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Himachal forest department to file FIR over alleged glyphosate use on forest land for pea cultivation

India, Aug. 19 -- Environmentalists have raised concern over the alleged use of glyphosate on forest department land for pea cultivation in parts of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. Mandi Divisiona... Read More


BRICS ministers link energy access to climate finance as India pushes storage and mineral cooperation

India, Aug. 19 -- Environment ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have called for greater international cooperation on energy access, conservation, environmentally frien... Read More


India on e-wheels: Gujarat green mobility policy targets EVs, ethanol and hydrogen vehicles

India, Aug. 19 -- Gujarat's Green Mobility Policy 2026 aims for green vehicles to make up 30% of new vehicle registrations by 2031. The policy defines green vehicles broadly, including electric vehic... Read More


India on e-wheels: Exempted tolls, residential charging aid EV transition in Maharashtra

India, Aug. 19 -- Maharashtra is witnessing a sharp rise in electric vehicle adoption, particularly in the two- and four-wheeler segments. As many as 271,705 electric two-wheelers and 37,556 electric ... Read More


The soil's early warning system: microbes can predict desertification before plants start to die

India, Aug. 19 -- Microbial ecology (the study of how tiny microbes interact with each other and their environment) underpins the health of every ecosystem on Earth. The microbes living in soil recycl... Read More


The delivery room divide: Why Bihar's low C-section rate is a public health emergency

India, Aug. 19 -- India's institutional delivery rate has reached 90.6 per cent, but rising hospital births have not translated into equal access to emergency obstetric care. Bihar's overall Caesarea... Read More


Eighteen years after Kosi breach, flood victims still await compensation and rehabilitation

India, Aug. 19 -- August 18 marked 18 years since the Kosi river breached its eastern embankment at Kushaha in Nepal, flooding large parts of north Bihar. The 2008 disaster affected around four milli... Read More


Half of India's women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

India, Aug. 19 -- A new study highlights that most women working in Indian agriculture lack formal recognition as farmers, restricting their access to credit, inputs and procurement systems. Although... Read More


What actually caused the tunnel collapse on the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project?

India, Aug. 18 -- An instance of land subsidence triggered a sudden influx of debris and water, flooding the tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project. A total of 22 workers were trappe... Read More


Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur's agrarian economy

India, Aug. 18 -- Manipur's farmers are grappling with an erratic monsoon and a severe rainfall deficit that threatens the state's rice-dependent agrarian economy. Delayed rains have pushed paddy tra... Read More