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Western coast to get wetter and hotter; reduced monsoon rainfall over coastal Odisha and West Bengal by 2040, warns a new study

India, June 1 -- A new study on climate projections has set the alarm bells ringing all along the 11,000-km coastline of India, from Gujarat in western India to the Sundarbans delta in eastern India. ... Read More


NFHS-6: Madhya Pradesh's development gains hide deep child nutrition crisis, one in three children is still stunted

India, June 1 -- NFHS-6 shows Madhya Pradesh has improved on institutional deliveries, vaccination and women's internet access. But nearly one in three children under five in the state is still stunt... Read More


Why Africa - and the world - remain dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic

India, June 1 -- Sustainable domestic financing, strict accountability, and sustained political will are crucial for pandemic preparedness in Africa. The African Epidemic Fund is a promising but nasc... Read More


Adivasi campaigners seek dissolution of FRA task forces, alleging institutional bypass and parallel governance

India, June 1 -- Adivasi and forest rights groups have called for the dissolution of task forces on FRA and PESA in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The Campaign for Survival and Dignity alleges that... Read More


Data on access to clean cooking fuel missing from NFHS-6 report

India, June 1 -- The latest NFHS-6 data shows households with electricity in India have risen from 96.8% to 98.3%. But a key indicator - use of clean cooking fuel - is missing. This omission obscure... Read More


The next phase of India's agricultural transformation must be export-oriented, standards-driven, and value-chain centric

India, June 1 -- India stands at a pivotal moment in global agri-food trade. It is among the world's largest producers of rice, milk, spices, fruits, fisheries, and several horticulture products, yet ... Read More


Eight dead, 17 on the way to recovery as tick infection spreads among world's only Asiatic lion population

India, May 31 -- Eight Asiatic lions have died, and 17 others have been infected by an outbreak of Babesia disease in the past few days in the Gir forest, the species' last refuge in Gujarat. Babesia... Read More


India's first elderly department in Kerala will address a crisis rest of country has not recognised yet

India, May 31 -- For decades, Kerala's migration economy transformed the state socially and economically. Remittances built houses, funded education and lifted entire families into the middle class. B... Read More


Transhumance has been criminalised for long in India; new research reveals though that Kashmir's Gujjars, Bakkerwals and Gaddis offer invaluable ecosystem services

India, May 30 -- Widely seen as relics of an era gone by, animal herders come to public attention mostly when their herds disrupt vehicular traffic. However, according to a recent University of Oxford... Read More


Was there a judicial balancing between the Great Indian Bustard and solar panels in 'MK Ranjitsinh v Union of India'?

India, May 30 -- In March 2024, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising then Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, J B Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra handed down a judgment that put... Read More