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TotalEnergies' Africa Cup of Nations sponsorship criticised as 'greenwashing'

India, Jan. 2 -- African civil society organisations have criticised TotalEnergies' sponsorship of the Africa Cup of Nations, calling it an attempt to "greenwash" its fossil fuel operations. Campaign... Read More


Contaminated drinking water case: CAG report found serious flaws, but Indore remained unconcerned

India, Jan. 2 -- Indore's contaminated drinking water has tarnished its reputation as one of the cleanest cities in India. The New Year has begun on a somber note in the city's Bhagirathpura neighbour... Read More


Conservationists name ultra-rare leopard colour morph in Karnataka as 'Sandalwood Leopard'

India, Jan. 2 -- In a rare and significant wildlife record, an ultra-rare leopard colour morph has been documented for the first time in Karnataka, in Vijayanagara district, by conservation biologist ... Read More


EU carbon border tax comes into force, raising costs for Indian exporters

India, Jan. 2 -- The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has taken effect, placing a carbon levy on imports of emissions-intensive goods. Indian exports of steel, aluminium, ce... Read More


Mismeasure of a mountain

India, Jan. 1 -- About 200 kilometres south of Delhi lies the mostly forgotten town of Bayana in Rajasthan. Once celebrated for producing perhaps the world's first and finest clear crystalline sugar, ... Read More


The Mismeasure of a Mountain

India, Jan. 1 -- About 200 kilometres south of Delhi lies the mostly forgotten town of Bayana in Rajasthan. Once celebrated for producing perhaps the world's first and finest clear crystalline sugar, ... Read More


A basic New Year expectation: Give our children some fresh air to breathe

India, Jan. 1 -- At Raja Vihar, a small colony in North Delhi, the morning air feels heavy as children walk their way to school through the solid, grey wall of smog. It looks like the wall is made of ... Read More


Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

India, Jan. 1 -- The history of ice-cream spans 2,500 years, beginning with ancient Persians who developed ice storage technology. This innovation spread across the Middle East, leading to the creati... Read More


Treatment and safe disposal are the weakest links in the African sanitation systems

India, Dec. 31 -- Sanitation access has expanded across Africa, but treatment and safe disposal of waste remain dangerously inadequate. Fewer than one in three people in sub-Saharan Africa have acces... Read More


Amazonian stingless bees first insects to get legal rights in the world

India, Dec. 31 -- Bees native to the Peruvian part of the Amazon rainforest, who have no sting unlike their European counterparts, have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights... Read More