will grow India's food in the future?

India, Sept. 5 -- India's food security faces a hidden risk: an ageing farming workforce in a young country. With average farmers aged 50-55 and only a tiny share of rural youth aspiring to farm, int... Read More


The geography of forgetting: Can Guwahati survive its own growth?

India, Sept. 5 -- The piece reflects on how Guwahati's rapid urban growth is erasing its hills, wetlands and beels that once absorbed monsoon rains. As glass towers and housing blocks rise, natural d... Read More


Fake expiry dates on packaged food and front of pack labelling

India, Sept. 5 -- India's food safety concerns are shifting from dirty kitchens to deceptive labels, as raids reveal alleged manipulation of expiry dates on popular packaged foods like chips, noodles ... Read More


Punjab's groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution

India, Sept. 4 -- Punjab's latest groundwater assessment shows a severe crisis despite slight improvement. The state recharges 19.14 BCM annually but extracted 26.32 BCM in 2025-26, 52% above sustain... Read More


India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh tests electric waste vans and taxis in push to take EVs beyond buses

India, Sept. 4 -- Shimla is testing 12 battery-powered garbage vans on steep, narrow roads as Himachal Pradesh expands its electric mobility policy beyond buses and highways. The electric waste-colle... Read More


Faster EV adoption could cut India's oil, battery import bill by $125 billion annually by 2050: ICCT

India, Sept. 4 -- India could reduce its annual combined oil and battery import bill by up to $125 billion in 2050 by accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption across two wheelers, three wheelers, p... Read More