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India, March 17 -- A recent decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could provide a much-needed spark for electric two- and three-wheeler financing in the country. On February 16, RBI restored the... Read More


Renewable Pioneers: How South India is powering energy transition

India, March 17 -- The year 2025 was a landmark of sorts for India. It saw the country record the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among the major economies of the world. Part of the credit go... Read More


Himalayan fire shift: Tale of flames and ice unfolding across the range

India, March 17 -- This article was originally published in the March 16-31, 2026 print edition of Down To Earth. Subscribe now for exclusive visual analysis of Himalayan forest fires A story of fire... Read More


Renewable Pioneers: How Karnataka's rapid transition was achieved

India, March 17 -- Multiple giant screens dot the walls of the control room at Karnataka's State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) in Bengaluru, glowing with live data streams-demand curves, frequency chart... Read More


Renewable Pioneers: How Tamil Nadu took an offshore leap

India, March 17 -- The air in Muppandal, a village in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, vibrates with the hum of turbines. Situated in the Western Ghats on the southern tip of India, Muppandal is hom... Read More


Poisoned promise: India among four major contributors to global pesticide toxicity

India, March 17 -- Pesticide use is rising not just in volume but also intensity, posing major threats to ecologically important species as well as to human health. And this pesticide toxicity is driv... Read More


Moment of reckoning: AI is deepening water crisis, not just through consumption but its role in conflict

India, March 17 -- The rapid advancement of AI is exacerbating global water crises with massive water consumption for its operation. This strain is further intensified by its use in military conflict... Read More


Does a changing climate increase the risk of rhino poaching? Yes, say experts

India, March 17 -- That poaching has always been an ever-present threat to the greater one-horned rhino population is a known fact. But in today's world, climate change is increasingly being recognise... Read More


31 African countries require external assistance for food, estimates FAO

India, March 17 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations warns that a growing number of countries are facing severe food insecurity, with Africa being the most affected reg... Read More


Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out

India, March 17 -- Influential Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, dies at 93 His warnings on overpopulation and environmental collapse shaped - and polarised - global deb... Read More