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Flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir's Chenab Valley stall Kwar hydroelectric project, close Doda-Kishtwar highway

India, July 6 -- Flash floods and landslides struck Jammu and Kashmir's Chenab Valley on July 6, hitting parts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts. Debris flows entered the 540MW Kwar Hydroelectri... Read More


More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent?

India, July 6 -- More biodiversity finance is beginning to reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but experts say control over how the money is spent remains the central question. At recent ... Read More


Millions of insect species remain undiscovered despite global decline, says a new study

India, July 6 -- A new study reveals that the planet could hold 14.2 million to 20.3 million insect species, far above the long-accepted figure of about 6 million. The findings published in the journ... Read More


Climate change driving more local extinctions in temperate species than tropical ones, study finds

India, July 6 -- Climate change is causing more local extinctions among temperate species than tropical ones, challenging earlier expectations that tropical biodiversity would be more vulnerable. A n... Read More


Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

India, July 6 -- Food-based biofuels will remain the backbone of global biofuel production through 2035. First-generation ethanol and biodiesel from maize, sugarcane and vegetable oils will continue ... Read More


Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India's EV prices

India, July 6 -- On July 1, Delhi's newly notified Electric Vehicle Policy 2026-2030 came into force, with staged mandates to electrify two-wheelers, three-wheelers and goods carriers over the next fo... Read More


Ground-level ozone: The silent pollutant behind India's breathing crisis

India, July 5 -- Ground-level ozone is emerging as one of India's fastest-growing air pollution threats. Unlike PM2.5, this invisible pollutant forms through chemical reactions between emissions from ... Read More


Himalayan pangolin confirmed as a distinct species, was earlier classified as subspecies of Chinese pangolin

India, July 4 -- Researchers have revalidated and concluded that the Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) is a distinct extant species, separate from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). A team of... Read More


'Pyre protest' against Ken-Betwa Link Project resumes in Madhya Pradesh

India, July 4 -- People affected by the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link Project and other irrigation projects in Chhatarpur and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh have resumed their 'Chita Andolan' or pyre pr... Read More


Only 26% of water remains in 166 dams across India; situation dire in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Jharkhand

India, July 4 -- The southwest monsoon has become active across much of India. Heavy rains are lashing some states, leading to flood-like conditions in many places. Yet the state of the country's rese... Read More