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Two-thirds of India's 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government report

India, Aug. 3 -- Bengal tiger numbers in India may have increased significantly over the last decade, with the country currently boasting about 75 per cent of the global tiger population. However, eve... Read More


Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan

India, Aug. 2 -- The six-day-long 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or SBSTTA 28 came to an end in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on August 1, 2026, ... Read More


Two years after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala catastrophe, Wayanad and Kerala are at a crossroads

India, Aug. 2 -- The silence at the Puthumala burial ground on July 30, 2026, was heavier than the monsoon clouds hanging over Kerala's Wayanad district. Families carrying flowers walked slowly betwee... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Rain turns into disaster in Gujarat as red alert continues; over 20 states set to witness heavy downpours, IMD warns of severe weather

India, Aug. 1 -- Gujarat remains under red alert as extremely heavy rainfall raises flood concerns, with 13 districts placed on high alert. The low-pressure system over southeast Rajasthan is weakeni... Read More


'Protecting insects today is an investment in the resilience of our planet for generations to come'

India, Aug. 1 -- Butterflies have captivated humans with their grace and beauty since time immemorial and have also inspired art and folklore. However, butterflies are not just 'pretty insects'. They... Read More


The grain the horses found

India, Aug. 1 -- Western Odisha has long learnt to live with uncertainty. Nuapada district, once part of the undivided Kalahandi district and bordering Chhattisgarh, is among Odisha's most drought-pr... Read More


Literature in Nobel laureate Han Kang's world is not an escape from darkness, but the stubborn preservation of human tenderness within it

India, Aug. 1 -- For nearly two decades now, the South Korean Nobel laureate has built one of the most haunting literary oeuvres of contemporary world literature. Whether in The Vegetarian, Human Acts... Read More


Rice yield loss with every 1degC temperature increase

India, Aug. 1 -- Two out of every three people in India eat rice every single day. It is not a side dish here - it is the backbone of a nation's diet. Now, a new study says that the backbone is more f... Read More


Why does the Yamuna froth in Delhi?

India, July 31 -- The Yamuna is notorious for its iceberg-like clusters of white foam that drift across the water's surface, especially in Delhi's Okhla Barrage. But what causes this phenomenon that ... Read More


Europe's heatwave, drought and wildfires are now affecting its nuclear power plants

India, July 31 -- The raging climate change-triggered heatwave in Europe has begun to affect the continent's nuclear energy sources after wreaking havoc by generating wildfires and drought. Nuclear p... Read More