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Frank Zappa at 6,000 metres: How vapour becomes spectacle over Kangchenjunga

India, Sept. 25 -- An hour spent watching a cap cloud over Kokthang becomes a meditation on mountain weather, scale and perception. The essay follows vapour as it rises over the Kangchenjunga massif,... Read More


Species of our making: The speed of AI development raises serious concerns on consciousness and whether machines can ever gain it

India, Sept. 25 -- Seventy-five years after Alan Turing asked whether machines could think, artificial intelligence is forcing humanity to revisit the question of consciousness. As AI systems become ... Read More


Typhoon Dujuan: How 832 mm of rain flooded Japan in 48 hours

India, Sept. 25 -- Typhoon Dujuan brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, dumping 832 millimetres of rain on Izu Oshima island in just 48 hours. Tokyo's Edogawa ward also recorded ... Read More


Living between coal and solar: In post-mining Rajhara, communities rebuild around water

India, Sept. 25 -- In Jharkhand's Rajhara village, energy transition begins in the kitchen and the field. A family may cook lunch over coal dust and firewood because an LPG refill costs too much, whil... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain and storms threaten several states as Rajasthan sizzles

India, Sept. 25 -- Heavy rain and thunderstorms threaten several states, bringing risks of flooding, strong winds, lightning and travel disruptions. Odisha's deep depression moves northwest, causing ... Read More


Germany aims to phase out fossil fuels by 2045, but still relies on them for 65% of energy

India, Sept. 25 -- Germany has released a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels by 2045, becoming the third country after France and the Netherlands to publish such a plan after the COP28 commi... Read More


Will the village survive? Question that haunts everyone after landslide at Rimbi in West Sikkim

India, Sept. 25 -- Residents of Rimbi, a village in Gyalshing district of the Himalayan state of Sikkim, are staring at an uncertain future as they look back at their devastated village. Having been f... Read More


Maharashtra reels under drought-like conditions, nearly half of tehsils likely to be classified as affected

India, Sept. 25 -- Maharashtra is facing drought-like conditions as the monsoon withdraws, with Marathwada and north Maharashtra reporting large rainfall deficits. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis vi... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 23, 2026)

India, Sept. 24 -- Information on Chopra Gadhera restoration inadequate The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 21, 2026 called out the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Extreme rain in east, intense heat in west as deep depression moves inland

India, Sept. 24 -- Deep depression triggers extremely heavy rainfall and stormy winds across Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana, prompting red weather alerts. Bihar, Jharkhand, Vidarb... Read More