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As cities expand and work travel lengthens, urban authorities need a combination of steps to reduce car commute emissions: Study

India, May 28 -- Long distance car commutes to work produces significant greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). While that fact is established, a new study - using tens of millions of mobility data - "was ab... Read More


Spilling the tea on World Dhole Day

India, May 28 -- You sip your hot morning tea, enjoying the warmth in your hands, thinking about the long day ahead. The blend is great, the aroma perfect, and the temperature is just right. Have you ... Read More


Power Demand Tracker: On May 27, 2026, India's peak stood at 258.5 GW during solar hours

India, May 28 -- On May 27, 2026, India's peak power demand stood at 258.5 GW during solar hours at 3:30 pm. The peak demand during non-solar hours was 247.6 GW. Total generation was 6085 MU [1 per c... Read More


India's Total Fertility Rate is now below replacement level: Centre

India, May 28 -- India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime assuming she lives through her reproductive years (15-49 years), has fallen below... Read More


Heat stress increases koala hospitalisation and mortality: Study

India, May 27 -- New research from the University of Sydney in Australia has provided the first associative link between heat stress and koala mortality. The research, published in Biology Letters, h... Read More


Electricity must reach 35% of global energy use by 2035 as grid investment doubles to $1 trilllion a year, IRENA says

India, May 27 -- Electricity must account for 35% of global final energy use by 2035 and more than 50% by 2050 to keep the world on a 1.5degC-compatible pathway, IRENA says. Annual grid investment ne... Read More


Power Demand Tracker: On May 26, India's peak stood at 265.8 GW during solar hours at 3:46pm

India, May 27 -- On May 26, 2026, India's peak power demand stood at 265.8 GW during solar hours at 3:46 pm. The source mix is as follows: 1. Peak demand during solar hours: 265.8 GW 2. Peak demand... Read More


Can technology make India's crop insurance payouts more accurate?

India, May 27 -- Experts have debated whether YES-TECH can become a reliable alternative to manual crop cutting experiments for estimating crop losses under PMFBY. The technology-based system could m... Read More


Spring heatwaves in the United Kingdom and Western Europe break records

India, May 27 -- Record breaking spring season heatwaves have engulfed the United Kingdom and many parts of western and central Europe due to a heat dome situated over the continent. Scientists from I... Read More


Serpents, science and survival: Sri Lanka to host landmark global snake congress from October 1-4

India, May 27 -- The historic hill capital of Kandy will become the global epicentre of snake science and conservation when an international snake congress gets underway from October 1 to 4, bringing ... Read More