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Sea of plastic: Mumbai's flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

India, July 9 -- Mumbai's 2005 floods led to the creation of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority to manage river flow, flooding, encroachment and waste. MRDPA chief Shankar Deshpande... Read More


Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise - here's how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence

India, July 9 -- Influencers and alternative health communities are touting ivermectin and other antiparasitic drugs as cancer cures, but rigorous evidence is lacking and the FDA has not approved them... Read More


Ken-Betwa link leaves tribal families fighting for fair compensation

India, July 8 -- The Ken-Betwa River Linking project, India's first river interlinking initiative, is being built in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region. Centred on the proposed Dodhan dam, the projec... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 7, 2026)

India, July 8 -- Clear encroachments, prevent sewage in Chandlai Lake: NGT The National Green Tribunal, on July 3, 2026, came down heavily on state authorities, especially the Jaipur Development Auth... Read More


Rainfall, temperature, vegetation key drivers of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: Study

India, July 8 -- Rainfall, temperature and vegetation greenness are key but nonlinear, delayed drivers of malaria across 20 Sub-Saharan African nations. The findings were published in a multi-country... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon intensifies across India; IMD issues red, orange and yellow alerts for several states

India, July 8 -- The southwest monsoon has become active across most parts of India, bringing widespread rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds that have disrupted normal life in several states. The ... Read More


Kalladi landslide in Wayanad a disaster waiting to happen: Experts

India, July 8 -- The July 7, 2026, landslide at Kalladi near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district was a disaster waiting to happen, according to experts. Their remarks came even as rescue operations ... Read More


Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

India, July 8 -- Marine litter has become a global concern because untreated solid and liquid waste increasingly ends up in the oceans, says Satish Sinha of Toxics Link. Sinha says plastics, hazardou... Read More


Nearly 20% of new moms have anxiety or depression, but a promising psychedelic treatment is on the horizon

India, July 8 -- Nearly one in five women faces depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after birth, with serious risks for mothers and babies. A new psychedelic drug, luvesilocin, modeled on psilo... Read More


Vanishing woods: Trees in French forests are dying prematurely, indicating climate-driven forest decline

India, July 8 -- Trees across French forests have been dying prematurely over the past decade, signalling widespread climate-driven forest decline, according to a new study. The paper by the Swiss Fe... Read More