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Global power demand to grow 3.6% in 2026 as renewables overtake coal: IEA

India, July 24 -- Global electricity demand is expected to grow by 3.6% in 2026 and 3.8% in 2027, driven by industry, electric vehicles, cooling, appliances and data centres. The IEA says renewable e... Read More


Rising heat pushes Philippines' poor into a climate poverty trap, says Greenpeace

India, July 24 -- The Philippines is among the countries most vulnerable to rising global temperatures, with extreme heat pushing millions of people, particularly farmers and fisherfolk into a growing... Read More


Baboons today have a negative image across Africa. Yet Ancient Egyptians deified the Hamadryas species. Here is why

India, July 24 -- The baboon is not a likeable animal in most African cultures today. That is mainly because they destroy crops. However, there was one culture on the African continent that not only v... Read More


India on e-wheels: How e-buses are transforming urban drivers' lives in Odisha

India, July 24 -- When Ramram Mishra first got behind the wheel of a diesel bus nearly three decades ago, long hours, engine heat and physically demanding drives were part of the job. Today, the 48-ye... Read More


New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share

India, July 24 -- Proposed changes to the Uniform Guidance governing federal research grants would expand grounds for suspending or terminating awards based on shifting political or agency priorities,... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Red alert issued as monsoon intensifies across India; Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra face extreme rainfall

India, July 24 -- Monsoon systems intensify across India, bringing heavy rainfall alerts, flood risks and severe weather warnings across multiple states, including Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. ... Read More


Not just natural ecological and evolutionary processes, humans too have played a fundamental role in shaping island biodiversity patterns: Study

India, July 24 -- Human activities have fundamentally reshaped biodiversity patterns on islands across the globe, providing important implications for how scientists understand ecology, evolution and ... Read More


Two-thirds of global mining facilities face significant water risk, ICMM report says

India, July 24 -- Nearly two-thirds of the world's mining and metals facilities are exposed to at least one significant physical water risk, according to an ICMM report. The study analysed more than ... Read More


Thousands of stranded vessels in the Persian Gulf may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide: Study

India, July 23 -- Thousands of commercial vessels stranded for months in the Persian Gulf following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unintentionally trigger a massive marine invasive species ... Read More


Climate change leaves Kashmir's beekeepers with empty hives and uncertain futures

India, July 23 -- Beekeepers across Kashmir say erratic rain and temperature swings have sharply reduced honey production this season. Some producers reported losses of up to 90%, with the valley's i... Read More