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Did you know about the bull sharks of the Karun river in Iran's Ahvaz?

India, March 13 -- Iran, which is currently all over the news cycle, is mostly a mountainous and desert country, bounded by the shallow Persian Gulf to its south. You would not expect a shark attack, ... Read More


Counting the glow: India's first firefly checklist reveals 92 species

India, March 13 -- Scientists have compiled the first comprehensive checklist of India's fireflies, documenting 92 species across 27 genera More than 60% of the recorded species are endemic to India,... Read More


As told to Parliament (March 12, 2026): Over 350 sq km of tree cover lost in Indian Himalayan Region between 2021 and 2023

India, March 13 -- Government updates Parliament on forest cover in the Himalayan region and rising extreme weather events Data shows 12 elephants died in train collisions in 2024-25, while road acci... Read More


Maharashtra's downgrading of legal protection for leopards symbolic, aims to facilitate Vantara: experts

India, March 13 -- Experts say that Maharashtra's move to reclassify the leopard (Panthera pardus) from Schedule I to Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or WLPA is setting a wrong prec... Read More


Extreme heat severely limits daily activity for more people in India than anywhere else: Study

India, March 13 -- A study highlights that India faces severe limitations on daily activities due to extreme heat, affecting both younger and older adults. The Indo-Gangetic Plain and eastern lowland... Read More


Oil tops $100 as conflict disrupts supply; IEA announces record release; India moves to stabilise LPG supply

India, March 12 -- Global oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel due to escalating Gulf conflicts disrupting supply chains This is despite IEA's historic release of 400 million barrels from strate... Read More


Africa's tyre waste crisis: Tech exists, scale doesn't

India, March 12 -- Africa faces a growing environmental challenge with millions of waste tyres accumulating annually. It poses health risks and contributes to pollution. Small-scale recycling effort... Read More


Women still shut out of global political power; only 1 in 7 countries led by women, UN data shows

India, March 12 -- Only 28 countries are currently led by a woman, while 101 have never had a female head of state or government New UN Women and IPU data shows women hold just 22.4% of cabinet posts... Read More


Cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo polluting air and displacing communities: Report

India, March 12 -- The CMOC Group Limited, the world's largest producer of cobalt, has caused serious environmental and public health damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a n... Read More


Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance 'green' solutions

India, March 12 -- Construction accounts for 39% of global carbon emissions, with concrete alone producing about 8% of the world's greenhouse gases. Africa faces a housing deficit of around 50 millio... Read More