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Medical travel costs Indians more than any other type of domestic trip, shows NSO report

India, Sept. 28 -- Health and medical travel is the most expensive category of domestic travel in India, with an average expenditure of Rs 32,167 per trip, according to a government survey. Average e... Read More


CEA panel backs deeper coal flexibility, but concerns over long-term impacts demand stronger evidence

India, Sept. 28 -- India's CEA committee urges deeper flexibility in coal power to support rising renewables, backing two-shift operation for 151 ageing units that could provide 24 GW of flexible capa... Read More


Felling of sal borer-affected trees begins in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori forest division

India, Sept. 28 -- Felling has begun in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori forest division after permission was granted to cut nearly 150,000 sal borer-affected trees. Officials said about 2,000 trees have bee... Read More


India on e-wheels: Kerala is electrifying its vehicles. But is it actually cleaning up transport?

India, Sept. 28 -- Kerala's roads are rapidly filling with electric scooters, cars and three-wheelers, but the state is adding new vehicles faster than it is replacing old ones, diluting environmental... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Weather takes a turn across Delhi-NCR as heavy rain forecast in several states

India, Sept. 28 -- Summary Delhi-NCR receives welcome relief as rain and cooler winds lower temperatures, bringing pleasant weather after days of lingering September heat. Monsoon withdrawal continu... Read More


UN Women launches AI hub to put gender equality at centre of digital transformation

India, Sept. 28 -- UN Women has launched a global Digital, Innovation and AI Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. The hub will unite governments, tech firms, researchers... Read More


Tribal rights group seeks suspension of Madhya Pradesh's top forest official over community forest rights directive

India, Sept. 28 -- Tribal rights group Lok Swashasan Andolan has demanded the suspension of Madhya Pradesh's top forest official over an August 6 directive concerning community forest resource (CFR) r... Read More


Twin crises in a year: Drought forces families to leave Maharashtra's Beed district, months after devastating floods

India, Sept. 28 -- Nearly half the residents of Ambesavali village in Maharashtra's Beed district have migrated in search of work, according to the deputy sarpanch, as drought leaves farmers and agric... Read More


Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

India, Sept. 27 -- In September 2026, permission has been granted to fell over 150,000 lakh sal trees (Shorea robusta) in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district and the neighbouring Amarkantak region (Anup... Read More


Frank Zappa at 6,000 metres: How vapour becomes spectacle over Kangchenjunga

India, Sept. 25 -- An hour spent watching a cap cloud over Kokthang becomes a meditation on mountain weather, scale and perception. The essay follows vapour as it rises over the Kangchenjunga massif,... Read More