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Strengthening peatland emissions monitoring: New FAO report updates factors, points out data gaps

India, Aug. 4 -- A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on July 31, 2026 provides a stronger scientific foundation for improving the accuracy, trans... Read More


India on e-wheels: Odisha's women-led e-rickshaw service offers livelihood, but drivers seek better benefits

India, Aug. 4 -- Odisha's AMA E-Ride service is creating transport jobs for women drivers while providing first- and last-mile connectivity to AMA Bus stops in Bhubaneswar. Launched in 2022 by Capita... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon intensifies across India as heavy rain triggers floods, landslides and widespread alerts

India, Aug. 4 -- Monsoon fury intensifies across India; IMD issues Red alerts as floods, landslides and heavy rain disrupt life in several states. Assam flood crisis deepens with rising death toll, w... Read More


Centre's forest rights letter could weaken Gram Sabha authority, experts warn

India, Aug. 4 -- Forest rights experts have raised concern over a July 27 central government letter on Community Forest Resource Management Plans. The letter asks states to align community forest res... Read More


First step to fixing children's nutrition is listening to them - Here's how 140,000 young voices are shaping future of food in India

India, Aug. 4 -- For decades, decisions about children's nutrition in India have largely been made by adults, with young people rarely asked what makes healthy eating difficult. More than 1.4 lakh ad... Read More


No good day for a night

India, Aug. 3 -- One morning later this year, a new morning star will appear some 625 kilometres above us, heralding a weird retail business: "sunlight on demand". As someone severely deficient in vit... Read More


Life finds a way

India, Aug. 3 -- Birds flying in today's skies are descendants of dinosaurs that once ruled the Earth. In The Story of Birds, Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Edinbu... Read More


Hidden carcinogens

India, Aug. 3 -- I still remember a typical morning in the Indian household of the 1990s, when I was a child: The day would begin with a freshly prepared breakfast, seasonal vegetables, and zero to li... Read More


Making of Eurasia's gateway network

India, Aug. 3 -- For over a century, discussions about Eurasia have been dominated by the language of competition. The last two decades have accelerated it further. Analysts compare the International ... Read More


Dung dividend

India, Aug. 3 -- We now prepare boondi only on Tuesdays. Earlier, we were serving the sweet to our customers everyday," says Mansingh, a sweet-maker who has a shop along the Chhata-Barsana road in Utt... Read More