Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

BNHS sterilises over 2,950 dogs to save Black-necked Cranes and wildlife in Ladakh

India, Aug. 13 -- Bombay Natural History Society has sterilised more than 2,950 free-ranging dogs in Ladakh to protect vulnerable, Black-necked Cranes, whose chicks and nests were being attacked in al... Read More


Odisha says all revenue villages electrified, but Nunaresh's failed DRE shows how energy poverty persists beyond official coverage

India, Aug. 13 -- Odisha's claim of full electrification of revenue villages contrasts sharply with life in Nunaresh, a remote tribal settlement in Kalahandi. Officially covered yet off grid, the ham... Read More


SC pushes India towards structured environmental compensation regime for solid waste management

India, Aug. 13 -- When the Supreme Court notified its landmark directions on implementation of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 earlier this year, it fundamentally altered the governance a... Read More


Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women leave home only twice a month, UN Women says

India, Aug. 12 -- Five years after the Taliban takeover, half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month, according to UN Women. The Taliban authorities have issued more than 1... Read More


Who pays the cost of managing plastic packaging waste in India, asks new CSE study

India, Aug. 12 -- A new CSE study finds a stark mismatch between India's plastic waste management costs and funds raised through Extended Producer Responsibility. Municipalities and informal workers ... Read More


As African swine fever threatens to push Indonesian babirusas towards extinction, UK's Chester Zoo welcomes critically important piglet

India, Aug. 12 -- Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom recently recorded the birth of a critically important babirusa, the so-called "pig-deer". The birth comes at a critical moment as African swine feve... Read More


India's solar power cuts coal use in the day, but evening demand keeps fossil fuel running

India, Aug. 12 -- India's rapid solar growth has reduced fossil fuel-based electricity generation during the middle of the day, according to Ember. The analysis found fossil generation at 1pm was 10G... Read More


India on e-wheels: There are hardly any electric cars on Srinagar's roads; here is why

India, Aug. 12 -- Srinagar's roads remain dominated by fossil-fuel cars despite a broader push for e-mobility in Jammu and Kashmir. Only a tiny fraction of the rapidly growing car fleet is electric, ... Read More


World Elephant Day should be less a ritual of admiration than a reckoning with the choices we make about development

India, Aug. 12 -- World Elephant Day in India must move beyond symbolic reverence to confront how rapid development fragments elephant habitats. With over 60% of the world's wild Asian elephants, Ind... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Very heavy rain in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha; rain alert issued for several other states

India, Aug. 12 -- Summary Heavy rain expected across Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Odisha as low-pressure systems strengthen monsoon activity today, bringing thunderstorms locally. Delhi-... Read More