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Transition 2.0: India's next energy challenge is storage

India, Oct. 1 -- India's energy transition is entering a new phase, where storing renewable electricity and supplying it when needed will be as important as expanding generation capacity. The Central... Read More


How India must plug its leachate problem

India, Oct. 1 -- Leachate, a toxic liquid produced when water passes through decomposing waste, can contaminate soil, groundwater, wetlands and farmland. India's landfills face significant risks beca... Read More


Why Himalayas are caught off guard during floods

India, Oct. 1 -- Rapidly changing flood patterns in the Hindu Kush Himalayas are challenging existing early warning systems and disaster preparedness. The region faces multiple threats, including riv... Read More


How ponds brought prosperity in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas

India, Oct. 1 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's water-scarce Dewas district have built an estimated 30,000-35,000 farm ponds since 2006, improving rainwater storage and irrigation security. The ponds ha... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat gathers pace as South and Northeast brace for heavy rain

India, Oct. 1 -- Monsoon retreat advances across North India, bringing drier weather while Southern and Northeastern states face heavy rainfall and thunderstorm alerts. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and... Read More


Madhya Pradesh forest department withdraws directive on community forest rights claims after protests

India, Oct. 1 -- The Madhya Pradesh forest department has withdrawn a directive concerning the submission of Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights claims by village assemblies, following protests by ... Read More


Why Kashmir's saffron farms are under siege

India, Sept. 30 -- Saffron farmers in Kashmir's Pampore tehsil say rats attracted by a nearby landfill are destroying the underground corms of their prized crop. Farmers in Patalbagh village have aba... Read More


Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat

India, Sept. 30 -- Gujarat recorded 10% below-normal rainfall between June 1 and September 15, 2026, with several districts facing much sharper deficits. Devbhumi Dwarka recorded an 80% rainfall defi... Read More


28 million Indian children are first in their families to complete six years of schooling, study finds

India, Sept. 30 -- About 28 million children in India are the first generation in their families to complete six years of schooling, according to a new Oxford University study. Globally, 71 million c... Read More


India on e-wheels: Kerala's electric future may not always travel on four wheels. Some of it is already moving quietly across the water

India, Sept. 30 -- Nearly a decade after 'Aditya', India's first solar-powered passenger ferry, entered service, Kerala is trying to turn solar and electric propulsion from an experiment into an impor... Read More