16th Finance Commission: Of devolution and new disasters

India, Feb. 18 -- The Union government has accepted the tax-sharing recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, effective from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031. Finance Commission is a constitution... Read More

Sand mining and Kenya's building boom: Better rules are needed, but not from the top down

India, Feb. 18 -- Sand mining has expanded rapidly across Kenyan counties amid urban growth and infrastructure projects. The UN has flagged Kenya for unsustainable sand harvesting practices. Most pr... Read More

Meeting national and state EV targets could cut India's transport emissions by 50%: ICCT Global Study

India, Feb. 18 -- Achieving India's existing national and state-level electric vehicle (EV) targets could reduce road transport CO2-equivalent emissions by 50 per cent by mid-century (2050), according... Read More

India and UK launch offshore wind taskforce

India, Feb. 18 -- India and the United Kingdom (UK) on February 18 launched the India-UK Offshore Wind Taskforce, with Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi describing it as a "Tru... Read More

Busy Tirupati pilgrimage route makes Red Sanders smuggling easy in south Andhra Pradesh

India, Feb. 18 -- The proximity of a protected area home to the largest reserve of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) to the pilgrim town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh makes its smuggling easy, offi... Read More

Valencia floods: Warming supercharges storms, signalling worldwide trend

India, Feb. 18 -- The extreme rainfall and flash floods in Valencia, Spain in October 2024 were intensified by climate change. New research highlights how increased atmospheric moisture and warming h... Read More

Advantage India

India, Feb. 17 -- India's dairy success is built on a cooperative model involving millions of small producers, not large industrial farms. The Amul-style system ensures transparency, fair pricing and... Read More

Africa off track to end child marriage by 2030, African Union report warns

India, Feb. 17 -- Around 130 million girls and women in Africa were married before 18 One in three child brides globally lives on the continent West and Central Africa record the highest prevalence ... Read More

GEAPP announces $25 million funding for India's power grid modernisation

India, Feb. 17 -- The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet has launched the India Grids of the Future Accelerator. It has pledged up to $25 million by 2028 to modernise India's power distribu... Read More

South Asia's Indus Valley or Harappan Civilisation could be over 8,000 years old, more ancient than Mesopotamia, Egypt or China: Paper

India, Feb. 17 -- The Indus Valley or Harappan Civilisation of the Indian subcontinent could be over 8,000 years old, something which would make it more ancient than peers like Mesopotamia (modern-day... Read More

• «
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• »
• »»