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Oil tops $100 as conflict disrupts supply; IEA announces record release; India moves to stabilise LPG supply

India, March 12 -- Global oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel due to escalating Gulf conflicts disrupting supply chains This is despite IEA's historic release of 400 million barrels from strate... Read More


Africa's tyre waste crisis: Tech exists, scale doesn't

India, March 12 -- Africa faces a growing environmental challenge with millions of waste tyres accumulating annually. It poses health risks and contributes to pollution. Small-scale recycling effort... Read More


Women still shut out of global political power; only 1 in 7 countries led by women, UN data shows

India, March 12 -- Only 28 countries are currently led by a woman, while 101 have never had a female head of state or government New UN Women and IPU data shows women hold just 22.4% of cabinet posts... Read More


Cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo polluting air and displacing communities: Report

India, March 12 -- The CMOC Group Limited, the world's largest producer of cobalt, has caused serious environmental and public health damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a n... Read More


Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance 'green' solutions

India, March 12 -- Construction accounts for 39% of global carbon emissions, with concrete alone producing about 8% of the world's greenhouse gases. Africa faces a housing deficit of around 50 millio... Read More


Dry winter and rising temperatures leave Kashmir's lifeline Jhelum river at historic low

India, March 12 -- The Kashmir Valley is witnessing one of its most unusual early springs in decades, with the river Jhelum, its lifeline, dropping below the zero-gauge level while temperatures surge ... Read More


The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia's second-largest city

India, March 12 -- The enigmatic spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the second-largest land carnivore in Africa after the African lion, has emerged as an unlikely 'eco-warrior' in Ethiopia's second-larg... Read More


In this Kerala town, ponds, farms and commons shaped its plans for the future

India, March 12 -- Residents of a small Kerala town rejected a state-led development blueprint they feared would destroy farms, water systems and livelihoods. Instead of going to court, the municipal... Read More


India caps commercial LPG supply at 20% to curb price rise, hoarding amid West Asia crisis

India, March 12 -- India has capped commercial LPG supply at 20% to prevent hoarding and price hikes amid West Asia energy crisis. The conflict has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, af... Read More


From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

India, March 12 -- If the algorithms serve you well, then the reels, videos and news of the recent demolition drive in the Dalmandi area of Varanasi might have reached you already. But like all algori... Read More